Example sentences of "it [modal v] n't [adv] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Throughout this gargantuan meal the talk was almost entirely concentrated on food , on remembering other great meals , or discussing the quality of the ham and the other salumi : ‘ It must n't just be pink ; it must n't be too fat , and it should be cut so thin that you can almost see the church tower through it . ’ |
| 2 | It could n't possibly be true . |
| 3 | So enormous it could n't possibly be true -could it ? |
| 4 | It ca n't really be alive , she thought desperately . |
| 5 | You would still ha be able to have some kind of interaction but it would n't actually be verbal because there would be no words in common , okay ? |
| 6 | ‘ But it means that if G.W. Fashions folded it would n't actually be crucial to you financially . |
| 7 | and it , well you know , it would n't really be worthwhile him going anywhere else because that 's where |
| 8 | This time McGaughey reckons it wo n't even be close . |
| 9 | When you get to work after Christmas the pressure will be on — and while a lot of tension may build up , it wo n't necessarily be negative . |
| 10 | ‘ It wo n't always be easy , but we ought to try and be as cheerful as possible . ’ |