Example sentences of "it [vb mod] not [verb] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may not appear to be strictly in keeping with the true spirit of love , but there is a great deal of useful ‘ good ’ to be learned from a military background . |
| 2 | Now , clearly , in many circumstances where the property of an adjective matches a speaker 's perception , it may not need to be assigned — i.e. stated explicitly to be valid for the entity concerned — on the grounds that it is felt to be a characteristic sufficiently basic to the entity not to need assignment , as opposed to being called upon as an initial qualifying and identifying element . |
| 3 | Explaining the proposals , MCC secretary Col John Stephenson said : ‘ We have had to cater for all cricket , so it may not seem to be as tough as some people have been demanding . |
| 4 | It could not fail to be excellent in your hands , and quite put Mr Thackeray in the shade . |
| 5 | It could not afford to be seen as a drain on the taxpayer and it should be relevant to the times . |
| 6 | Some NAM members , including Egypt , Iran , Malaysia and Pakistan , tried unsuccessfully to secure the expulsion of the FRY delegation on the grounds that it could not claim to be the rightful successor of the former Yugoslav state . |
| 7 | At 170 yards it would not do to be less than accurate . |
| 8 | It would not do to be discovered in so — intimate a situation . ’ |
| 9 | Moreover , whilst sexual intercourse with a woman procured by husband impersonation is a statutory crime in Scotland , it would not appear to be rape where sexual intercourse is obtained by a fraud as to the nature of the act . |
| 10 | It would not have to be advantageous in every possible case . |
| 11 | Bringing a force north-west from the French colony on the St. Lawrence to attack them would be very difficult but , if a force could be brought at all , it would not have to be very large to capture all the bases . |
| 12 | Ryle says of ‘ the elusive concept of I ’ : ‘ Like the shadow of one 's own head , it will not wait to be jumped on . |
| 13 | It will not have to be either critical or challenging , although elsewhere in the world , among less fortunate nations , it may be found to be so . |
| 14 | If insurance is voluntary , it will not need to be included in the APR calculation . |
| 15 | It can not hope to be complete , but with luck Bromberg will even now be working on a detailed history of the TFTR experiment . |