Example sentences of "[pron] not be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would have savoured this piece of news with greater relish had I not been booked on BA724 to Geneva at 0845 that morning . |
| 2 | Using my 7 × 50 binoculars I was able to locate it at once , though I would not have had the slightest hope of finding it had I not been told exactly where it was . |
| 3 | How should I not be discovered ? |
| 4 | Maybe not , but in a world of feminists demanding freedom of speech and equality everywhere possible , Why should I not be allowed to present my view ? |
| 5 | ‘ So why am I not being compensated for loss of office according to British scales ? , |
| 6 | That means that the reduction in the rent applied throughout the years down to the end of 1944 , but early in 1945 it is plain that the flats were fully let , and , indeed the rents received from them ( many of them not being affected by the Rent Restrictions Acts ) , were increased beyond the figure at which it was originally contemplated that they would be let . |
| 7 | In the meantime , database designers can strengthen the chances of protection by retaining copies of layouts and specifications for databases on the basis that anyone copying the structure of their database indirectly infringes the copyright subsisting in these materials , subject to them not being dictated by function . |
| 8 | They want somebody here from the for half an hour and them not being served first |
| 9 | Since I 've recently had my car radio stolen I 'm quite in favour of them not being sold at the car boot sales perhaps somebody would like to returns it to me but erm , the , you know , I 'm er you know they do need some restr , some legislation but I would n't want them to be legislated out of existence . |
| 10 | These certainly were not in the box when it arrived in England and I fear were purloined from you either at Perth or Sydney , the tin box where in all probability you intended to put them not being opened at the Docks . |
| 11 | Poachers operate after dark and it is crucial that you should not be confused with them , unwittingly provide them with cover , or create any confusion which might result in their not being apprehended . |
| 12 | There was no sign of any eggs attacked by fungus or eggs that were white — an indication or their not being fertilized . |
| 13 | You know sort of eleven years old , she said I 'm , I 'm god , its not been proved to me , its not been proved |
| 14 | You know sort of eleven years old , she said I 'm , I 'm god , its not been proved to me , its not been proved |
| 15 | Perhaps the value of this single word lies in its being repeated by another whistling beak , in its not being forgotten during the interval of silence . |
| 16 | In this drill the adverb is moved to the end of the sentence in which not is inserted . |
| 17 | She was not sure how long she had been there , or how long she might have remained , had she not been disturbed . |
| 18 | Had she not been swept into the world of royalty , she would probably have developed like her sisters , the kind of county girls who underdress , but look smart when they need to . |
| 19 | ‘ Should she not be consulted ? , |
| 20 | Moving upwards , how could she not be dragged down by the truth about Daisy ? |
| 21 | But she would n't go , and in any case might she not be misunderstood , ill-treated , and all my fault ? |
| 22 | Henry had not wanted to bring Louisa on the expedition but she had cried to go , and the adults insisted that she not be left behind . |
| 23 | Would she not be allowed to make tea at other times ? |
| 24 | Koirala announced a new Cabinet on May 29 which included one woman ( Sailja Acharya ) and only one person who not been elected as a member of the House of Representatives ( Basu Dev Risal ) . |
| 25 | Who not be hung for a sheep as for a lamb . |
| 26 | Had you not been warned ? |
| 27 | In the central and southern parts where there are Moslems , a pig 's life is easy — because one of the nice things about being an ‘ unclean ’ animal is that , not only can you not be eaten , you are not supposed to be killed , even for raiding crops . |
| 28 | How can you not be moved ? |
| 29 | How can you not be involved ? |
| 30 | So he sa , I said to her well I 'd rather you not be insured with us ! |