Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] not be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | which might not be at year end for example . |
| 32 | In this case , the transfer is being made off a camcorder which is acting as the source-machine ; the record-machine is a VCR which need not be of the same format . |
| 33 | Otherwise our credit society could easily go sour on us , with repercussions for the country 's industry and commerce which would not be to our benefit . |
| 34 | A neutralisation would act to perpetuate the balance of forces that formalised the agreement to neutralise , which would not be in the interest of those parties to the agreement who expect to upgrade their relative involvement in the region over their current level . |
| 35 | However , I am convinced that a further review of the industry at this stage would only create additional uncertainty , which would not be in the interests of the industry , the tenants or the customers . |
| 36 | It is not easy because , carried to extremes , it would be a dangerous policy which would not be unlike that of a bargain hunting housewife at a January sale who buys things she will never use because the price is right . |
| 37 | The short-term view within the meat industry is that there is no chance of prices falling until cattle are freely available off grass , which will not be until August-September . |
| 38 | Funerals are very special occasions in the Dales , when people who may not be on the friendliest of terms would forget their differences for a while and come and pay their respects . |
| 39 | ‘ It is not merely a question of unlawful sexual intercourse with a person who may not be in a position to give true consent . |
| 40 | If you occupied a senior position , you may not be under an immediate duty to accept an alternative job of an inferior status . |
| 41 | bloody blue moon and you may not be worth putting on your and calling every six weeks Mandy , but , it might be worth asking it in a more open way . |
| 42 | ‘ You may not be at risk from what is in here . |
| 43 | Many now realised , for the first time , that she may not be with them for that much longer . |
| 44 | Biddy said gently , ‘ She may not be worth the trouble , Pip . ’ |
| 45 | ‘ I think she may not be in the pond … |
| 46 | You must not be under the influence of alcohol during the course of your duties . |
| 47 | You should not be in the same place as your mother . |
| 48 | Although you may be able to fob off your opponent by letting them have a copy of your accounts ledger , you should not be in a position where you have to write off for copy receipts ; all these documents should be properly filed . |
| 49 | She felt every emotion in the book of love but she must not be in love with Damian Flint ; she must not , must not , must not … |
| 50 | You 'll not be like him , will you ? ’ |
| 51 | She could not be to Pen as Minnie was to Miss Arabel since there was a mother in between but she had a great desire to see her former charge treat her as freely when he reached manhood . |
| 52 | Anne Diamond explained that she could not be at Torquay because of programme commitments and what she called ‘ another thing ’ , patting her midriff to show that she was heavily pregnant . |
| 53 | All she really wanted , if she could not be in his presence , was to be left alone so that she could recall and relive in her mind every moment of that morning 's encounter , and dream about what the future might hold for her . |
| 54 | You could not be in the room next to mine , but you were in the same city , coming towards me , turning the corner of the square , entering the same street ! |
| 55 | There was a blaze in her eyes that had not been there before and he could see at once that she would not be at all manageable . |
| 56 | She would not be on this earth much longer . |
| 57 | Obviously the car must contain some high-ranking officer , probably a general , who would not be at all pleased to find an important branch of M.I.9 in the process of closing itself down for the weekend early on a Saturday morning . |
| 58 | Staff had been employed , he claimed , who were grossly inexperienced and ‘ who would not be in a position to question or disagree with any actions being taken by Randolph Fields ’ . |
| 59 | ‘ If you let the pace drop you would not be on the pitch for very long . |
| 60 | If you had no competitors , you would not be in business |