Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] not be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I may not be of your persuasion but tonight I have been persuaded that the world is reaching a turning-point in its history and that the ancient biblical promise to your people is about to be redeemed . |
| 2 | I have a busy schedule for the next few days , so I may not be in touch . |
| 3 | I think , I may not be in perfect shape , but I ai n't gon na run away from you . |
| 4 | I see no reason why I should not be at Kiawah Island in Captain Bernard Gallacher 's team in September . |
| 5 | ‘ My supporters in Birkenhead have been telling me I should not be in a mood to compromise , ’ he said . |
| 6 | I do remember that I left a sort of note for my family telling them not to worry because I 'd got a good job and I might not be in touch for a while , but then it all gets kind of overlaid with a memory of a headache like you would n't believe , and shock at being connected to all these horrible machines and — ’ |
| 7 | . Well in that today he says er when I seen the syringe coming out I just , I 'll not be in the room if he 's getting injected . |
| 8 | ‘ Then there would have been bloodshed , for I tell you I could not be in the same house with them and keep my temper . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'd not be in the way of the children . |
| 10 | I would not be at all surprised if the story had been put out by Goreng or his superiors . |
| 11 | I would not be without it now . |
| 12 | I would not be like this . |
| 13 | As for sociable hours , I would not be in this trade if I expected to work nine to five , Monday to Friday . |
| 14 | If I did not believe our politics — our socialism — worthy of majority support , I would not be in politics . |
| 15 | ( If she were alive now , Lily thought , I would not be in this sorry mess … ) |
| 16 | I shall not be with you much longer and I may well not see Italy again . ’ |
| 17 | I will not be for the lessening of it , and if I do I know I less my crown , for we must march together " . |
| 18 | I will be staying put with the President 's mortal remains , and you can be sure I will not be in the shadow of Mrs Aquino , using the death for personal and political reasons . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm sorry , but I can not be at your beck and call all the time , my dear . |
| 20 | His warning should put the importance of conviction in faith beyond all question : ‘ Bear in mind , then , that when you face death or persecution , I can not be with you , or you with me . |
| 21 | A woman I know has given me the name of a midwife who will come and otherwise I shall have to engage a nurse for the shortest time possible since I can not be without assistance when my time comes . |
| 22 | Surely I can not be like the old murmuring Israelites , to long after the onions and garlic of Egypt when they had suffered there such heavy bondage ? |
| 23 | This could well relate to the design of the hospital bed which may not be at the same height as the one with which the patient is familiar . |
| 24 | Taking the early batches of eggs or fry away may interfere with the parents ' ability to raise later batches , so I leave a few batches with a new pair until they get the knack , which may not be at the first attempt . |
| 25 | But there is little room for a comprehensive view , though it gives the generalists a basis for comparisons which may not be at first apparent . |
| 26 | This body in turn can not compel the tip 's owners to clean up the area until regulations provided for in the 1990 Environmental Protection Act have come into force , which may not be until at least 1993 . |
| 27 | Drama training is under constant review through the accreditation system , so that standards are maintained and new developments assessed , and schools which may not be in the accredited list today may well be there soon . |
| 28 | In any large firm the managers have considerable scope for indulging in actions which may not be in the best interests of the owners , or for allowing their subordinates a freer rein than might be in the owners ' interests . |
| 29 | It will inevitably by called ‘ blackthorn ’ , which should not be in flower for a month , bringing its ‘ winter ’ with it , and growing on short-jointed tangles of stems rather than on the slender longer shoots of these bushy trees . |
| 30 | Third , clients may need to be prepared to wait until the start of the next course , which might not be for up to two months . |