Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] be [vb pp] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | BR 4 , 19. proverb , something else which the … says must not be told of afterwards , i.e. a kiss , a reference to the traditional proverb about the reprehensibility of kissing and telling . |
| 2 | The pointes must not be thought of as a prop on which to balance the body , but as an extra dimension to make dramatic sense of a statement about the character on pointes and/or to relate in some way to the story or theme . |
| 3 | They were younger than she had expected and seemed shy and reticent , emphasising frequently , all the way up the stairs , that they wanted only a bolt-hole and must not be thought of as real boarders . |
| 4 | In Foucault 's work ‘ sexuality ’ is seen as an historical apparatus , and ‘ sex ’ is a ‘ complex idea that was formed within the deployment of sexuality ’ : 'Sexuality must not be thought of as a kind of natural given which power tries to hold in check , or as an obscure domain which knowledge gradually tries to uncover . |
| 5 | Yet David Carlton feels that too much should not be made of the gathering of opposition to Chamberlain 's National government policy of appeasement . |
| 6 | Too much should not be made of this . |
| 7 | Too much should not be made of this polarization . |
| 8 | He said that Pennethorne could not claim ‘ as of right , employment as the architect of the New Public Offices ’ but he should not be deprived of his surveying work . |
| 9 | In answer to a Parliamentary Question , he said that where , following a successful challenge in the courts , retrospective legislation is introduced to restore the previous understanding of the law , it has long been the Government 's policy that the successful litigant should not be deprived of the benefit of the court judgment in his favour . |
| 10 | For example , pupils with reading problems ( including dyslexic pupils ) should not be deprived of literature , but should have the opportunity of experiencing it through listening to others reading aloud , whether live or recorded , and through seeing plays and films , as well as through reading suitably simplified versions . |
| 11 | One aim of it is to make opponents of abortion appear unpatriotic and out of tune with American values ; but the main message being conveyed implicitly here is that women are Americans too : they should not be deprived of the rights and liberties guaranteed to all American citizens by the US Constitution . |
| 12 | The gingerbread should not be robbed of its gilt and yet this is what happens whenever hot news about impending changes turns into the cold gruel of daily management . |
| 13 | The Attorney-General had been astonished at the verdict and came to the conclusion that the jury had viewed Leese as a stupid crank with honest convictions who should not be convicted of the serious charge of seditious libel . |
| 14 | Sight should not be lost of the calls for a separate small claims court ( see below ) and care must be taken in considering the use to which the procedure is put by the private citizen , as distinct from businesses and other organisations . |
| 15 | If he did not copy Timagenes he should not be suspected of having copied Posidonius . |
| 16 | This should not be suspected of being a new , strange phenomenon ; it is no more than an adjectival version of a syntactic process that is actually very common in more extended phrases , such as : ( 4 ) oddly familiar faces sadly indifferent spectators slightly old-fashioned courtesy Here , one property-word is qualified by another , which therefore does not apply directly to the noun ( or the entity behind it ) ; the faces are in fact definitely not odd , nor are the spectators sad , and there is no reason to suppose that the courtesy in the third case is slight . |
| 17 | The committee resolved that as soon as the inventory was complete , such articles afterwards considered useless should not be disposed of until the committee itself had dealt with the matter . |
| 18 | Amendment No. 5 deals with the assets of the undertaking and states that they should not be disposed of within five years after privatisation . |
| 19 | He decided , however , that Maidstone should not be told of his reason for being in Naples — not yet , anyway . |
| 20 | In evaluating the commercial possibilities of options , it should be assumed that the parties will act in accordance with their economic interests , but account should not be taken of courses of action which the parties would take only in the event of a severe deterioration in the creditworthiness of the issuer . |
| 21 | She knew he was hiding something from her about the cat , something nasty , that should not be spoken of , she was sure . |
| 22 | Such interconnection between the two sectors , primary and secondary , should not be thought of as a burden . |
| 23 | But the general point is that vertical restraints should not be thought of , in social welfare terms , as intermediate between no linkage and complete integration . |
| 24 | He was careful not to make the connection too often in his mind , the idea was bizarre , better not to believe it , certainly it must n't be spoken of , but at moments such as now he could n't push it away — and did n't want to . |
| 25 | It was essentially a masculine code , and those who often find it unacceptable in fiction may find some support in the comment of the Duchess of Omnium , regarding her noble husband 's often inconvenient scruples , that ‘ Men should n't be made of Sèvres china , but of good stone earthenware ’ . |
| 26 | But it was n't like that ; It was n't that crude , or even if it was it should n't be talked of in such a way ; not now , not yet , |
| 27 | These cover all lifting tasks , and should n't be thought of as just applying in an industrial environment . |
| 28 | For example , taxes may not be levied and public money may not be expended without the authority of an Act of Parliament ; an individual may not be deprived of personal liberty without positive legal authority ; private property may not be seized or searched by government except with legal authority . |
| 29 | Although the book will be published in a jurisdiction with literary proceeds legislation , the report indicates that the author may not be deprived of his royalties because of the absence of an identifiable victim . |
| 30 | But the perpetual unrest in Argentina 's armed forces may not be disposed of so fast . |