Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] do [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | At 170 yards it would not do to be less than accurate . |
| 2 | It would not do to be discovered in so — intimate a situation . ’ |
| 3 | It would n't do to be up and about too early , would it ? |
| 4 | It would n't do to be breathalysed . |
| 5 | ‘ It wo n't do to be saying it backwards , or inside out , or to be missing a bit out that 's important , or adding a piece from another enchantment . |