Example sentences of "[modal v] not be [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the new property must not be worth more than the old one . |
| 2 | Matthew Pinsent says they must not be over confident . |
| 3 | In Case 1 we saw how the Nuer linked legitimacy to the payment of bridecattle ; in Case 2 Nayar legitimacy was established by the child 's mother being of the proper social age , a " mother " and not a " child " , with the added proviso that the presumed genitor must not be of lower caste than the mother . |
| 4 | Thus the person being cared for must be receiving attendance allowance , in recognition that s/he is ‘ severely disabled ’ ; the carer must not be in full-time education or earning ( from April 1992 ) more than £40 a week ; carers can not take more than four weeks ' holiday in any six-month period , nor can the disabled person be in hospital for more than four weeks at a time . |
| 5 | Hofmann believed that the proper objectives of such research should not be for personal gain , but for the pursuit of fundamental knowledge and the fulfilment of social needs . |
| 6 | Partnerships should challenge the trend ; partnerships should not be about alternative sources of funding for the public education service but about ensuring proper levels of public funding with additional support from the private sector . |
| 7 | However , the EC authorities should not be over zealous in this matter to the extent of arguing that any territorial division of the EC market , especially the charging of different prices in different countries , is a sign of non-competitive behaviour . |
| 8 | This seems to indicate that the igfet should not be of much use and , indeed , this is the case at low frequencies of operation . |
| 9 | ‘ Decisions about who has access to the gene should not be in private hands in the first place , ’ he said . |
| 10 | To both of them , the human sacrifice of 1914–18 created not just a deep loathing of war but also a determination that such sacrifice should not be in vain . |
| 11 | One of our concerns is that our ex-service men should not be in temporary accommodation . |
| 12 | She desired that the legacy should not be in any way altered by the pope nor any other person . |
| 13 | This absolute privilege is founded on the principle that it is advantageous for the public interest that the citizen should not be in any way fettered in his statements , and where the public service or due administration of justice is involved he shall have the right to speak his mind freely … |
| 14 | Highly intelligent and academically minded children should not be in this school … |
| 15 | You must be able to swim 500 yards and should not be in full time education at the time of the expedition . |
| 16 | No that , do n't be like that like duck , no , no , oh I must n't be like that , no |
| 17 | I should n't be at all surprised if he did n't fancy me , thought Jenny . |
| 18 | The elder one is particularly interested in science and I should n't be at all surprised if they do n't become scientists |
| 19 | He says that it should n't be to difficult , just time consuming . |
| 20 | We did n't want there to be any confusion so that people would automatically put us all into public services , because the majority of our members should n't be in that section . |
| 21 | He fell asleep , but hours later he woke up and felt again — as he 'd felt for a moment in the hall when he 'd arrived — that he should n't be in this house . |
| 22 | It should n't be like that . |
| 23 | Well it should n't be like that ! |
| 24 | And it seems a bit much to suddenly turn round when you 're grown up and say to the mother , ‘ No , you should n't be like that . |
| 25 | No , he 's not sure , he do n't think it is that h he 's he 's gon na cut the gas , he said it 's not right the er central heating pumps are well hot , he said it should n't be like that so he to there 's a little box up there he thinks it 's probably this box but he 's he 's trying to figure out what it is up there because he 's he 's just such amazed at price of pieces |
| 26 | We 're all prone to do that , were all prone to take the line of least resistance and you find this not just in the truth but in any sort of community in life , in any area of life that wish to go , you , you may find this at work or at school , you youngsters , there 's always a little Johnny at the back is n't it , that , that will fit in the back row and think if I 'm back here teacher wo n't notice you see , were act were actually tuck himself up in the corner and er think well if I 'm , if I 'm up here nobody will notice me and see the day goes by and er we do n't have so much to do , those are the type of people that in , in , in a physical life er sort of going to sleep are n't they , they do n't want to accept responsibility and we , we find even in the truth , you 'll always find it in congregations like we have here in our congregation , we 're not different , we 're all the same are n't we , we 're all flesh and we 're all imperfect and we 're all prone to doing or wanting to do the things that are different or you know than , than what Jehovah wants us to do and we all want to tuck ourselves up a little corner sometimes and yet we should n't be like that and this is what the scriptures tell us and warn us about to put ourselves headlong into the truth , be whole sole , be awake , be alert , be vigilant to the things that are going on and there 's a lot going on in the truth at this particular time , things are changing , the scriptures tell us that the scene of the world is changing and that 's true is n't it ? |
| 27 | Ah that was a ridiculous thing , when your family comes you should n't be like that . |
| 28 | Should n't be like that ! |
| 29 | They should n't be like that , we should , like , be able to pull cords and curtains as well gathering them a bit . |
| 30 | But it should n't be after all that time . |