Example sentences of "[modal v] n't be [vb pp] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | things that I think should n't be done on the health service are breast implants |
| 2 | And your man Jimmy Hill said that afterwards , like that was n't fair , it should n't be done on that . |
| 3 | If you want to run a nice , happy , little group of amateur people you should be allowed to get on with it , but public money should n't be spent on it . |
| 4 | The promotors say their video is a work of art that should n't be judged on how much trade it generates , but some argue unless Oxford breaks away from it 's traditional image the tourists fantasy will never be a heaven for those who live and work there . |
| 5 | That fool should n't be allowed on the roads . ’ |
| 6 | A dealer at Harvard Securities was subject to frequent telephone calls from one elusive Mr Bottomley , who wanted to buy a stake in For Eyes , but who insisted he could n't be contacted on the phone . |
| 7 | Obviously they could n't be ridden on a mountain , but magazine articles and newspaper features began treating them as a status symbol , and so every airhead on a salary of over £20,000 a year rushed out to buy one and take it up a mountain . |
| 8 | They knew the RIC could n't be relied on ; they knew they had no hope of persuading the Army to go on a reign of terror ; so a new force with carte blanche … . |
| 9 | She was aware that the colour that flooded her cheeks could n't be blamed on reflection from her sweater . |
| 10 | She looked at the tyre and saw at once that even if there had been someone about who could have helped her , the tyre could n't be mended on the spot-there was a long split in the outer cover . |
| 11 | This way they would be alerted to Luke 's infidelity , but it would n't be forced on them . |
| 12 | Inside the Commons , the defence secretary Malcolm Rifkind would n't be drawn on his battle with the treasury . |
| 13 | The Minister announced increased anti-pollution grants available to farmers , but would n't be drawn on their likely success . |
| 14 | Europe 's grain harvest looks certain to hit the record books , so does the surplus grain mountain which ca n't be moved on world markets |
| 15 | It ca n't be beaten on breadth of features — it 's a quality product with excellent support . |
| 16 | Unfortunately , for the really creative user , all this requires programming knowledge and ca n't be created on paper first and loaded in as a completed work . |
| 17 | The concept ca n't be created on paper first and then loaded into the computer as a completed work . |
| 18 | But the er but it ca n't be done on modern alarms now because the bell boxes they use are anti-foam and they probably have two or three alarm |
| 19 | They are bad news in a block of flats , and they ca n't be relied on . |
| 20 | The precautionary principle suggests that , as the future damage done by pollution is often more costly than the extra expense of avoiding it in the first place and in any case it is often unacceptable , even if a money cost ca n't be put on it , then prevention is better than cure . |
| 21 | The number of sets can be altered , along with whether points can or ca n't be won on your opponents ' serve . |
| 22 | Batty certainly ca n't be excused on the grounds the manager did n't give him a ‘ fair crack of the whip ’ can he ? |
| 23 | It ca n't be blamed on the unions or the last Labour Government . |
| 24 | It 's ironic that you should still make excuses for the fact that the band can play really well , yet there 's nothing here that ca n't be appreciated on the level of a blues number . |
| 25 | It 's ironic that you should still make excuses for the fact that the band can play really well , yet there 's nothing here that ca n't be appreciated on the level of a blues number . |
| 26 | Minor interests are interests in land that ca n't be entered on a registered title , but which are not overriding interests such as have just been described , for they can be overridden by the registered proprietor in any disposition for value . |
| 27 | But it 's definitely a unique sound , with that percussive effect that ca n't be recreated on an electric bass — and I know that because I 've been getting sampled a lot recently … |
| 28 | It works with the EC1 pattern controller and ca n't be used on its own . |
| 29 | The traditional wok ca n't be used on a ceramic hob because there 's not enough contact between the rounded base and hob to produce the high temperatures needed to stir-fry . |
| 30 | The phone charges ca n't be drawn on your expenses . |