Example sentences of "[noun prp] might [not/n't] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Totten appreciates that what was done with St. Johnstone might not be able to be repeated with East Fife . |
| 2 | I feared as well that Mills might not be dead after all , that he 'd recovered miraculously and decided for some reason not to go to the police . |
| 3 | It did occur to me that since everyone seemed to be playing a game with rules unknown to me , Robert might not be concerned only that I would be bored by myself , but he might want me to go with him for reasons of his own . |
| 4 | But another , in the Sunday Times , announces a page-long article under the banner ‘ The cure that failed ’ , goes on to boast of ‘ How we broke the story ’ ( in 1989 ) that treating AIDS patients with AZT might not be valid and then went on to complain that ‘ doctors , en masse , have taken up [ AIDS ] as a crusade , at the expense of science ’ . |
| 5 | She was such a lovely girl and had such a sweet nature that he would be distressed to think Harry might not be able to give her the depths of love she deserved . |
| 6 | Millie Clark might not be able to sell , but that is a " business skill " decision the Profitboss has to make , not one of personality . |
| 7 | It had n't occurred to me that Sarah and John might not be alone , but here , now , I would have to be introduced and explained away somehow . |