Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [vb mod] not be " in BNC.
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| 1 | I made one stipulation only to the Foreign Secretary , Sir Alec Douglas-Home , which was that my driver should not be the same amiable young man who had led me such a dance around Johannesburg . |
| 2 | Yeah , I realized that er , my handwriting may not be desirable , but er , pardon |
| 3 | But , just before the reader buries the portfolio matrix once and for all , he or she might remember that I said that my case would not be complete until the end of chapter 8 , where more organizational and behavioural matters will be considered . |
| 4 | if he had been chasing his flying tent up from the machair on the west of the island , he might have got up as far as the bogland near the lochan , but surely the light from my cottage would not be visible until he had followed the road downhill past the curve and almost into Otters ' Bay . |
| 5 | My sister can not be trusted with any but the simplest of tasks . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Do I gather from that that my presence may not be entirely welcome ? ’ |
| 7 | The following Sunday Pat Muldoon stood in what had formerly been his local church at Gross Pointe , Michigan , and sang to the heavens , ‘ If I can help somebody , as I go along , then my living will not be in vain … . ’ without paying the slightest attention to the meaning of the words . |
| 8 | So the question , whether or not there 's there is a clear expression to my , to my mind can not be answered . |
| 9 | I was lucky to have chosen to work in theoretical physics because that was one of the few areas in which my condition would not be a serious handicap . |
| 10 | As I think on this my anger at his death is less , though my grief can not be . |
| 11 | Nothing was further from my thoughts ; my reason would be simply enjoyment , and if it was the most commonplace thing to do my delight would not be decreased one bit . |
| 12 | Whenever I drove to a hospital my question would not be whether there was a demonstration but how big . |
| 13 | My wardrobe may not be as current these days , and I hardly saw a movie for a year and a half while I was getting myself back on my feet financially . |
| 14 | You constantly discount yourself : ‘ My opinion may not be worth much but … ’ |
| 15 | It is restricted to the use of children under 14 and in my opinion would not be suitable for large numbers of bikes or support vehicles . |
| 16 | There will be firms who are practising today who will probably figure in the er top one hundred in the city who in my opinion will not be practising in that shape or form three years from now . |
| 17 | I would hope it could work some miracle for myself also but I fear the burden I feel upon my back will not be helped by fine weather . |
| 18 | Even if I cast through this gap accurately , the speed of the cast must be faultless too , for the gap between the branches and the roots is a mere two feet : too far and I am in the roots , too near and my bait will not be lying where I want it . |
| 19 | I had got over my nerves by then ( was even thinking Travels With My Angst might not be the most suitable title for my book ) and was able to take a more even view of the handsome tour guide who had confessed to me , ‘ This has been a good trip for me . |
| 20 | Perhaps my father would not be so proud after all , she reflected , and sat in silence until the wedding carriage went under the high stone archway and into the blue-tiled courtyard of the Quinta de Santo António . |
| 21 | The arguments in support of my belief can not be detailed here but the point of departure in common with Lord Simon in Morgan is that the distinction between crimes of basic and crimes of specific intent can only be appreciated against the backdrop of the probative-evidential dialogue which characterizes the criminal trial . |
| 22 | I was surprised to learn that my claim could not be backdated , but I wrote those first three weeks ' money off to inexperience . |
| 23 | There are , of course , certain charlatans who do receive his grace and favour but , unlike that snake-in-the-grass Pybus , who is always eager to lick Singh 's cigar , or smoke his boots , my loyalty can not be bought . |
| 24 | ‘ My life can not be called my own . ’ |
| 25 | When I am settled , there is no reason why my life should not be as placid , and there is much reason why it should be far more placid , than at home . |
| 26 | My daughter would not be here if it was not for orthodox medicine but I do believe her condition has been improved by homeopathy . ’ |
| 27 | I kept ‘ the smile ’ rigidly fixed and hoped that a very untimely spot on my chin would not be too obvious . |
| 28 | Ferdinando will return with the Brownings towards the end of October and I pray my delivery will not be before the middle of November . |
| 29 | Only then did it occur to me that , of course , my witticism would not be easily appreciated by someone who was not aware that it was gypsies who had passed by . |
| 30 | Theodore 's reply included the following passage : " I had intended , if God so decreed , to conquer the world , and it was my desire to die if my purpose could not be fulfilled . |