Example sentences of "i [modal v] not be the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Mind you , I may not be the right person to be giving an opinion on this , because , as I said , I do n't think ‘ combo ’ anyway . |
| 2 | I have a feeling that I may not be the only language tutor who has asked herself : |
| 3 | At that time , many well meaning people shook their heads and quoted ‘ trees for heirs ’ — the inference quite clearly being that I should not be the one to enjoy them . |
| 4 | ‘ I might not be the youngest but I have a great deal of knowledge which I have been using in the field of local and regional government for years . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I might not be the youngest candidate but I 'm the most experienced and I think I have the most energy , ’ he says . |
| 6 | I determined I would not be the one to break the news to Jean-Claude that , despite his protestations , his opera would never be broadcast — that the law protected Xavier Frontenac . |
| 7 | NO DOUBT I shall not be the first person to point out to your wine buff Malcolm Gluck ( Domaine Anthea ‘ 87 , et al , Food & Drink , October 28 ) that it was Althea — not Anthea — who received a note written from prison . |
| 8 | Reza Shah abdicated , saying to his son Muhammad Reza , " I can not be the nominal head of an occupied land , to be dictated to by a minor English or Russian officer . " |
| 9 | I can not be the only motorist who is regularly frustrated by the lengthy delays caused by the traffic lights at the junction in Edinburgh of Lower Granton Road , Trinity Road and Trinity Crescent . |