Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [not/n't] be [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Solid profits and a strong balance sheet help make a great company , but they may not be enough to make it admired . |
| 2 | If the incentives are too low they may not be enough to sustain the market structure . |
| 3 | They need n't be any bother or trouble and of course I should buy them myself — ’ |
| 4 | They would n't be much trouble during the year , one doing agriculture , one studying for a B.Comm . |
| 5 | They would n't be all his wives would they ? |
| 6 | Cook is the most observant woman , and parlourmaids have to be of a noticing cast of mind , otherwise they would n't be any good for the job , would they , sir ? ’ |
| 7 | You knew they would n't be any good , I said . |
| 8 | Oh they would n't be any good for us but it might |
| 9 | You know what I mean you know all them kind of Walkmans they ca n't be all four hundred pounds . |
| 10 | ‘ Whatever the future holds they ca n't be any worse off , ’ Claire said . |
| 11 | Chris cos they 're shaking our chests and that they ca n't be any . |
| 12 | They wo n't be all for it , Amy is that what you want ? |
| 13 | They wo n't be any better . |
| 14 | they wo n't be any better . |
| 15 | The clues lie , probably , in an informality of style ; in signs — at least — that someone has thought about the environment of the office ; evidence of a lot of the agency 's work around the place ( if they have nothing to be proud of ; they can not be much use ) ; an approach which is clearly geared to the idea of selling . |
| 16 | They can not be both . |