Example sentences of "that [modal v] not be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | France was devastated and er they had always had a lace trade but we found in after years , this is a point that should n't be missed , that destruction by the Germans and the replacing under reparations , I understood the money came from , anyway the firm worked day and night for years , er left Nottingham the lace centre with the old pre-war machines and France and areas , including Italy , er with the modern machines . |
| 32 | She used to toss her head as she passed me , as if I was something nasty on the roadside that should n't be looked at . |
| 33 | I think that 's it 's a liberty that should n't be taken that they 're playing with miners health and their lives . |
| 34 | 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 . |
| 35 | In time a limit may be reached , not because of the depth of the pit but because it becomes too wide and approaches land that must not be disturbed . |
| 36 | It occurred to him that he had not worn his best clothes for many weeks ; not since that confusing afternoon when some of Buddie 's friends had rushed through the house carrying boxes , cases and sacks that must not be discovered when the police came to search the place . |
| 37 | The whole conception , in the words of Cornford , is ‘ static and geometrical ; everything has its limited field with bounds that must not be passed ’ . |
| 38 | We welcome the fact that a study is being undertaken to assess potential resources in the Bristol Channel and trust this will help to identify important physical relationships that must not be prejudiced through excessive dredging . |
| 39 | We welcome the fact that a study is being undertaken to assess potential resources in the Bristol Channel and trust this will help to identify important physical relationships that must not be prejudiced through excessive dredging . |
| 40 | It is the self that must not be betrayed . ’ |
| 41 | We are all like pictures that must not be looked at too near . ’ |
| 42 | Another general constraint that must not be overlooked is , of course , the fact that the scarcity and control of public finance frequently sets limits to policy developments In some cases these limits are quite explicitly set by central government . |
| 43 | I hope that the Minister is not speaking about the date that must not be mentioned . |
| 44 | What the GLC were hoping to do with London 's transport system now looks quite farsighted , and the learned judge 's remark that Ken Livingstone ‘ had made a naked grasp for power that must not be allowed ’ just silly . |
| 45 | When the officer said , ‘ You will be charged with sedition , over and above the mobbing , but in certain circumstances that might not be pressed , ’ Cameron distressed himself by making a small , indefinite sound which could well have been taken for agreement . |
| 46 | The conversation between group members often reveals ideas that might not be expressed in other circumstances . |
| 47 | He 'd often hear a mention of hostages on the early news he picked up from Radio Monte Carlo or VOA that might not be repeated later in the day . |
| 48 | Other transactions — this was included at the planning stage to allow for transactions that might not be predicted . |
| 49 | ‘ There are no allegations that any of these were selling information or that there was any fraud involved but they were causing chaos on a scale that could n't be imagined , ’ Mr Richardson said earlier . |
| 50 | There was internal bleeding that could n't be stopped even with the drip and the injections Sophie must have given . ’ |
| 51 | We were turned , lifted , pushed , lowered , pressed and turned again in a direction that could n't be guessed , only feared . |
| 52 | This money was initially paid out to distributors as a stimulus to set up a network of satellite producers but , after the corporation had trouble recovering the £3 million invested in Korda 's British Lion , money was directed into individual projects which they thought had commercial potential , as the percentage of the budget ( usually 30 per cent ) that could n't be raised from a distributor . |
| 53 | He was tempted to hang up and call the RCO number to see if this was the case , but something told him no ; there was an authentic quality to Reynolds ' agitation that could n't be defined but was nevertheless persuasive . |
| 54 | Being upset about Timothy Gedge had made her tired , but she was glad she 'd been upset , for at least it made sense , not like moping over a baby that could n't be born . |
| 55 | So typically Brown — a great line up the overhanging heart of the Main Face , it struck a masterly note that could n't be ignored . |
| 56 | If anyone out there wants a crane , makes an offer to Bristol Works Department in about three years ' time — they bought it cheap ( £16,000 ) because nobody else wanted a crane that could n't be moved about easily ! |
| 57 | They used to use it like a canal ; anything that could n't be moved easily by land , they 'd stick it on a boat . |
| 58 | ‘ But never anything that could n't be handled . ’ |
| 59 | It seemed to filter pain that could n't be felt . |
| 60 | Minutes they had been together and yet she felt that if he walked away out of her life now she would feel a loss that could n't be explained . |