Example sentences of "he [vb mod] n't [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He should n't be on his own . ’ |
| 2 | Buckmaster was right : he should n't be in the building . |
| 3 | He fell asleep , but hours later he woke up and felt again — as he 'd felt for a moment in the hall when he 'd arrived — that he should n't be in this house . |
| 4 | He should n't be in her thoughts at all , and yet she found that in the short space of time since she had met him he had sunk in , wormed his way into her mind with his disturbing home truths . |
| 5 | He could n't be in two places at once . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ He could n't be in better hands , ’ he said , spuriously confident . |
| 7 | He need n't be in such a hurry to disclaim her , Robbie thought indignantly , then realised the little clergyman was expecting her to shake hands . |
| 8 | " I 'm not ! " said little Billy , and he determined that when he was old enough , he would n't be at Auntie 's mercy any more . |
| 9 | Henry said that he would n't be at all surprised ; but Lettice need not be afraid as long as she stayed close to him . |
| 10 | His last remark to me was that if there was any jiggery-pokery about candles he would n't be at all surprised if Jefferson did n't have a hand in it . |
| 11 | But no , that did n't make sense , otherwise he would n't be at the hotel … |
| 12 | And he would n't be on his own with the pheasants and shrews and things . |
| 13 | I get up fairly early , as you know , so he would n't be in it more than a few hours . ’ |
| 14 | If they did n't stare at him on TV he would n't be in a position to spend £425,000 on a new house . |
| 15 | Quinn opted to stay behind and train after being told he would n't be in the side or on the bench at St Andrews . |
| 16 | ‘ My horse Alflora was third today and he would n't be in the same street as User Friendly . |
| 17 | In his address he stated that ‘ he would n't be in favour of the pardon , but peace is worth much more ’ ( Independent 1989 ) . |
| 18 | Maybe just a few more seconds and they would have fired him and he would n't be in this position now . |
| 19 | He said that if the people were ready for negotiations , he would n't be against it . |
| 20 | ‘ If the people were ready for negotiations , he would n't be against it . |
| 21 | but then her excuse would be but I mean he ca n't be on shift |
| 22 | ‘ But he ca n't be in such immediate danger , or — ’ |
| 23 | This is shown by the way that he remains relatively unmoved by dead people , brushes with death , people being shot/tarred + feathered etc. , but is close to tears when Tom Sawyer says he ca n't be in his ‘ gang of thieves ’ ! |
| 24 | I would hope he wo n't be to late or he 'll be exhausted . |
| 25 | Tim tries massaging my lower back during the contraction and it feels great — he wo n't be at a loose end from now on ! |
| 26 | ‘ He wo n't be at this place , ’ Doreen assured her in a lofty tone . |
| 27 | He wo n't be on the stage all the time , he said , his will be just a little spot . |
| 28 | Now it seems he wo n't be with us for ever . |
| 29 | I went there then he wo n't be with the church I went to scramblers . |
| 30 | Interestingly he adds : ‘ It is easy to identify what animal you are receiving the ( clairvoyant ) message from , since he wo n't be in the picture you are receiving . ’ |