Example sentences of "not have to be [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The hand does not have to be on the table ; it could , for example , be resting on your chin .
2 It did not have to be on a vast scale , dazzling or absolute .
3 Note that unlike the Working Directories , a storage directory does not have to be on the same device as the Process Directory , but it does have to be on the same node .
4 This model did not have to be of the same sex .
5 Still it was not vital and buckles , buttons , thimbles , locks , tobacco boxes , wire , nails et al , did not have to be of brass or copper , though employees in the related industries assumed considerable numbers .
6 The benefits do not have to be of a strictly pecuniary kind ; individuals may enjoy the status of high office , even if they do not benefit financially from it , and advertising is a method of purchasing the status .
7 Did you not have to be off the ground a wee bit or something .
8 Until you are consistently getting the photos you want from inside the photographic sector , you will need to fly some distance beyond the turning point so that you do not have to be in a very steep turn or exactly positioned .
9 To be a ‘ subversive ’ therefore one does not have to be in breach of the law .
10 The Smooth Tube does not have to be in a lookalike packet and neither does it need an LED .
11 Sir , — Election time does not have to be like this , and it would n't be if politicians did n't behave like cocks , strutting their stuff !
12 Er , the economic situation is is entirely their fault , er , not that I 'm saying that the Labour would do any better , but erm I 'd like to see a bit more er , a bit more opposition from the er , from the Labour party and er , not so much direct action , but saying , you know , things do not have to be like this !
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