Example sentences of "n't have [prep] be a " in BNC.
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| 1 | You did n't have to be a client or a famous face to be on the receiving end . |
| 2 | It is fully comprehensive and covers the mobility supplement holder and two drivers nominated by the holder , so you do n't have to be a driver to run a Motability car . |
| 3 | This does n't have to be a disc — a cassette or video qualifies as well . |
| 4 | ‘ You do n't have to be a rocket scientist ’ Americans will tell you , implying that average intelligence will suffice . |
| 5 | This does n't have to be a physical , geographical journey from one place to another — I say ‘ journey ’ simply in terms of movement ’ ( Le Clair and McCaffery 1983 : 129 ) . |
| 6 | Do n't have to be a Guggenheim scholar |
| 7 | And your home does n't have to be a palace . |
| 8 | You do n't have to be a relation — anyone may obtain a copy for a small fee . |
| 9 | Sitting behind Eva and Dad in the car , watching their hands constantly fluttering towards each other , you did n't have to be a genius to see they were a couple . |
| 10 | You do n't have to be a member to play — visitors are welcome , and in the week the course is more or less deserted . |
| 11 | ‘ You do n't have to be a musician to get involved with MAS , ’ chairman Big John of GOODBYE MR MACKENZIE told Thrills . |
| 12 | Release Slade In Flame now and show that big screen glam did n't have to be a total sham . |
| 13 | You do n't have to be a psychoanalyst to divine the cry for help behind such statements as : ‘ I 'd like to find out how Jack Nicklaus handled all this when he was young' |
| 14 | Newton did n't have to be a scientist either to realise what his two goals had done for a Chelsea side which played with impressive self belief considering its young personnel . |
| 15 | ‘ You do n't have to be a computer whizzkid or a specialist . |
| 16 | Entries will be judged purely on their entertainment value , so you do n't have to be a literary genius or the proud possessor of a computer science degree to enter . |
| 17 | It showed me that d-i-y decorating and repairs need not always be so technical and difficult — and you do n't have to be a big strapping man to do d-i-y . |
| 18 | Dance culture does n't have to be a drug culture , there are other ways of putting a smile on your face than chemical compounds , strobe lights and a relentless babble of beats . |
| 19 | COSTUMES do n't have to be a dull black with your swimming badges sewn on to be fast through the water , as Vicki Walberg showed in London yesterday . |
| 20 | I said , ‘ For God 's sake , you do n't have to be a gentleman . |
| 21 | YOU DO N'T HAVE TO BE A PROFESSIONAL TO LOOK THE BUSINESS . |
| 22 | But a football insider said : ‘ You do n't have to be a mastermind to work out the reason . ’ |
| 23 | You do n't have to be a star , you do n't have to be rich , you just have to know what you 're about , you have to have a point of view in life , and what I 'm interested in more than anything else , is an exchange , being able to talk to somebody . |
| 24 | ‘ This does n't have to be a big deal . |
| 25 | You do n't have to be a historian to know a pretty flower when you see one , and although this is not intended to be a text book — there is more than enough literature available to fulfil that function — I do suggest that your enjoyment of roses can be enhanced by knowing just a little about the many different kinds , and such matters as why they are cultivated in certain ways , why they are pruned , and so on — and to see a strange word , and know what it means ! |
| 26 | Then I wo n't have to be a kept man . |
| 27 | One does n't have to be a reader of Shakespeare to know that there are many enduring human characteristics , but when it comes to work , and the part it plays in individuals ' lives , what they bring to it , and their expectations of it , one sees an enormous rate of change . |
| 28 | But a room divider does n't have to be a permanent fixture , particularly if you do n't have much space . |
| 29 | You do n't have to be a seven-foot giant or a 16-stone powerhouse to succeed at it , and no ‘ performance-enhancing ’ drug can convert an ordinary player into a good one . |
| 30 | It does n't have to be a close fit , initially you want a very loose fitting so there 's a draught . |