Example sentences of "'s [not/n't] [adj] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ It 's not right to be joking about things like that , ’ he said . |
2 | The owner said it 's not right to be mean to working class people . |
3 | Land expert at the Trust , Simon Potts says he welcomes the call for farmers to sell land at near agricultural prices , but admits there 's not much to be built , not much in it for the landowners themselves . |
4 | But it 's not pleasant to be the subject of that veneer of English politeness which veils contempt and snobbery . |
5 | If none of that sounds particularly funny , it 's because it 's not supposed to be . |
6 | He 's not supposed to be first , he 's only supposed to be the exhibits man , but suddenly he 's there , running down the hallway . |
7 | I know — ‘ He 's a domestic pussy ’ , he 's not supposed to be a killer . |
8 | ‘ It 's not supposed to be used for that , really , ’ he said apologetically . |
9 | So that 's why Well well done at least it was a a time question of course time pressure is supposed to be there it 's not supposed to be nice and comfortable |
10 | There 's not supposed to be . |
11 | It 's not supposed to be a fizzy is it ? |
12 | No it 's not supposed to be profit making |
13 | Well , considering there 's not supposed to be any V A T on kid 's things , I mean |
14 | big massive fat woman right , and she was just walking about this conference , you know where she 's not supposed to be , and all these shoulders stab her right ? |
15 | He 's not supposed to be in there , what the bike is doing , you 're not allowed to go on this road |
16 | But when , clutching the bag , she made an attempt to brush past him he blocked her way , adding coldly , ‘ It 's not safe to be roaming around the back-streets on your own at this time of night . |
17 | I suppose , also , I have — well , one person in particular whose timekeeping is n't great — I mean obviously this sort of job it 's not important to be there on the dot of nine , but I think sometimes she slides . |
18 | ‘ Anyway , there 's not likely to be a wedding . |
19 | There 's not likely to be any trouble here . |
20 | So I had to come back and sort of say to Ray , you know , if we go for that bid it 's not likely to be supported , erm so we , what we 'd done is a different bid which still includes investors but it 's , it 's a bit broader than that . |
21 | There 's not likely to be any change until they operate and that probably wo n't be until late this evening . |
22 | It 's not likely to be moved until a specialist breakdown vehicle is brought in tomorrow . |
23 | It 's not likely to be over well actually I do n't we do n't know if they 're gon na be building there . |
24 | What I like about Mark is that he 's not afraid to be funny with the crowd . |
25 | Mr Major ought to dismiss Mr Patten who has repeatedly shown he 's not fit to be Secretary of State . |
26 | Written out of both , he insists that he 's not ready to be written off in Sheffield Brightside where blind Labour candidate David Blunkett protects a 24,191 majority over the Conservatives . |
27 | Your dad says it 's not ready to be papered ? |