Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [not/n't] fail to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I could n't fail to be , could I ? ’ |
| 2 | A thousand needs that I 've spent most of my teenage years pretending do n't exist , and when they 've made themselves felt , so strongly that I ca n't fail to be aware of them , I 've crushed them , trying to control my appetite and cravings in every way that I know , fighting a pointless and endless war against myself . |
| 3 | Alum pot itself could not fail to be noticed by the first settlers in the district , its yawning gulf constituting an obvious danger to both man and beast ; in the course of time , a wall was built around it and trees planted to indicate its position . |
| 4 | The furthest section of the aquarium is a mass of caves and rockwork and there 's so much activity that you could n't fail to be entranced , whether you 're a cichlid fan or not . |
| 5 | MONDAY : On to the tiny island of Nisyros , you can not fail to be impressed by the image of perfectly white houses , dense greenery and volcanic soil . |
| 6 | Because if you do , you can not fail to be deeply impressed by the very many ways in which high-fibre foods can help you to slim , and to come to the conclusion that the F-Plan is that major slimming breakthrough everyone has been seeking for so long . |
| 7 | Whether or not the teaching of study skills already features on your syllabus , we feel you can not fail to be impressed by A Study Skills Handbook and its relevance to the university student . |
| 8 | Even during the quiet moments you can not fail to be amused by the range of items on offer from edible underwear to garlic chewing gum . |
| 9 | One senses disappointment from Morgan : ‘ Watching them on video , you can not fail to be impressed by their repeated ability to get men behind the ball , which is the biggest thing in sevens . ’ |
| 10 | When moving around the surface of the Earth , one can not fail to be impressed by the diversity of all that one sees , and it is easy to imagine that there is an infinite complexity of different ‘ things ’ not apparently related to one another . |
| 11 | It could not fail to be excellent in your hands , and quite put Mr Thackeray in the shade . |
| 12 | He genuinely had little concern with making money for its own sake , but he could not fail to be infected by Marjorie 's martyred attitude to their shortage of cash , and he resented being reminded of it by Kegan 's sleekness . |
| 13 | Unless a player is totally without imagination , then he can not fail to be aware of what has gone before as he makes his pilgrimage round Augusta . |