Example sentences of "they must [not/n't] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You can see if there 's any disease from browning of the plant and you can see how well they 've been dried — they must n't be crusty round the edges . |
| 2 | ‘ Our passengers are not dumbos , therefore they must n't be babied along . |
| 3 | I said that they must n't be sad because he had , after all , crammed so much into his short life , that his parties had given enormous pleasure to so many people , that Conor was the sort of person Jack Kerouac might have loved , he was one of the ones who are mad to live , desirous of everything at the same time , ‘ the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing , but burn , burn , burn , like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars ’ . |
| 4 | Modern men also stipulate that they must n't be boring , without seeing any contradiction in that thought . |
| 5 | They must n't be out of the perimeters of the pallet . |
| 6 | The sleeves must come at least mid-way down the forearm and they must not be folded , since this can lead to injury . |
| 7 | This is not to say that functionalists would be in sympathy with Freud 's belief that certain unconscious mental processes are so anxiety-provoking that they must not be allowed to enter awareness . |
| 8 | In the past , some purists have said that all surface decoration applied to designed objects — all ornament , in other words — must be based on motifs which look flat , ie. they must not be drawn with a third dimension : you are allowed to make a pattern out of squares , so to speak , but not cubes . |
| 9 | Most of them have been accidentally obtained from seeds so they must not be esteemed as different species , therefore I shall only insert their common names by which they are known in gardens , that those who are inclined to collect all the varieties may be at no loss for their titles . |
| 10 | They must not be allowed to train a new and superior élite , and free places in them ( when and where they are introduced ) should go not only to the cleverest but to those who need a boarding education . |
| 11 | He should not be restricted by the side-reins , so they must not be tight . |
| 12 | But they must not be allowed to become bored with the whole thing . |
| 13 | They must not be allowed to lose sight of the prime message . |
| 14 | Thus , although these reserves include many of the most vulnerable areas and species they must not be given undue importance in the consideration of a wildlife conservation policy . |
| 15 | If you are a regular , or plan to be , then because of the amount of work imposed upon them you need a minimum of four ferrets since they must not be overworked and must be rested from time to time through the day . |
| 16 | They must not be hairy in the wrong places but men can be bald ! |
| 17 | An additional problem that has dogged personality theories is that of tautology ; if the categories are to mean anything , they must not be identified only by the fact that the people who fall into them tend to commit crimes . |
| 18 | Yet they must not be regarded merely as ‘ difficulties ’ in the text . |
| 19 | They must not be hurt . |
| 20 | The words were mouthed ; they must not be detected . |
| 21 | Well , if you have to kill them , they must not be found . ’ |
| 22 | They must not be woken . |
| 23 | They must not be bought or sold or even taken or given as a present . |
| 24 | These questions are worth asking , but they must not be allowed to detain us here . |
| 25 | For , not only must these systems perform the required service in a timely and efficient manner , but also they must not be exposed to the threat of failure or interference . |
| 26 | While you must allow enough space in each area to work efficiently , they must not be spaced too far apart , or you will be walking backwards and forwards much more than is necessary . |
| 27 | That is why they must not be accepted . |
| 28 | They must refuse to authorise the use of strip cells — they must not be involved in punishing people who are desperate and suicidal . |
| 29 | They must not be allowed any illusion . |
| 30 | Arrays must be pre-declared before use and they must not be redimensioned . |