Example sentences of "not otherwise [verb] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 2 ) An occurrence to which this section applies is one which — ( a ) affected either parent of the child in his or her ability to have a normal , healthy child ; or ( b ) affected the mother during her pregnancy , or affected her or the child in the course of its birth , so that the child is born with disabilities which would not otherwise have been present . |
| 2 | Newco can then acquire the whole of the issued share capital of Target which management would not otherwise have been able to afford , provided the underlying profitability of Target is sufficient to finance Newco 's debt and share capital structure . |
| 3 | The strategic use of background material which has not been sent to any other media and an appropriate idea or two can achieve an in-depth feature which would not otherwise have been forthcoming . |
| 4 | There is no one better at persuading people to do things they might not otherwise have been inclined to do . |
| 5 | The fact that the directors ' discretion is not reviewable , therefore , means in short that the section is likely to have little causative impact : it does not compel the directors to do anything they would not otherwise have been inclined to do . |
| 6 | in normal everyday things which I would n't otherwise have been aware of , and he 's been someone to have arguments with about science , and it 's nice to have someone who understands what you 're going on about . |