Example sentences of "need n't be [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It proves perhaps that a tree need n't be tall to be proud . |
| 2 | It 's as well to laugh and I 'm , I 'm especially able to encourage you because I being a Christian know you know that sin wo n't have dominion over you so that you need n't be solemn about it |
| 3 | ‘ Court dress is sombre , but black need n't be dull at all . |
| 4 | I need n't be frightened of the mole-woman : she 'd be too busy making beds and totting up last night 's proceeds to wonder whether I was a truant from a Youth Custody Centre or a prostitute on an overnight break . |
| 5 | He hung his great belly over the box and explained confidentially to the jury that they need n't be frightened of the so-called scientific expert witnesses because none of us , including himself of course , really know what we 're talking about . |
| 6 | I divided some of those files into sub-files and we have got rid of quite a bit of it now so you need n't be frightened of coming back to week-end working . |
| 7 | I 'd heard tales about some people having seen an old man down there but not for a long while , he would n't hurt anyone so your lad need n't be scared of him . ’ |
| 8 | I 'm not your husband , you need n't be jealous of me ! ’ |
| 9 | So when , for example , Pooh goes to get honey from the cupboard where he believes it is , he need n't be aware of having that belief . |
| 10 | But observations need n't be direct to be good . |