Example sentences of "[not/n't] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Be-1 , Pao and S-Cargo , made in small volumes and sold in Japan at premiums over the Micra model on which they are based , may not be to everyone 's taste . |
| 2 | It may not be to women 's advantage , but it is there , and it acknowledges the power , albeit negative , of women 's cycles of fertility . |
| 3 | She could not be to Pen as Minnie was to Miss Arabel since there was a mother in between but she had a great desire to see her former charge treat her as freely when he reached manhood . |
| 4 | One must appreciate that with the passing of time all things progress ; what may have been of considerable interest to one generation may not be to the next . |
| 5 | At the meeting , the most important point to convey is that your alternative proposals need not be to their detriment , either in financial terms or in the provision of any accommodation they may be hoping for in a new development on the site . |
| 6 | He is not be to confused with our human parents , as Freud and others have neurotically identified him . |
| 7 | This ‘ brain and skills drain ’ may not be to the government 's liking because the evidence suggests that about 30,000 people will emigrate abroad , taking considerable assets with them . |
| 8 | It is quite natural for all human beings to seek the company of their peers , but surely this should not be to the exclusion of contact with people of all ages . |
| 9 | The prelude of Suite No. 3 is a characteristic example , full of dynamic contrasts and bold gestures which work well in their own terms but will not be to everyone 's liking . |
| 10 | Demidenko ( Hyperion ) is also highly individual , not to say idiosyncratic , even if his penchant for the mildly unexpected will not be to everyone 's taste , and Katin 's sensitivity and rare gift for sustaining a seamless melodic line ( Olympia ) is let down slightly by his converse reluctance to immerse himself in those many passages when the note-rate increases alarmingly . |
| 11 | Otherwise our credit society could easily go sour on us , with repercussions for the country 's industry and commerce which would not be to our benefit . |
| 12 | So Sean O'Farrell and his pleasantries would not be to her taste today . |
| 13 | He told me not to talk about the matter outside as it might not be to his interests if the facts were made generally known . ’ |
| 14 | He has just seen that the ultimate aim of the caseworker must not be to casework at all , but to get his cases to face up to caseworking themselves . |
| 15 | At Larchgrove some expressed the view that the remedial input necessary to develop Tony 's literacy and numeracy could be provided best at a residential school , but there was a stronger view that it would not be to his benefit to remove him from a secure and caring home . |
| 16 | He sat back down next to her , but he still did n't look at her , and she had a sinking feeling that he really was going to tell her the truth about Nicole , but it would not be to her liking . |
| 17 | Instinct told her that he was planning something for her and it might not be to her liking . |
| 18 | Sound content , but humorous approach may not be to everyone 's taste . |
| 19 | It might not be to everyone 's taste or be able to last for hundreds of years but you have to admit that she would turn a few heads if she appeared sitting casually in your garden . |
| 20 | This would not be to the exclusion of other World Religions which would be included in their appropriate curricular area . |
| 21 | Half-way through the twentieth century it was becoming clear to the more perceptive analysts that , whatever the political limitations might or might not be to that form of growth , there were ecological limitations looming on the horizon . |
| 22 | Market reports suggest that the sale will not be to a local business . |
| 23 | It 's just not good enough , it 's every time he gets some new feathers and as an officer of the Roman Imperial Army he must not be without feathers . |
| 24 | In the climate of the Third Reich itself , it goes without saying that the barrage of Nazi propaganda could not be without effect in extending and deepening already prevalent anti-Semitic attitudes . |
| 25 | A woman I know has given me the name of a midwife who will come and otherwise I shall have to engage a nurse for the shortest time possible since I can not be without assistance when my time comes . |
| 26 | I would not be without it now . |
| 27 | THE CAN YOU CAN NOT BE WITHOUT , CATMINT AND THE QUINTESSENTIAL ROSE . |
| 28 | As with the railroading story , I could find no confirmation , but the story of privatized prisons floundering without control or direction across San Francisco Bay , landing close to where Sir Francis Drake 's memorial plaque was later found , may not be without a criminological moral . |
| 29 | Miss Calder and Mr. Persaud will therefore not be without remedy if they wish to pursue the avenue of appeal to the Court of Appeal and if they can persuade that court to grant them leave to appeal out of time against the relevant decision of the Visitors . |
| 30 | Although having them has not made their lives any easier , they have got immense enjoyment from them and would not be without them . |