Example sentences of "n't really be " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would have been lovely , but it could n't really be one of us , could it ? |
| 2 | Then Monica , in apparently wanting the ITF to change the Olympic eligibility rules to suit top players who did not want to qualify by playing in the Federation Cup , said ‘ without Gabriela , Martina or I in the Olympics , they would n't really be the Olympics and Steffi could win the gold medal playing left-handed . ’ |
| 3 | This ca n't really be avoided but can be reduced by letting in as much ventilation as possible . |
| 4 | And you ca n't really be surprised . |
| 5 | ‘ Some people said they were fund managers but we ca n't really be sure , ’ says a BP spokesman , darkly . |
| 6 | It wo n't really be wasting it , you know . |
| 7 | No , this could n't really be the case , and he shuddered , in spasms , uncontrollably , and was on the verge of dismissing these thoughts from his mind . |
| 8 | ‘ Ye see , he 's been sick in bed and he should n't really be drinking . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ She ca n't really be dead , ’ someone said solemnly . |
| 10 | So I 'd tell people that I should n't really be listening to them , and they 'd get quite upset … |
| 11 | The only factor that ca n't really be accounted for is time . |
| 12 | Although I can see the whole thing unrolling in my mind 's eye like a silent film , I ca n't really be precise about where everyone was and that sort of thing . ’ |
| 13 | Sinead O'Connor 's use of a picture of a murdered Guatemalan street child ca n't really be compared to Benetton 's shock-ads-for-profit . |
| 14 | He declared that the boiler was a straightforward Stephenson saturated design which could n't really be improved . |
| 15 | ‘ I got there on one A-level and kept thinking I should n't really be here . |
| 16 | With that , the situation transcends the initial paradigmatic form or structure of coercion ; for if people do n't mind doing what you want them to do , you ca n't really be making them do it . |
| 17 | ‘ I know it was awfully cheap : it 'll probably fall to bits , it ca n't really be cashmere . |
| 18 | ‘ You ca n't really be scared of someone whose teeth might fall out , ’ he told Carrie . |
| 19 | ‘ Of course she wo n't really be angry , I know that , silly fool ! |
| 20 | yo you know , I mean i i i if Andrew were saying he 's he 's he 's pretty limited at maths you would n't really be meaning limited in maths , you 'd be meaning lim , limited in |
| 21 | But one of the most persistent and pernicious myths we 've inherited from Descartes is that mentality is essentially conscious , so that anything we ca n't introspect ca n't really be going on in our mind . |
| 22 | But at your age you know so many words you could n't really be expected to spell all of them and you 're you 're thinking Oh whatever I do I every word I write down is wrong . |
| 23 | After a time he began to whisper in a voice that tried now to be soft and gentle , in complete contrast to his alarm calls : ‘ Come on , Minch , you ca n't really be so ill that you ca n't show me your face just for a moment , or let me hear the ruffle of one of your wings . |
| 24 | ‘ They ca n't really be friends , ’ said Bernice as she worked on repairs to the faulty connection . |
| 25 | Surely she could n't really be dead ; could n't they see that ? |
| 26 | This can be difficult if part of you thinks it is wrong and you should n't really be doing it . |
| 27 | So again they would n't really be entitled to money back in cases like that . |
| 28 | ‘ I mean , that old duvet 's bound to cover most of the important parts of my body , and the chances of the pilot on the fire blowing out again and gassing me in my sleep ca n't really be that high , ’ I said . |
| 29 | ‘ I should n't really be coming , ’ said Elizabeth . |
| 30 | BZW 's Davis says : ‘ One does n't want four pints of White Label , so it ca n't really be a substitute for draught beer in a pub , whereas a canned product stands a much greater chance . ’ |