Example sentences of "n't be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't be negative or apologetic — remember you 're selling yourself , and should highlight your good points . |
| 2 | Still , ‘ do n't be negative ’ means that I should go for it . |
| 3 | Do n't be grandiose , banal or over-personal , and do n't normally end with a quotation from someone else ( see pp. 95 – 7 ) . |
| 4 | Well could it er British Standards say that wiring should n't be external so we 're okay there . |
| 5 | ‘ I mean , she would n't be capable of … ’ her mouth became a tight bunch of disgust , ‘ your … unnatural practices . ’ |
| 6 | I certainly wo n't be controversial . |
| 7 | Erm , I hope that I wo n't detain the council for too long , I 'm sure that this motion er wo n't be controversial . |
| 8 | ‘ Do n't be heartless , Merry , ’ she scolded teasingly . |
| 9 | There was absolutely no reason why I should n't be straight arrow and honest with them . |
| 10 | ‘ Do n't be awful , Angel , she 's just trying to butter you up . ’ |
| 11 | Oh do n't be awful . |
| 12 | There wo n't be sobering-up stations like the ones in Munich . |
| 13 | Choose hot reds and golds , tangy lime or fresh floral prints — whatever you do , do n't be dull |
| 14 | ‘ Court dress is sombre , but black need n't be dull at all . |
| 15 | Well , you 'll have plenty to keep you busy , Commander , and given the membership of the working party it wo n't be dull . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Do n't be upset now . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Do n't be upset , Mummy , ’ says the kind heart of the child . |
| 18 | ‘ And do n't be upset because they want to , girl . |
| 19 | ‘ Do n't be upset ; I will try to help you if I can . |
| 20 | There 's this bloke his well a chum of his actually got his statement and said this ca n't be blinking right ! |
| 21 | And there are a few people who wo n't be pleased whatever you do . |
| 22 | ‘ Da would n't be pleased at that . ’ |
| 23 | What I do understand is that if the master 's not home for the party tomorrow , the mistress wo n't be pleased — and that 's putting it mildly . |
| 24 | It is n't at all nice of me , thought Lydia , and they wo n't be pleased , but they 'll come from curiosity and snobbery , since although they do n't approve of me they think I 'm rather posh . |
| 25 | Victor wo n't be pleased if he hears about this . |
| 26 | ‘ They wo n't be pleased . ’ |
| 27 | The Royal College of Organists would n't be pleased to hear . |
| 28 | Mind Bob 's tail do n't stand on him or he wo n't be pleased . |
| 29 | First , take the legs and heave them up and over ; then grab the body by the arms or legs and drag it to the edge … no , that would n't be practicable , that way the killer would be moving backwards and be the first to fall . |
| 30 | ‘ Now do n't be mean , ’ Pol said , ‘ and where would the likes of us be getting any money ? ’ |