Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] n't [adv] [be] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had let me slip through the net earlier ; they would n't exactly be fans of mine . |
| 2 | ‘ They ca n't really be friends , ’ said Bernice as she worked on repairs to the faulty connection . |
| 3 | Well it should n't just be men , men , you know , it should be women as well . |
| 4 | Because , going back to the point earlier on , erm , when I was taught I say , it was a local nurse from th er , the clinic that taught us I mean I 've nothi , nothing against elder women in their fifties and whatever , but I mean , there again , one , it should n't always be females who teach about sex , it should be males , and it should be younger people to relate |
| 5 | ‘ It ca n't surely be Temptation . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I know it was awfully cheap : it 'll probably fall to bits , it ca n't really be cashmere . |
| 7 | So she said er it wo n't only be fiver cos she said |