Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] not be [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Equally conceivably I might not be aware that they are . |
| 2 | Although I did what I could to try to conceive a girl , I could n't be sure that I had . |
| 3 | There had n't been a show , I had no contractions and I could n't be sure that my waters had broken . ’ |
| 4 | Once I noticed the familiar gap in a row of houses like the space left by a drawn tooth , but I could not be certain that it was the result of bombing and if it was it had happened a long time ago . |
| 5 | His temperament , in fact , was rather more a golfer 's than a racing driver 's and I ca n't be sure that the likes of Arnold Palmer and other big sportsmen who 'd made good in the States were n't in some way role models for the young Mario . |
| 6 | I can not be sure that he noticed all that , but he stared at it for a long time , getting down on his hands . |
| 7 | I think that that is over optimistic , I can not be confident that there will be any local authority provision at all , it seems to me that this particular provision is really vital to Paul 's education and I think it right to ensure that it is available . |
| 8 | And the story that I heard which may not be true that he had he did n't have the wig and gown . |
| 9 | Malcolm Hardee will be there ‘ to ensure the smooth running of this Big Night Out ’ say the management , who may not be aware that the presence of Martin ‘ Two Fingers Soan ’ on the bill may lead to an impromptu , and far from smooth reunion of the two 's infamous Greatest Show on Legs . |
| 10 | You may not be aware that excessive usage of the lifts does in fact cost the company a great deal of money , and in line with our cost-cutting efforts in other areas I have drawn up the following guidelines , which must be strictly adhered to from now on . |
| 11 | Er during my comments yesterday sir , I you 'll not be surprised that if with a very strong emphasis on if , er the the panel do go for a new settlement , we do in York feel very strongly that er the issue of priority for public transport usage should be a very high one in this criteria . |
| 12 | She could not be certain that Phoebe wanted her and needed her . |
| 13 | But although she said it she could not be certain that it was true . |
| 14 | She could not be certain that she wanted it to be true . |
| 15 | However , she could n't be certain that the more expensive kinds were there and could be actually obtained inside the shop . |
| 16 | She was afraid then , rather as a skier might feel when he looks down the steep whiteness of a dangerous slope , or a high diver who seems far above the water , but the sensation was so unusual to her that she could n't be sure that it was entirely unpleasant still strongly mixed , as it was , with curiosity . |
| 17 | You could n't be all that you are without despising me . |
| 18 | Her face was on a level with his ; she stared at him for some seconds before she said quietly , ‘ You need n't be concerned that you might have started something ; I 've got no ideas that way . |
| 19 | The weaknesses are lack of security the time difference that it can bring if there 's lots of replies going backwards and forwards erm it might get mislaid , it might never get read , you do n't know you ca n't be sure that people are actually reading the memo er you do n't know what the reaction of the people is you ca n't go back on what you 've said because it 's on paper er and it lacks that personal touch can be expensive on time , times to you but sorry erm but can be expensive not on time but on materials . |
| 20 | As soon as the stigma is revealed and exposed , you can not be sure that some keen and inquisitive insect wo n't beat you to it and carry in pollen from heaven knows where . |
| 21 | And if in fact this large area of industrial development is not taken up , you can not be sure that the bits that are not taken up will be the least environmentally sensitive . |
| 22 | Perhaps we should not be surprised that Parliament is closing down for so long . |
| 23 | As laicisation has forced religion from community to private practice , we should not be surprised that so few people know how to mourn together and share common griefs . |
| 24 | If our legal system allows companies the ability to make profits and trade unions to bargain collectively for wage increases , then we should not be surprised that companies will wish to exploit profit opportunities and trade unions secure higher wages whenever possible , however inconvenient at times that may be to the government . |
| 25 | Signs in use for many referents reflect one or two of these properties , and thus we should not be surprised that comparisons of sign lists result in such a high degree of similarity , as the appearance , movement , and use of an object can be expected to be similar across different cultures . |
| 26 | From what I have suggested so far we should not be surprised that a recent authoritative and comprehensive review of child abuse research commented that : As we have seen , research itself , like policy and practice , has increasingly become surrounded by controversy over questions of definition and the most appropriate form that approaches and interventions should take . |
| 27 | Of course , we should not be surprised that pressure groups pursue self-interested aims — that is usually why they are created . |
| 28 | While grudgingly accepting Mr Rosen 's line that there were some good teachers who did teach properly , he was quick to counter with the challenge that ‘ we could n't be sure that it was happening elsewhere ’ . |
| 29 | It was by writing history in Greek that Fabius Pictor revolutionized history in Rome ; we need not be surprised that he also used Greek sources when they were available , such as Diocles of Peparethus on Romulus ( Plut . |
| 30 | Speaking from behind a barred gate and protected by armed guards the unnamed brother said : ‘ We would n't be surprised that because of that book someone sought retribution , and has tried to take out all Ian 's seed , which is a Middle Eastern style of doing things . |