Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] not be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Greece and Turkey will be asked to accept that the border between them must not be changed by force , and to agree to a set of ‘ confidence-building measures ’ — pull-backs from the border , inspectors on the ground , aerial reconnaissance — to help them trust each other . |
| 2 | The fact that ECGD may have instructed them should not be taken as an endorsement of their expertise , official or otherwise . |
| 3 | G. R.Shepherd , the Labour National Agent , wrote to local Labour Parties in March 1939 , warning them against close liaison with the Club : Since groups of the Left Book Club are not entitled to affiliation with constituency parties , joint political activities with them should not be entered into , especially when these are in the direction of a so-called " Popular Front " with any other political party . |
| 4 | Sub-text : ‘ I have to convey my message , which is more important than yours ( and I may not be listening to you ) . ’ |
| 5 | It 's just possible Mr Deputy Speaker , it 's just possible I may not be selected for all kinds of reasons but if I was selected it might at least give the people of that lovely part of the world the chance of having the referendum they never had over Maastricht because of the shameful way in which the Labour party was not willing to allow the people to have their say on that vital issue . |
| 6 | I have begun to sense that , despite the touching and the ‘ precious boy ’ , I may not be headed for the Dark where the soft , fat spiders watch and wait . |
| 7 | ‘ I must not be understood to be laying down a rule that in no case where a wife acts on her husband 's instructions and under his influence is it necessary to show that she has received independent advice . |
| 8 | He added that I must not be intimidated by his and Rozanov 's fluency ; I was really quite good . |
| 9 | All my life , he wrote , I have been preparing myself for this moment , but if I have prepared myself correctly then it is so that when the moment came I should not be encumbered with the sensation of having waited for it all my life , for such a sensation , wrote Harsnet , is too heavy a burden for anyone to carry . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm here to get that treasure , ’ shouted Silver , ‘ and I 'll not be beaten by man or ghost ! |
| 11 | I know one thing I 'll not be eating at the buffet . |
| 12 | Just one day when I 'll not be dictated to by this thing inside me . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll not be treated as a damned security risk , ’ the Prime Minister had said to the Deputy Under Secretary . |
| 14 | But waving that ; I 'll not be affraid of old worn-out Rivals … |
| 15 | ee , cos the pain is too strong aye well I go to the doctor 's on Monday er a , and so I 'll not be going to our Ann 's this |
| 16 | " Tell me what you truly wish to do , Sara , " he said gently , " and if you sincerely desire to sail to Portugal and be married , then I 'll not be standing in your way . " |
| 17 | Perhaps I should start by telling you something I 'll not be talking about and that is the subject of financial resources and how Lynda 's getting on in her discussions with chief secretary , I do n't suppose that comes to you as any surprise but I shall I not be talking on that but let me say that we remain committed strongly to a substantial aid programme which as far as possible is directed towards the poorest countries . |
| 18 | But it is easy to see what the sceptic will say at this point , quite apart from the implied oddity that there is a claim which I could not be justified in making but which another can be justified in making for me . |
| 19 | The point is that if I could not be distinguished from others in some way , then the utterance ‘ It 's me ’ would be useless . |
| 20 | After all , I could not be punished for the death of Victor Frankenstein if he was not dead . |
| 21 | I would not be mistaken over this , ’ replied Merymose shortly . |
| 22 | I would not be threatened by McIllvanney . |
| 23 | Les Stewart , Senior Manager at Oban , who has responsibility for Scarinish , had perceptively anticipated that I would not be over-extended during my stay on the island . |
| 24 | ‘ I knew that I would not be allowed to box but I proved a point by showing up , ’ he said . |
| 25 | I silently vowed I would not be returning to Coldstream . |
| 26 | The second point that I want to make is I 'm not denying that the western relief road would bring some improvement and if the western relief road did not damage did not cause serious environmental damage , I would not be arguing against it . |
| 27 | He had prospects , but for his friends ’ sake , I shall not be endowed with more than enough for my needs . |
| 28 | If I am looking directly at a stick insect , 8 inches in front of my nose and in strong daylight , I shall not be fooled by it . |
| 29 | My time is extremely valuable , and I am not going to be kept waiting here while people like patients take up five or 10 minutes when I shall not be earning at a rate that would put the salary of Members of Parliament to shame . |
| 30 | PAMELA : [ alone ] I hope I shall not be deserted at the hour of my trial . |