Example sentences of "must n't be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You can see if there 's any disease from browning of the plant and you can see how well they 've been dried — they must n't be crusty round the edges . |
| 2 | ‘ You must n't be shy . |
| 3 | Must n't be too hard on her . |
| 4 | ‘ Our passengers are not dumbos , therefore they must n't be babied along . |
| 5 | ‘ You must n't be so negative , Maggie , ’ Mrs Henry admonished . |
| 6 | Well , it must n't be till July ! |
| 7 | Must n't be late for school . ’ |
| 8 | You must n't be heavy and frighten him . |
| 9 | Well , I mean that you have to have a War Cabinet , you have to have a Committee of Chiefs of Staff , that the Secretary of the Committee of Chiefs must n't be the Secretary of the War Cabinet . |
| 10 | He 's conscious that safety-critical items such as tyres and brakes must n't be skimped on , but he 's not overly concerned about sticking to the recommended 6000-mile service schedule ; so far the Sierra has on average been serviced every 13,500 miles and has never seen the inside of a Ford dealer 's workshop . |
| 11 | He must n't be . |
| 12 | ‘ You must n't be retrospectively jealous . |
| 13 | She must n't be caught . |
| 14 | I 'd seen two wonderful prints earlier : an American artist called Carol Grigg , not expensive , but I must n't be tempted . |
| 15 | I said that they must n't be sad because he had , after all , crammed so much into his short life , that his parties had given enormous pleasure to so many people , that Conor was the sort of person Jack Kerouac might have loved , he was one of the ones who are mad to live , desirous of everything at the same time , ‘ the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing , but burn , burn , burn , like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars ’ . |
| 16 | But you must n't be too hard on Hester . |
| 17 | ‘ I must n't be late again . ’ |
| 18 | There one met at each other 's homes for dinner , one eye on the clock on the way — cursing the traffic , having to watch the drinks as one was driving and must n't be too late as Nigel had to be up early for work . |
| 19 | One particularly cold winter I gave in but stipulated that I must n't be around when it happened . |
| 20 | The family strategy is that Daddy must n't be disturbed when he comes in at six . |
| 21 | If they needed to leave Stalinvast rapidly , the pilot must n't be languid . |
| 22 | There 's a nurses ’ meeting at the church this afternoon and I must n't be late , ’ she said quickly . |
| 23 | Pigmented preservatives must n't be used when overpainting , as they can not hold a coat of paint for more than a few months . |
| 24 | and then do your other half of knot , reef knot and tuck it in straight away , you get your pin ready , have it on , either on the table or ready like that , now if you 've got too much material ever you just fold that down , there , if that 's too much , which is n't too much with Denise because it 's the right size sling , sometimes you have to improvise and then you fold if forward and back , firmly , take the pin and put it , put your two fingers down between the casualty so that your fingers are apart and there 's a space between your fingers so you can stick the pin in and out again without any danger , if you put the fingers apart like that , if you do stick the pin in yourself and draw blood would you please throw the pin away , as a matter of automatic hygiene , it must n't be used again once it 's been stuck into somebody |
| 25 | But you must n't be naive . |
| 26 | Three months was not too late — it must n't be . |
| 27 | ‘ Now , now , Schätzchen , you must n't be so quick to take offence . ’ |
| 28 | Those shares must n't be sold to Adam until after the flotation . ’ |
| 29 | Flushed and triumphant after this orgy of extravagance , they left the store at last , keeping an eye on the time because Mabel must n't be late with the boys ' tea whatever happened and then they had a long , annoying wait at the bus-stop . |
| 30 | She would soon be alone with him , but she must n't be over-zealous . |