Example sentences of "[det] [modal v] [not/n't] [verb] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the rates charged by the ECGD , my hon. Friend will be aware that it is necessary to strike a balance between the national interest in providing ECGD cover for capital goods exports and the interest of the taxpayer that that should not prove to be too expensive . |
| 2 | We also saw how closely related these two stitch formations really are , even though at first sight this may not appear to be true . |
| 3 | As Fulbright presented it , in what amounted to a proclamation of American innocence and British guilt , the US had been had' by her allies ; and while this may not appear to be entirely convincing , Fulbright had picked up the importance of what Acheson had described as the danger of Ho Chi Minh 's ‘ direct communist connection ’ — and might , indeed , have gone further . |
| 4 | This may not appear to be a splendid dish , but its star-rating qualities are in its simplicity . |
| 5 | Now , this may not seem to be a feasible solution , except for the odd application such as electric blanket or underfloor heating where full wave rectified unsmoothed 50 or 60Hz AC will produce heating from a mixture of 81% DC and 19% AC at 100 or 120Hz and above . |
| 6 | This may not seem to be a very daunting task , but when a man who has been flying four engine jet transports all over the world is suddenly confronted with a young pilot who has just written-off the landing gear of a light aircraft while trying to land in a cross wind , the true qualities of the new inspector are under test . |
| 7 | This may not prove to be a serious problem , but having it happen twice in a short period of time makes me wonder . |
| 8 | At first sight this might not seem to be a serious problem ; one thing stands for others if it is used or taken as representing them . |
| 9 | This might not need to be quite as comprehensive as the full mailing list , but it will save time . |
| 10 | This would not appear to be a wimpish attempt to curry favour with the new bosses , but rather an indication of these affable dudes getting their priorities right . |
| 11 | Even in Oahu , where the solution is intense , the coastal limestone regions receive only about 1000 mm ( 25 in ) of rain a year and this would not appear to be sufficient to account for the amount of solution . |