Example sentences of "do not have [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Feelings do not have to be ‘ justified ’ ; they do not have to be rational ; they should never be judged as OK or not-OK , or covered up with positive thoughts and affirmations .
2 The keys given in the index entries do not have to be actual keys .
3 Peacekeeping forces do not have to be strong enough to overwhelm an army ; but they must be something more than score-keepers or targets .
4 Repton himself comments in his Enquiry that ‘ the ‘ antiquated cot ’ , whose chimney is choked with ivy , may perhaps yield a residence for squalid misery and want ’ ; and an awareness develops that cottages do not have to be ruinous to be picturesque .
5 Our critical strategies do not have to be bound by the nature of the object of our attentions ; they do not have to be discipline-specific .
6 You do not have to be clever , or to know all the right psychological approaches ; you just need to be kind , and to care , to become a sanity-saving safety-valve in someone else 's life .
7 The examples of Denmark or of the other members of the Community may in some respects be encouraging , in others not ; but certainly to look into classrooms beyond the Channel , however superficially , is to be reminded that written curricula and centralised administrations do not have to be unwieldy , dictatorial or reactionary .
8 Political equals do not have to be indistinguishable in any respect .
9 You do not have to be tough minded or sombre in mood to acknowledge the truth that the whole concept of A Retreat , in the older senses of the phrase , is now redundant or used up , gone out of mind .
10 With this knowledge inside them , people do not have to be afraid of their own anger , nor their own assertiveness .
11 They do not have to be able to pilot a 747 or manage a public company share issue to comprehend the explanation of the standards expected of those that do .
12 The artists do not have to be able to draw , though it helps : they do , however , have to be able to ‘ visualize ’ a design or a film and be able to explain their ideas by words and rough pictures so that a specialized artist or photographer can produce the finished illustration .
13 I do not have to be able to see his face .
14 On the other hand , people do not have to be conscious of the system of production as such .
15 They have to make the system work , of course , but in order to do this , they do not have to be conscious of its nature .
16 But good aphorisms do not have to be meaningful in a strict sense .
17 The division of the x and y scales do not have to be identical .
18 However , I was concerned to read the remarks attributed to sole practitioner Geoffrey Day in which he observes that firms which ‘ train certifieds ' do not have to be formal training offices .
19 Careful management can , however , mitigate such effects so that sporting activities do not have to be incompatible with conservation interests .
20 For example , they do not have to be qualified accountants ; indeed , the majority are not , although the proportion that are is increasing .
21 Composts for herbs in containers do not have to be elaborate mixtures , and the prepacked soilless kinds whose bulk is peat and sand , or those containing loam such as the John Innes mixes , are excellent .
22 To write and record songs and do world tours when I do n't have to is important because that is my , and the band 's , identity .
23 You do n't have to be witty or attractive or intelligent , you just have to be there with people for the time you 've stipulated .
24 There are bikes everywhere in Holland 's sixth biggest city , and you do n't have to be young trendy or lycra clad to cycle .
25 ‘ Then you do n't have to be loyal to her , do you ? ’
26 ‘ Because I do n't have to be loyal either . ’
27 Even if you hold some position of great authority , you do n't have to be solemn all the time .
28 Aphorisms do n't have to be right , but they must have a snap to them .
29 Good looking nails do n't have to be long .
30 This time I do n't have to restrain myself ; I do n't have to be merciful .
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