Example sentences of "[not/n't] be [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The intractable fact of the matter is that in terms of archaeological time scales the operational continuity of contemporary hardware can not be assured even when suitable specimens are available to begin with . |
| 2 | Edward Balliol would not be couched down there , but upstairs in one of the principal bedchambers , for sure . |
| 3 | Meat should not be eaten more than once a day ; and fish is increasingly thought of as healthier — oily fish is useful in the prevention of heart disease and arthritis — and you may feel it is worth substituting fish for meat as a main meal twice a week . |
| 4 | In reality that would only increase white racism and try to solve with money a problem that can not be bribed away . |
| 5 | The insidious madness of Bruno ( who wants to ‘ swap murders ’ with an innocent tennis pro ) sneaks up on us slyly , and will not be shaken off . |
| 6 | Melissa was not given to premonition but the fear that something had happened to Sybil had taken hold and would not be shaken off . |
| 7 | The great butlers are great by virtue of their ability to inhabit their professional role and inhabit it to the utmost ; they will not be shaken out by external events , however surprising , alarming or vexing . |
| 8 | PERHAPS the contra war could not be decked persuasively in red , white and blue ; but its sponsors were obliged to justify it somehow . |
| 9 | If the debtor is proposing to pay the petitioner his debt by instalments , the petition should not be adjourned indefinitely to see if the proposal is implemented . |
| 10 | Mistakes made now can not be rectified later in life . |
| 11 | Please check your tickets carefully as mistakes can not be rectified later ! |
| 12 | And the increase in temperature will not be felt evenly . |
| 13 | These requirements will suffice to ensure that issue costs in respect of instruments other than shares will not be charged directly to the share premium account but will be charged against profits over the term of the capital instrument . |
| 14 | It certainly can not be limited just to matters of contempt but must relate to the other coercive jurisdictions of the court . |
| 15 | However , the spread of concern of this centre must not be limited purely by geographical area , and while continuing to concentrate on issues which are relevant to the Highlands and Islands , it will often be necessary and desirable to exchange information and ideas with others in different parts of the country , and indeed with those who are in similar situations in other countries . |
| 16 | Such celebrations of our art should not be limited only to honouring great architects and their buildings , or listening to occasional lectures and debates , but should be a continuous function of our institute . |
| 17 | This puts me in the position of having to either cancel the project — which would be a great discouragment to the volunteers , who might be reluctant to come forward again having been let down over this one — or risk going on without funding ( and then perhaps being told that funding can not be granted retrospectively ? ) . |
| 18 | Clearly , one of the invincible conventions of the ‘ Romance ’ label is that desire should not be consummated before at the very least a proposal of marriage has been secured by the heroine — ‘ the only pain permitted is the sweet pain of unfulfilled desire ’ … |
| 19 | This would not be concluded once general managers were in place but involved long-term and profound cultural change , a view which managers themselves endorsed ( Strong and Robinson 1990 ) . |
| 20 | This did more than any other eighteenth-century innovation to increase the speed and range of ships and it was so successful that shipowners were most reluctant to use iron hulls which could not be coppered directly on account of electro-chemical action between the iron and the copper in salt water . |
| 21 | The problem is that the pool of liquid usually forms underneath the car , where it is both inconspicuous and difficult to get at , so the chances are that it will not be mopped up . |
| 22 | A reference function means that the material should not be lent out . |
| 23 | In some instances failure to observe sound practice leads to a lamb crop at weaning of around 50–60% , a level at which breeding replacements can not be obtained thus leading to the possibility of economic collapse . |
| 24 | If the correct timing can not be obtained even with VR1 at an extreme of its travel , resistor R2 will need to be increased to increase the timing and vice-versa . |
| 25 | It is often advisable to use the commercially prepared seasonings for tacos and chilli as many of the varieties of red and chilli peppers that are abundant in Mexico can not be obtained easily in other countries . |
| 26 | This is our members ' exclusive magazine , which can not be obtained anywhere else . |
| 27 | Integrity is flouted not only in specific compromises of that character , however , but whenever a community enacts and enforces different laws each of which is coherent in itself , but which can not be defended together as expressing a coherent ranking of different principles of justice or fairness or procedural due process . |
| 28 | Our piloting suggests that there is very little information here which could not be filled in out of the heads of appropriate teachers on these courses , so filling in the questionnaire should not cost a great deal of time for each person . |
| 29 | It can not be emphasised too strongly that our unemployment problems do not stem from the installation of such equipment . |
| 30 | The value of visiting rather than just corresponding with the Social Security Office when a relative dies can not be emphasised too strongly , as this enables any problems to be discussed and dealt with speedily . |