Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] not be to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Otherwise our credit society could easily go sour on us , with repercussions for the country 's industry and commerce which would not be to our benefit . |
| 2 | She could not be to Pen as Minnie was to Miss Arabel since there was a mother in between but she had a great desire to see her former charge treat her as freely when he reached manhood . |
| 3 | It may not be to women 's advantage , but it is there , and it acknowledges the power , albeit negative , of women 's cycles of fertility . |
| 4 | He told me not to talk about the matter outside as it might not be to his interests if the facts were made generally known . ’ |
| 5 | Instinct told her that he was planning something for her and it might not be to her liking . |
| 6 | It might not be to everyone 's taste or be able to last for hundreds of years but you have to admit that she would turn a few heads if she appeared sitting casually in your garden . |
| 7 | At Larchgrove some expressed the view that the remedial input necessary to develop Tony 's literacy and numeracy could be provided best at a residential school , but there was a stronger view that it would not be to his benefit to remove him from a secure and caring home . |
| 8 | He sat back down next to her , but he still did n't look at her , and she had a sinking feeling that he really was going to tell her the truth about Nicole , but it would not be to her liking . |