Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] n't [be] to " in BNC.

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1 Right , I hope , we wo n't be to long now , perhaps if we could just bring up the item you wanted to mention .
2 He says that it should n't be to difficult , just time consuming .
3 ‘ Well , if Sister 's sanctioned it , it ca n't be to Melrose , where that dishy registrar 's often to be seen . ’
4 Fighting , he says , is ‘ the real , highest , honestest business of every son of man ’ and he advises ‘ those young persons whose stomachs are not strong , or who think a good set-to with the weapons which God has given to us all , an uncivilized , unchristian , or ungentlemanly affair , just skip this chapter at once , for it wo n't be to their taste ’ .
5 Even if your reasoning is self-evident to you , it wo n't be to other people , who will come at the issue from a slightly ( or very ) different point of view .
6 I would hope he wo n't be to late or he 'll be exhausted .
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