Example sentences of "[not/n't] [be] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Half-way through the twentieth century it was becoming clear to the more perceptive analysts that , whatever the political limitations might or might not be to that form of growth , there were ecological limitations looming on the horizon . |
| 2 | ‘ I accept that the local authority and the social workers behaved in the way in which they did in error , but it is an important constitutional matter , and to mark the position , and so that local authorities shall not be under any misapprehension about their powers , I order that the costs of this application be paid by the local authority . |
| 3 | 14.1 shall not be under any liability to or to any party in any way whatsoever for the destruction , damage , delay or any matters of this nature whatsoever arising our of war , rebellion , civic commotion , strikes , lock-outs and industrial disputes ; fire , explosion , earthquake , act of God , flood , drought , or bad weather ; the unavailability or deliveries , supplies , work , disks , or other media or the requisitioning or any other act or order by any government department , council or other constituted body . |
| 4 | 8.1 The Seller shall not be under any liability for any failure to perform any of its obligations under the Order due to Force Majeure . |
| 5 | The FCC 's cleverly contrived technical contest may have helped accelerate the move to digital broadcasting , but that may not be of much help to the terrestrial TV broadcasters it had hoped to escort into the digital age , nor give much of an edge to American equipment makers . |
| 6 | It would not be of much help to him , and it would alert any intruder that he was on his way . |
| 7 | In any case , as we shall see in Chapter 8 , strengths very greatly in excess of I per cent of the Young 's modulus may not be of much interest in practical engineering . |
| 8 | The domestic arrangements of an elderly bachelor like myself can not be of much interest to anyone . |
| 9 | This seems to indicate that the igfet should not be of much use and , indeed , this is the case at low frequencies of operation . |
| 10 | In opposition to centrally imposed ‘ local economic strategies ’ , these initiatives of the left explicitly recognize that what is appropriate in one place , may not be of much use in another . |
| 11 | In most cases this will not be of much use , but at this stage there is nothing to lose . |
| 12 | Although baby universes may not be of much use for space travel , they have important implications for our attempt to find a complete unified theory that will describe everything in the universe . |
| 13 | In either case , it would not be of much use as a source of heat and light for life on Earth . |
| 14 | The Governor , Sir David Wilson , has argued for a general ‘ right of entry ’ to Britain — though such a ‘ right ’ could not be of much value if it were not ordinarily convertible into full citizenship . |
| 15 | Method ( 2 ) , as discussed in chapter 3 , may not be of much value if managers do not stay long enough in one position . |
| 16 | The occasional hairline crack in external brickwork need not be of any significance , but should be observed over a period to see if it extends or widens . |
| 17 | As far as any remedy in damages is concerned this point will not be of any significance and it is most unlikely that any action would be brought in a business secrets case unless some damage or advantage to a competitor had occurred or was thought likely to do so . |
| 18 | If the information has been divulged to sufficient people so that it can be said to be no longer confidential , an injunction will not be of any help ; it would be like locking the stable door after the horse has bolted . |
| 19 | Warton replies : ‘ It can not be of any use to the dead themselves . |
| 20 | ‘ Go on , Wilson , though it may not be of any use . ’ |
| 21 | With two votes West Germans are in a different position , even though their first vote may not be of any use . |
| 22 | A general deformation will not be of this type and we need to know the change in volume in such a case . |
| 23 | Could you please make these adjustments for the next matrix list which I realise will not be for some time and , in fact , by that time Karen will be off on maternity leave but I leave it to you whether you want to slot in Joan and Jane for that period . |
| 24 | I know it will not be for some months yet , but time passes quickly . |
| 25 | The focus here , however , will not be on these issues of politics and crime prevention . |
| 26 | She would not be on this earth much longer . |
| 27 | The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Lion might not be on this book list , but in the short sub-section of ‘ Finance and Government ’ were old conspiratorial favourites : F.J. Irsigier 's Who Makes Our Money ? , |
| 28 | Incredibly , it may not be until several hours later that mum follows her baby inside ! |
| 29 | So until that comes out I can not actually confirm what may or may not be in that manifesto . |
| 30 | Mrs Thatcher 's heart would not be in that approach , any more than the Labour Party has yet taken the need for high interest rates to its bosom . |