Example sentences of "that [vb mod] not be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Fs , Gs , and the Big U. OK , that may not be great earthquakes for you , but people like my folks press you . |
| 2 | You always hope that you will be able to select a large , easy field , but that may not be possible . |
| 3 | Diluting it and mixing in it into slurry lagoons or spreading it at a low rate on grassland was a method used in the past , but even that may not be possible now . |
| 4 | ‘ I suspect that may not be possible , ’ Edward told her . |
| 5 | But he fears that may not be possible . |
| 6 | That may not be real but it was certainly my perception and it is the perception that counts . |
| 7 | ‘ That may not be necessary , Miss Postlethwaite , ’ he said smoothly . |
| 8 | That may not be easy this weekend . ’ |
| 9 | Clearly any or all of these are possible but erm er naturally you would understand that if you had them daily by film you would be having you know ninety pieces of paper er and clearly that may not be appropriate at times well times , you know hundreds by the looks of it now but usually times ten at least . |
| 10 | Although that may not be appropriate view of that , but , Betty ? |
| 11 | So , I mean what I 'm saying is that I think we should have a league table if you like of , of attendances , I , I recognise that that may not be popular , but I think it 's going to be one way of sorting out those people who attend every opportunity , and sometimes just to pat an officer on the back . |
| 12 | ‘ That should n't be necessary . |
| 13 | Ideally , that should n't be important , of course , since both TrueType and Adobe fonts ought to perform equally well ( I do n't want to get into an argument about which is better here ) , but adherents of one or the other will want to know which they 're using — and when you 've got over 200 fonts on your system , as some folks do , you ca n't always remember which is which . |
| 14 | Well that should n't be difficult you see them on every street corner . |
| 15 | That should not be surprising , because when asked to name one favourite flower , beautiful above all others , again there can be little doubt that most people — in Britain at any rate , and whether gardeners or not — would choose the rose . |
| 16 | Not quite ; though that should not be surprising . |
| 17 | Now I 'm a governor of two schools and from this perspective in particular , I 'm very pleased to see that as a result of the legacy of previous Conservative administration and the generous S S A proposals for this year , that the Conservative group have been able to put forward a budget which enables schools budgets to be increased fully for demography and inflation and certainly I know that was a great worry this year in many of our schools that that might not be possible so it 's good to see that it is possible . |
| 18 | Eleven ; that could n't be right . |
| 19 | " Never mind , my darlings , " she said now , bathing them both in her overflowing affections , Gemma propped up on her pillows looking polite and pleasant — surely that could not be right ? — Linnet still remote and very tranquil . |
| 20 | Very calmly she assured him she knew that could not be true . |
| 21 | If you add that to the eight ninety percent that need n't be potable , it seems to be very attractive to er deliver it in bottles does n't it . |
| 22 | ‘ That ca n't be Lexy . |
| 23 | Darling , that ca n't be good for you . |
| 24 | It 's a tricky race however with Dermot Weld fancying his chances and that ca n't be good news for the rest of the trainers involved . |
| 25 | ‘ Oh no , Headmistress , that ca n't be right ! ’ |
| 26 | That ca n't be right . |
| 27 | That ca n't be right , can it ? |
| 28 | I think that ca n't be right . |
| 29 | I mean that ca n't be right . |
| 30 | because I do n't speak to at all now and that ca n't be right and the reason I do n't is because I know the response I 'm gon na get , blank look |