Example sentences of "we [modal v] not be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The result of all this is that because of the divergence of Belfast English from other varieties and the internal divergence within it , we do not know beforehand what is the correct lexical input to any phonological variable , we do not necessarily know what the variants of the variable are , and we may not be at all certain about what precisely might count as a variable . |
| 2 | Consideration of these facts should be enough to alert us to the possibility that the totality of our being may be much more than just the physical body , and that we may not be in any sense only machines . |
| 3 | We may not be in the First Eleven , but we are a pretty strong team , Hazlitt , Charles Lamb , Beerbohm , Chesterton and Haverford Downs . |
| 4 | ‘ We may not be in the same league as Servette but where we score over most teams is with our spirit . |
| 5 | There was then the suspense of waiting for it to come in , and my fear that we might not be on the right platform or that the Great Western had forgotten about it . |
| 6 | We might not be in this situation now . |
| 7 | The ob the obvious answer to that would be we 'd not be in a position to make the proper recommendation in favour of I I suspect . |
| 8 | If we do not have that , we shall not be in a competitive position in the future . |
| 9 | If we had somebody to play alongside Gallacher who could pop one in regularly we would not be in our position . |
| 10 | If we did that , there would be much less of a problem and we would not be in such deep water with the European Commission . |
| 11 | ‘ It is not something to be rushed and we will not be in a position to make any announcement until towards the end of the week . ’ |
| 12 | And I think the way forward is perhaps to have a meeting with R and D and for them to come to us and discuss with us the aspects of work that we will not be in a position to do come the revolution . |
| 13 | No planks for the flooring yet , and if it is raining we can not be on the roof . |
| 14 | Unfortunately their ideas have not been tested out a great deal in other areas of London or the rest of the country , so we can not be at all sure whether the findings they claim are appropriate for application to the whole of our society are in fact so . |
| 15 | We can not be like Red Indians , sitting in a circle and acting as one man. , ‘ Do you think we have lost that forever ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ At the labour costs we incur today , we can not be in business long term . ’ |