Example sentences of "i [vb mod] not be [vb pp] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It 's just possible Mr Deputy Speaker , it 's just possible I may not be selected for all kinds of reasons but if I was selected it might at least give the people of that lovely part of the world the chance of having the referendum they never had over Maastricht because of the shameful way in which the Labour party was not willing to allow the people to have their say on that vital issue . |
| 2 | I have begun to sense that , despite the touching and the ‘ precious boy ’ , I may not be headed for the Dark where the soft , fat spiders watch and wait . |
| 3 | ‘ I may not be allowed to stay here , ’ the woman said . |
| 4 | I 'd seen two wonderful prints earlier : an American artist called Carol Grigg , not expensive , but I must n't be tempted . |
| 5 | Right , now I must n't be seen to be indicating in any way that er you do n't have to bother with it all , because they too put all out some excellent er booklets , brochures I 've got two thick pads of them which I 'll let you circulate . |
| 6 | Well you better erm no no no I must n't be seen to encourage that sort of thing . |
| 7 | I must n't be caught doing it |
| 8 | I must not be misunderstood . |
| 9 | Yet I must not be understood to rely on any so-called growth dividend . |
| 10 | ‘ I must not be understood to be laying down a rule that in no case where a wife acts on her husband 's instructions and under his influence is it necessary to show that she has received independent advice . |
| 11 | He added that I must not be intimidated by his and Rozanov 's fluency ; I was really quite good . |
| 12 | It took me a long time to accept the fact that now I should not be killed — that I should be one of the survivors . |
| 13 | I should not be thrown around like luggage ! ’ |
| 14 | According to court papers passed to the New York Post , Mr Boesky argued : ‘ I should not be forced … to incur further debt while [ Seema ] redecorates the marital estate and her penthouse apartment … and has personal expenses of almost $42,000 a month . ’ |
| 15 | All my life , he wrote , I have been preparing myself for this moment , but if I have prepared myself correctly then it is so that when the moment came I should not be encumbered with the sensation of having waited for it all my life , for such a sensation , wrote Harsnet , is too heavy a burden for anyone to carry . |
| 16 | ‘ I move quickly so that I should n't be trampled to death . |
| 17 | It was all of three inches long , and as she looked at it , she said , ‘ I should n't be landed with this . |
| 18 | Dr Maxwell had assured me that I should n't be troubled by any more sickness . |
| 19 | All the way back there I 'd realized that G.P. was making sure Barber Cruikshank and I should n't be left alone . |
| 20 | Perhaps sometime I 'll be able to devise a way round my official non-existence and apply for a gun myself , though even then , all things considered , I might not be granted a licence . |
| 21 | ‘ I had rather expected before I went that I might not be taken seriously as a woman . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm here to get that treasure , ’ shouted Silver , ‘ and I 'll not be beaten by man or ghost ! |
| 23 | Just one day when I 'll not be dictated to by this thing inside me . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'll not be treated as a damned security risk , ’ the Prime Minister had said to the Deputy Under Secretary . |
| 25 | But waving that ; I 'll not be affraid of old worn-out Rivals … |
| 26 | After that I could n't be touched , of course . |
| 27 | In the dark I could manoeuvre , hide in the alleys of incomprehension , crouch behind the walls of indifference , know that I existed , and hope because I could n't be seen . |
| 28 | I left Werewolf with a withering look and headed for the edge of the road , cutting back deeper into the trees so I could n't be seen from the farmhouse when I reached the fenced-off field . |
| 29 | I could have messed about to get the price under 20m to make them legit. teans but I could n't be arsed ! |
| 30 | I could n't be fucked to say ‘ no ’ . |