Example sentences of "he [vb mod] not be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aware that the juvenile-seeming bunch of friends which Sebastian had gathered around him might not be Rosemary 's cup of tea either , Leith looked round for her . |
| 2 | He saw that the intellectual side of him could not be wrong , somehow he must baptize it . |
| 3 | It is submitted on behalf of the father and the grandmother that , if an order were not made , C. would go to the grandmother and the care which would then be given to him would not be care which would cause suffering of harm and that , therefore , the second limb of the threshold condition is not made out . |
| 4 | She had come to suspect that her affair with him would not be straightforward , that he was not sent by heaven to redeem her from chastity . |
| 5 | Whatever we are supposed to understand by a ‘ person ’ we are to believe that educating him will not be directly related to the roles and tasks he has to perform after his education is over . |
| 6 | Judgment against him can not be obtained by default ( Ord 12 , r 2 ) ; but , if he does not appear at the hearing of the action he is deemed to admit the notice and is bound by any judgment , even if by consent ( Ord 12 , r 3(3) ) . |
| 7 | And if she was , perhaps he ought not be trying to murder her ? |
| 8 | While he may not be collecting as actively as he was a few years ago , his name still inspires sufficient awe in most art world people for them to request complete anonymity when discussing him . |
| 9 | ‘ He may not be able to get round immediately , but he 'll let us know as soon as he can . |
| 10 | It does so on two grounds : that Duran is no longer a champion and that he may not be fit . |
| 11 | ‘ He may not be as daft as you think , ’ said Simon . |
| 12 | Tactically , he may not be Brearley or Fletcher , for he sticks with what he knows ; but Brearley or Fletcher could not bat like Gooch . |
| 13 | Tactically , he may not be Brearley or Fletcher , for he sticks with what he knows ; but Brearley or Fletcher could not bat like Gooch . |
| 14 | Some MPs are worried that he may not be able to work with Mr Smith , the favourite for the leadership . |
| 15 | Do n't waste another night , she said ; if there is somebody here you want then you go right up and tell him about it , you just tell him , because he may not be here tomorrow night . |
| 16 | He may not be the biggest pop star in the world but he 's certainly the most unapproachable . |
| 17 | I would therefore argue that one of the chief tasks of education , perhaps its overriding task , is the education and encouragement of a child 's imagination , so that he may not be a slave to a perception confined solely to the present , a perception that is little more than blindness . |
| 18 | Since his surplus stock may be in keen demand he may not be able to supply you — but he can at least point you in the right direction by suggesting alternative sources , ones that have proved themselves so far as he is concerned . |
| 19 | He can offer more money but he may not be suitable . |
| 20 | However , he may not be that popular in England after his ungracious comments before and after the World Cup final and his decision to drop out of the Barbarians game — not to mention the ‘ try that never was ’ against England in the 1987 World Cup . |
| 21 | Even now , however , he is prepared to accept that he may not be able to come back in a new guise after three years . |
| 22 | Afterwards , Little said : ‘ He may not be the biggest keeper in the world but technically he 's very good . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ He is a bubbly character and while he may not be a favourite of the Everton fans he is certainly a favourite among his team mates . |
| 24 | But he may not be able to help his boss Alex Ferguson , who could face an FA charge for his verbal assault on Hill . |
| 25 | He may not be a rock 'n' roll comedian , but TV 's Mr Sardonic PAUL MERTON is more than just an ubiquitous face , and ANDREW COLLINS salutes him |
| 26 | I am afraid he may not be with us any longer ’ . |
| 27 | First commissions could be obtained through political interest , and this would appear to have been the situation of Philip Hay , whom Admiral Lord Keith managed to place in the 11th Foot as an ensign on the strength of imaginary past service , though his patron remarked that ‘ if his father can not get at old General Grant or Lady Sutherland he may not be confirmed . |
| 28 | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 'S earnest captain Tim Robinson does n't strike me as a student of W.C. Fields , but recent events at Trent Bridge suggest he may not be unacquainted with his philosophy . |
| 29 | In crisis situations , the initiative inevitably rests with the executive — it is the president who authorizes immediate military responses and in so doing he may not be as carefully respectful of the Constitution as some purists would like . |
| 30 | " He may not be the Only one . " |