Example sentences of "not be [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Although having them has not made their lives any easier , they have got immense enjoyment from them and would not be without them .
2 I would not be without it now .
3 ‘ The result is : ( 1 ) That this Act does not necessarily require anything to be done under it which might not be done without causing a nuisance ; ( 2 ) That as to those things which may or may not be under it , there is no evidence on the face of the Act that the legislature supposed it to be impossible for any of them to be done ( if they were done at all ) somewhere and under some circumstances , without creating a nuisance ; and ( 3 ) That the legislature has manifested no intention that any of these optional powers , as to asylums , should be exercised at the expense of , or so as to interfere with , any man 's private rights .
4 If the time has come when Virgin needs a union for people 's grievances to be redressed and their rights upheld , then it would almost not be worth me going on , and I will pack up and get out . ’
5 But the decay may not be spreading , in which case the damage done by intervention will not be worth it .
6 The risk would certainly not be worth it to the little ex-scribe .
7 The party would leave for France at the beginning of July and Ferdinando would not be of it .
8 Tomorrow she would ride in the park again but Craig would not be with her .
9 He poured himself more whisky , pressing Herr Nordern to have another , too , and saying that he was leading the Norderns into bad ways but that they must forgive him as it was n't very often they saw him , ha ! ha ! and Herr Nordern , while not prepared to accept that he was led by anyone except the leaders of his country , took the whisky , thinking , what the devil , he had worked like a dog all day , and it was true , Karl would not be with them much longer and they would probably never see him again and , he had to confess , he would n't mind if he never saw him again as long as either of them lived .
10 Many now realised , for the first time , that she may not be with them for that much longer .
11 Indeed John is so enthusiastic that one can not be with him without catching some of his zeal in the cause , and I can not regret our coming , though looking anxiously forward to our return .
12 Tell him there has been a change of plan , that you can not be with him tonight . ’
13 Of Norman , of Jean-Paul and of little Beatrice who feels this as deeply as anyone , including the Sussex branch of the family who , because of the railway accident you all know about , can not be with us here today .
14 I am afraid he may not be with us any longer ’ .
15 Should he not be with us in six weeks , will he leave a message for his successor to ensure the continuation of that economic miracle into York street and York road in the constituency of my hon. Friend the Member for Belfast , North ( Mr. Walker ) ?
16 Sadly , my hon. Friend the Member for Ashfield ( Mr. Haynes ) will not be with us after the election , but my experience of him suggests that if he opens his mouth in Ashfield , we shall hear him down here —
17 I know that the hon. Member for Sherwood ( Mr. Stewart ) was not here at the time , and he will not be with us much longer , but many Members who are present tonight were here then .
18 The House will be the poorer after the election when the right hon. Gentleman will not be with us .
19 This in my view , is a tremendous tribute to everybody in this hall and the many thousand who can not be with us today .
20 So thank you very much indeed , and we now move on to , briefly to Earlier on our progr in our programme we received that Tony could not be with us today , but we are delighted to welcome in his place Sir Leonard I B M's Director of Personnel and Corporate Services .
21 His warning should put the importance of conviction in faith beyond all question : ‘ Bear in mind , then , that when you face death or persecution , I can not be with you , or you with me .
22 I shall not be with you much longer and I may well not see Italy again . ’
23 With difficulty she repressed comments on the writer 's own linguistic proficiency , and how in her view it disabled him from judging Walter 's scholastic achievements ; with difficulty , too , she refrained from rebutting the idea that she was not getting any younger , for that was precisely what she felt she was getting , these days ; and she ended with best wishes for the future , mentally hoping it would not be for him a long one .
24 And if I ca n't , can I begin to entertain the thought that teaching may not be for me ( as a substantial number of new teachers do ) without feeling guilty or a failure ?
25 Also , innovative ideas do tend to work their way down to the more affordable guitars and equipment , so it might not be for you now , but maybe in a year 's time it will be .
26 Performance and comfort : if you prefer bags with lots of room to move , then this may not be for you .
27 If you would n't consider this , then the tests may not be for you .
28 Harder , but it might not be for you I du n no is it ?
29 My name might just as well not be on it , ’ objected the author .
30 Terrorists will not be among them .
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