Example sentences of "must n't be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's conscious that safety-critical items such as tyres and brakes must n't be skimped on , but he 's not overly concerned about sticking to the recommended 6000-mile service schedule ; so far the Sierra has on average been serviced every 13,500 miles and has never seen the inside of a Ford dealer 's workshop . |
| 2 | And make sure this bit is earthed , but that must n't be earthed and |
| 3 | Kirsty 's future must n't be decided in such a way . |
| 4 | She must n't be over-excited . |
| 5 | Else she 'd call in their father , who must n't be alerted . |
| 6 | I loved Tom McMahon too — you must n't be thinking I did n't , that I cheated him , but it was a different sort of love . |
| 7 | ‘ Our passengers are not dumbos , therefore they must n't be babied along . |
| 8 | I 'd seen two wonderful prints earlier : an American artist called Carol Grigg , not expensive , but I must n't be tempted . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Well you better erm no no no I must n't be seen to encourage that sort of thing . |
| 11 | The family strategy is that Daddy must n't be disturbed when he comes in at six . |
| 12 | ‘ Although there 's not much joy for them in the one at his mother 's , which is mostly terraced with hard stone flags , and ‘ my precious flowers ’ , which must n't be touched . ’ |
| 13 | Antoinette 's too ill to go to the funeral , he said : and must n't be left . |
| 14 | Those shares must n't be sold to Adam until after the flotation . ’ |
| 15 | He was careful not to make the connection too often in his mind , the idea was bizarre , better not to believe it , certainly it must n't be spoken of , but at moments such as now he could n't push it away — and did n't want to . |
| 16 | She must n't be caught . |
| 17 | I must n't be caught doing it |
| 18 | That would be a catastrophe , a scandal would surely follow his knowing anything and he must n't be allowed to suspect any danger at all , not for the moment , otherwise they 'd probably murder the boy . |
| 19 | There was nothing Claudia would have liked more than for Dana to put distance between herself and Roman , but for Berenice 's sake she must n't be allowed to divert Garry 's attention away from his wife . |
| 20 | But a former commander of the British Army in the Province , who escaped an assassination attempt by the IRA at his Oxfordshire home 2 years ago , says the terrorists must n't be allowed to insist on conditions . |
| 21 | What she must not ask , but at the same time must n't be thought not to be asking , was what would happen when Harry came next . |
| 22 | Either way , it is a smash hit and must n't be meddled with . |
| 23 | He must n't be expected to make an effort when he does n't feel like it , he must n't risk being hemmed in or bored , but everyone has to be ever so careful of his feelings , poor sensitive soul , and when he wants a good fuck he comes to obliging loving little Ruth because he can relieve himself and have his morale boosted without having to do a damned thing about it but get himself into your bed . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ What a set-up for a young lass when her father must n't be told she goes to a dance , ’ said Lizzie , which brought forth from Peggy the sharp and quizzical retort , ‘ Remember , Mam , when I was fifteen I was n't allowed out at all after six o'clock unless you were with me . ’ |
| 25 | She must n't be told , he 'd said . |
| 26 | Pigmented preservatives must n't be used when overpainting , as they can not hold a coat of paint for more than a few months . |
| 27 | and then do your other half of knot , reef knot and tuck it in straight away , you get your pin ready , have it on , either on the table or ready like that , now if you 've got too much material ever you just fold that down , there , if that 's too much , which is n't too much with Denise because it 's the right size sling , sometimes you have to improvise and then you fold if forward and back , firmly , take the pin and put it , put your two fingers down between the casualty so that your fingers are apart and there 's a space between your fingers so you can stick the pin in and out again without any danger , if you put the fingers apart like that , if you do stick the pin in yourself and draw blood would you please throw the pin away , as a matter of automatic hygiene , it must n't be used again once it 's been stuck into somebody |
| 28 | So you must n't be bruised and disappointed because your impeccable piece is turned down . |