Example sentences of "n't [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | so he need n't of been right you see , he could of , he oh dear |
| 2 | It would n't of been easier |
| 3 | I ca n't to be honest , no . |
| 4 | I 'd rather I did n't to be honest with you . |
| 5 | I said , well I ca n't to be honest with you , I said I 've got ta pay back what I bloody |
| 6 | ‘ As the shier and more uncertain of the two brothers , his problem was n't to be wimpish but to be funny , and he knew immediately that the comedy had to come up out of the character , not just out of what he said . |
| 7 | There was here some enquiry and the that enquiry as a matter of public policy I understand the documents are n't to be available , even if they assist the police , or if they assist the other side . |
| 8 | I I wonder really , the only rational appro , response to the world at the moment is n't to be depressed , I mean , everyone looks around famines in Africa , and war and jus and depredation |
| 9 | The point is n't to be beautiful . |
| 10 | Don do n't to be afraid to come and see us again , alright ? |
| 11 | And when Rosa heard Caterina getting up next door , and coming towards the kitchen , she gave Sabina another hard pinch on the thin part of her arm , just to make sure she knew there was n't to be another word . |
| 12 | Two minutes in any one house was as long as you dared allow if the last half-dozen dinners were n't to be stone-cold . |
| 13 | The doctor said he was n't to be excited . ’ |
| 14 | It 's for this reason that shareware has n't to be confused with public domain ( PD ) software . |