Example sentences of "[modal v] not [be] [verb] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A.3.1 The Vendor can only warrant facts as at exchange : they should not be repeated at Completion . |
| 2 | There seems no good reason why herbs should not be used at home to cure many minor ills , in the same way that aspirin are useful for headaches , toothache , etc. , and the day may not be far away when a book of standard prescriptions using herbs is universally available . |
| 3 | To conclude our review of criminal statistics , it is clear that official statistics on crime , like most statistics , should not be taken at face value as ‘ facts ’ to be accepted uncritically . |
| 4 | This should not be taken at face value ; our ‘ individuals ’ might better be thought of as neuter , reproducing themselves unaided . |
| 5 | Access to such sites is often obscure , possibly only by a footpath which may not be noticed at ground level . |
| 6 | Incidentally , bitches may not be bred from more than once a year and strictly not when under the age of two years old and dogs of two years and under may not be used at stud . |
| 7 | For example , it gave news of ships in peril that could be seen from Fanefjord but not from Elmelunde ; of fires raging in the forest near Magleby that could not be seen at Børre ; of women in labour , requiring the services of a midwife . |
| 8 | The statistics mentioned by the authorities could not be accepted at face value . |
| 9 | The Basque provinces , though they could not be taxed at will , were persuaded by Philip and his successors to provide the monarchy with considerable sums in the form of free gifts ( servicios ) . |
| 10 | Chapters Four to Seven , which present the research findings , examine : whether the project made any difference to those who received it , compared with those who did not , in terms of institutionalisation , mental or emotional well-being , self-care capacity or receipt of other community services ( Chapter Four ) ; the effects of the project upon the principal informal carers of the dementia sufferers ( Chapter Five ) ; the major costs of community care for those receiving or not receiving support from the project ( Chapter Six ) ; and the limits to care , that is , the characteristics or circumstances of those who could not be supported at home for long even with the Home Support Project ( Chapter Seven ) . |
| 11 | Thessy and I would have a chance to strengthen the rigging during our two-week trial period with the twins , but some jobs simply could not be done at sea . |
| 12 | But a mask is what it was , and he had hated the mask ; and unlike Falkenna , Sinisalo , Hollower , it could not be used at whim . |
| 13 | She told the Panel that the original allegations could not be taken at face value , and that children should n't be taken into care on the unchecked allegations of other children . |
| 14 | Rumours that Madonna is keen to audition in a peek-a-boo pantomime cow outfit could n't be confirmed at time of going to press . |
| 15 | He could n't be shooting at Caspar . |
| 16 | Longer addressing times are possible because the display need not be refreshed at TV frequencies while it is read on the screen . |
| 17 | Voice of Israel radio said that Israel wanted US Defence Secretary Richard Cheney to submit a written commitment to Congress that the aircraft would not be placed at air bases close to Israel and would not , under any circumstances , attack Israel . |
| 18 | Mr Wallis said there was ‘ no way we want to see miners out of jobs ’ but PowerGen 's own survival would not be put at risk by limiting its range of suppliers . |
| 19 | He had made his best friend aboard promise that he would not be buried at sea — something he had a great fear of — but on land . |
| 20 | ‘ People ca n't be put at risk like this . |
| 21 | There are problems that just ca n't be solved at school or even at LEA levels . |
| 22 | Bryan Robson , so crucial to United 's championship campaign , will also probably be missing , as he will not be risked at Wembley unless he is 100 per cent fit , which seems unlikely . |
| 23 | Prison Officer , Ron Adams , explains how he has worked at Risley and Strangeways and hopes past trouble there will not be repeated at Bullingdon . |
| 24 | Prison Officer , Ron Adams , explains how he has worked at Risley and Strangeways and hopes past trouble there will not be repeated at Bullingdon . |
| 25 | The premium will not be raised at Christie 's South Kensington or in Scotland . |
| 26 | Mrs. McKenzie , whose mother was also a member of Grayshott Good Companions , will be very sorry to leave the Thursday afternoon friends she has known for so long — but she will not be sitting at home alone as she is going to Grayshott 's weekly day centre . |
| 27 | If these are the premises and prejudices of Soviet leaders , much as faults in the system will be criticised , the system itself will not be held at fault . |
| 28 | I am advised that local authorities seeking simply to provide the public with access to a comprehensive range of artistic and literary materials will not be put at risk by this provision . |
| 29 | It also means that other executives calculating the odds will most likely decide that their jobs , their friendship network , and their club affiliations will not be put at risk . |
| 30 | As any good control theorist ( Box 1981a ; Hirschi 1969 ; Johnson 1979 ) knows , even if people have a high stake in conformity , this will not act as a brake on their criminal behaviour if they perceive — quite rightly in the case of executives contemplating corporate crime — that this stake will not be put at risk by undertaking such a shady but profitable enterprise . |