Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [modal v] not [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 It 's just possible Mr Deputy Speaker , it 's just possible I may not be selected for all kinds of reasons but if I was selected it might at least give the people of that lovely part of the world the chance of having the referendum they never had over Maastricht because of the shameful way in which the Labour party was not willing to allow the people to have their say on that vital issue .
2 ‘ No , ’ he smiled apologetically , ‘ I 'm afraid you would not be given a hearing . ’
3 If a person is searched in public he can not be required to remove anything other than his coat , jacket or gloves .
4 The Edinburgh Review ( Oct. 1807 ) was openly abusive : ‘ If the printing of such trash as this be not felt as an insult on the public taste , we are afraid it can not be insulted . ’
5 If we spend up to what you described as a capping level , then I 'm absolutely convinced we will not be capped .
6 If you are already pregnant you must not be given German Measles vaccine .
7 If you are already pregnant you must not be given German Measles vaccine .
8 Butler sometimes talks of a passion as directed at one 's ‘ having ’ its object , but it seems more satisfactory to say that particular passions are directed at occurrences , and that the basic one can not be directed ; t the occurrence of pleasure for oneself since this always stems from having something occur one wished to do so .
9 As each policy is unique it should not be assumed that policy conditions , exclusions etc are common to all schemes .
10 Ask for a specimen policy and read the small print to be sure you will not be affected by exclusions and that the cover is appropriate for your particular travel arangements .
11 If you use the latter make sure they can not be got at by children , wild birds or pets .
12 The officers believe Elizabeth and Julie had been sunbathing naked on the remote beach , confident they would not be seen .
13 It is a good example of the way birds will take advantage of what man can provide , once they are confident they will not be molested .
14 LADY JONES : Sure it will not be delayed by you , madam , more than needs .
15 POLICE are racing against time to find five stolen canisters of rodent poison so deadly it can not be handled without breathing apparatus .
16 He was relying on the earlier case of Nichol v Martyn [ 1799 ] 2 Esp 732 , but in Wessex Dairies Ltd v Smith [ 1935 ] 2 KB 80 Maugham LJ cast doubt on both those judgments and so far as the modern law is concerned they should not be relied on to the extent that they indicate the employee can canvass or issue circulars to customers of his employer before he leaves .
17 So , if something is extra-sensory it can not be perceived .
18 They had refused , convinced that their city was so important it could not be avoided .
19 If balance is important it can not be limited to public television .
20 Perhaps Mr Laszlo was so busy he could not be interrupted .
21 There is still more data available which could not be displayed on the screen due to size limitations .
22 There is still more QA information available which could not be displayed on the screen due to size limitations .
23 But the squatters are adamant they will not be moved and argue they are testing the good faith of whites who profess to want change .
24 These eggs are so small they can not be seen with the naked eye .
25 I do n't think that the erm go into this properly and I do n't , I think will have dealt with it in lectures , but essentially there 's a common law principle that says if a matter is more prejudicial than evidential it should not be read .
26 If we are in with a chance of the Championship going into the New Year , then I am determined we will not be beaten .
27 Heysel occurred at a ground so dilapidated it would not be cleared to stage Fourth Division matches in this country .
28 They also heard the chairman of the STUC energy committee , Harry McLevy , spell out the grounds for continued investment , arguing that the case for nuclear power is so big it can not be ignored and must be incorporated into any energy policy for Scotland. ,
29 I was to be an avenging angel : Justice , putting right what could not be done through the courts .
30 Many of the jobs to go will be those already vacant which will not be filled .
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