Example sentences of "not [be] [vb pp] [verb] with the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the National Government as presently constituted could not be persuaded to ally with the Soviet Union it would have to be replaced . |
| 2 | This did not necessarily mean that the churches opposed alleviation of pain , but it did mean that the ministrations of the pastor were much more important than those of the physician , and those of the latter should not be permitted to interfere with the spiritual task of the former . |
| 3 | It follows that a particular score from an intelligence appraisal can be a useful cut-off point in that those who do not attain the cut-off should not be expected to cope with the demands of the particular task . |
| 4 | The vendor can not be forced to negotiate with the purchaser . |
| 5 | If any man collapsed , his condition would not be allowed to interfere with the operation . |
| 6 | It is not surprising that at independence most governments identified the international companies from the former colonial power as potential agents of neo-colonialism , who could not be trusted to operate with the interests of African countries at heart . |
| 7 | If whatever happened to Summerchild that year had n't happened — if he had n't been found lying with the garbage in Spring Gardens — if Millie had n't stopped playing in the orchestra — if I 'd gone on seeing her week by week — grown up with her — become easy with her — married her — then Timmy would still have a mother at home . |
| 8 | While Ross was fighting to save his business — rather like David against Goliath — he really could n't be expected to deal with the boringly mundane but nevertheless important work of running the apartment as efficiently as possible . |