Example sentences of "n't [be] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tim tries massaging my lower back during the contraction and it feels great — he wo n't be at a loose end from now on ! |
| 2 | ‘ This place would n't be worth a twopenny fart after that little incident . ’ |
| 3 | But for a committee of aristocratic do-gooders , who are in the business of saving children from violence and abuse , to summarily dismiss a massive cash injection on the flimsy grounds of taste suggests they should n't be in a life-and-death business but rather running their local Girl Guides or church fete toffee-apple stalls . |
| 4 | Yeah well they would n't be in a different colour if they were n't vital to us . |
| 5 | ‘ Do n't say another word , or your body wo n't be in a fit state to wear your champagne silk dress ! ’ |
| 6 | After all , it would n't be like a magic ring . |