Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] not be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And father we pray that our hope may not be in vain but may lead us to sharing again in your kingdom . |
| 2 | MARTIN COWAN , 48 , is a musical instrument technology student who is well aware that his own particular skills may not be in demand when he finishes his training . |
| 3 | Even though your settlement may not be in a known danger area , no one can be sure . |
| 4 | In practice , however , the elasticity of demand for imports and exports may not be of an appropriate value or else it may take considerable time before such automatic forces become effective . |
| 5 | And if I ca n't , can I begin to entertain the thought that teaching may not be for me ( as a substantial number of new teachers do ) without feeling guilty or a failure ? |
| 6 | Well , that last statement is not exactly true as I agree with the sentiments of those who have argued that the Exile clubs should not be in the Courage Leagues , which are meant to be for English players . |
| 7 | Reassignment should not be in itself a cause of discrimination . |
| 8 | However , the EC authorities should not be over zealous in this matter to the extent of arguing that any territorial division of the EC market , especially the charging of different prices in different countries , is a sign of non-competitive behaviour . |
| 9 | Literature should not be on a self-service display . |
| 10 | However , the accent should not be on censorship or prescription , but on the encouragement of an enlightened attitude to the treatment of race and sex in books . |
| 11 | Labour may not be in the business of re-connecting with the past , but its attachment to the future is still confused . |
| 12 | A patient who believes his delusional thinking may not be in a position to give an informed refusal of medication , because he does not believe he is ill . |
| 13 | Because one of President Nicolae Ceausescu 's many titles is that of chairman of the National Defence Council , and his brother , General Ilie Ceausescu , is head of political administration for the forces , the loyalty of the high command may not be in doubt , but morale in the ranks is low . |
| 14 | The independent contractor may not be within the reach of the paragraph . |
| 15 | With two votes West Germans are in a different position , even though their first vote may not be of any use . |
| 16 | As any primary key will be a candidate key , all relations in BCNF will satisfy the rules of third normal form , but relations in TNF may not be in BCNF . |
| 17 | Also even after quoting for certain deliveries , that carrier may not be in a position to do the haulage just when required . |
| 18 | Peter Forbes on why words should not be like numbers |
| 19 | Why , in other words , should perception be of the perceived object rather than any other object in the causal chain further back in the causal chain ; why every perception should not be of the Big Bang that started off the Universe . |
| 20 | This thinking should not be in abstraction but in writing . |
| 21 | Such a negative criterion could be that the parties should not be of the same sex , as could be the notion that one party should not be an animal . |
| 22 | At the time that Offline initiates the offline workload , this Operator Terminal must not be in use by any other process . |
| 23 | Hofmann believed that the proper objectives of such research should not be for personal gain , but for the pursuit of fundamental knowledge and the fulfilment of social needs . |
| 24 | This absolute privilege is founded on the principle that it is advantageous for the public interest that the citizen should not be in any way fettered in his statements , and where the public service or due administration of justice is involved he shall have the right to speak his mind freely … |
| 25 | Charles was about to ask about the subterfuge of the full petrol tank , but decided that Detective-Sergeant McWhirter might not be in possession of all the relevant facts for that deduction . |
| 26 | And thereupon their Majestyes were pleased that the said lords spirituall and temporall and commons being the two Houses of Parlyament should continue to sitt and with their Majesty 's Roy all concurrence make effectuall provision for the settlement of the religion lawes and liberties of this king dome soe that the same for the future might not be in danger againe of being subverted , to which the said lords spirituall and temporall and commons did agree and proceede to act accordingly . |
| 27 | Unavoidably detained in a traffic snarl-up in Park End Street , Dennis could n't be with us in person , but he was present in spirit , and the result was quite literally indescribable . |
| 28 | ( In practice the meshes need not be of constant size nor need they be of uniform shape . ) |
| 29 | By s.21(1) , above , the gain or loss need not be for the accused or to the victim . |
| 30 | ‘ But this might be an adventure , and further revelations from the lips of the Lady Lina would not be without reward ! |