Example sentences of "not [be] [verb] [to-vb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the case of s 48(2) ( h ) the argument outlined above , that the use of the word " enabling " impliedly authorises modification of the common law duty of disclosure since a person can not be enabled to do that which he is free to do , may nevertheless prevail . |
| 2 | If you have n't got the skill you should not be asked to undertake that task until you are trained or supervised . |
| 3 | It would be almost impossible to ban such remarks in a court of law , but there is no reason why a judge should not be empowered to say that , in an appropriate case , the name of the person maligned should not be repeated in the press . |
| 4 | This should not be taken to imply that consumer spending really depends on credit . |
| 5 | While it is true that different assessment procedures usually focus on one or other of these different aspects of language , this is a reflection on the recent history of psycholinguistic research and ought not be taken to imply that assessment is best carried out by focusing on discrete areas . |
| 6 | I will not be spoken to like that … ’ |
| 7 | it would be sacrilege if he gets the vacant No 4 shirt , they may not be allowed to do that anyway . |
| 8 | Well you better erm no no no I must n't be seen to encourage that sort of thing . |
| 9 | Erm if that site does n't come forward , we wo n't be looking to transfer that allocation to the rest of the district . |
| 10 | Ca n't be arsed to look that one up . |
| 11 | She was right , as it happens , but Scarlet , not being clairvoyant , could n't be expected to know that and resigned herself to yet another evening which would not be wholly enjoyable even had she not been going to the theatre . |
| 12 | She prevaricated , wanting the story verified or denied before sharing it with him , but he could n't be expected to know that . |
| 13 | I ca n't be bothered to do that . |
| 14 | I ca n't be bothered to answer that , throw it away erm |
| 15 | And said , so it 's completely anonymous and all that and he said oh I ca n't be bothered to send that in , so he chucked it in the bin and they phoned him up and said why have n't you sent your form in ? |