Example sentences of "would not [be] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'd not be in the way of the children . |
| 2 | Because stores need to restock hot CDs quickly , the savings from buying abroad would not be worth the delay in delivery . |
| 3 | And by then , surely , it would not be worth the trouble . |
| 4 | This is not a practical way to run a paper and pencil address book because it 's not possible to turn directly to the 3423rd character in a book , and the saving in space would not be worth the tedium involved . |
| 5 | This would not be to the exclusion of other World Religions which would be included in their appropriate curricular area . |
| 6 | Neither she nor Aunt Tossie , sitting there in dignified order , could foresee that the memory to be implanted would not be of the rare perfection of each course , but of a social mishap , a horror that would engross unbelieving attention and sear its recollection , like a scar , into Nicandra 's loving . |
| 7 | She could not tell whether he also meant he would not be at the flat long , only long enough to collect his bag and take a taxi to whichever friend 's spare room he had negotiated to borrow . |
| 8 | Suppose that eligible recipients have lower incomes : then it is arguable that with the transfer they would not be at the corner solution . |
| 9 | Any change they brought would not be for the good . |
| 10 | 5–12–1877 " It was considered whether it would not be for the advantage of the congregation to hold the services on the Sabbath in the school house during the winter months where they could have the comfort of a fire . |
| 11 | ‘ If you let the pace drop you would not be on the pitch for very long . |
| 12 | If so , it would not be on the basis of contract ( there being no contractual bond ) nor on the basis of a duty of fidelity ( since the confider does not employ the employee ) , but on ‘ the broad principle of equity ’ . |
| 13 | This would mean that a marriage did exist ; but doubtless it would not be beyond the wit of the courts to arrange things so that the question of ancillary relief received short shrift . |
| 14 | No doubt it would not be beyond the wit of nature to join up the cellulose molecules sideways with primary chemical bonds so that it would be thoroughly tied together and would have much the same strength in every direction . |
| 15 | There was a realisation that the mantle of radicalism had been seized from the Liberal Party and that the main political division of the twentieth century would not be between the Tories and the Liberals but between Labour and anti-Labour . |
| 16 | ( In this case , of course , the claim would not be against the toaster manufacturer but against the manufacturer of the heating element ) . |
| 17 | Celibacy , originally a voluntary charism , became a requirement for ordination , although it would not be until the eleventh century that this law would be fully imposed on the Latin Church . |
| 18 | The ‘ unit of desire ’ however , is admitted to be a presumption , but if it were possible to prove with scientific exactitude that it really existed then it would not be within the province of religion at all , but of science . |
| 19 | Warrants are also required to be reported within shareholders ' funds , provided they do not contain an obligation to transfer economic benefits ( in which case they would not be within the definition of warrants contained in the [ draft ] FRS ) . |
| 20 | The Home Secretary may , however , refuse to grant a franchise if he suspects the funding arrangements , or feels ‘ it would not be in the public interest ’ . |
| 21 | The Home Secretary may , however , refuse to grant a franchise if he suspects the funding arrangements , or feels ‘ it would not be in the public interest for the licence to be awarded ’ . |
| 22 | For economy of space occupied by the site of the lift the two inclined ways would generally be side by side and although at the same inclination and extending between the same levels they would not be in the same plane but echeloned so that the one extends , so to speak , from the right side of the head bay to the right side of the tail bay whilst the other extends from the left side of the head bay to the left side of the tail bay . |
| 23 | It would not be in the serpentine shape in which local tradition and the folklore of sea monsters tend to cast the creature , nor would it be the individual guardian of the loch , the watery Cerberus , which some like to think of Nessie as being . |
| 24 | Eden took refuge behind the usual claim that it would not be in the national interest to disclose how Crabb had drowned . |
| 25 | On this occasion Crabb was carrying out experiments in which the Admiralty had a peripheral interest , but it would not be in the national interest to detail them , and unfortunately he drowned and his body was swept out to sea . |
| 26 | The company took the decision to restate the accounts , Mr Clements added , when it became clear that the delays and uncertainties involved would not be in the shareholders ' best interests . |
| 27 | It would not be in the interests of the company to make them public ’ . |
| 28 | Moreover , he would not be in the same position as the rest of us to cotton on to their use . |
| 29 | When Oldham Magistrates granted summonses against Brady and Hindley for the murder of the child following a private application , the Director , having already decided that in all the circumstances it would not be in the public interest to institute proceedings against them , used his statutory powers under Section 6 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 to take over the conduct of the case and to discontinue it under Section 23 . |
| 30 | Although he partially guessed that Joe Hyde would not be in the shop , Patrick stopped long enough to check the window . |