Example sentences of "they [vb mod] not be [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Although some children may be capable of finding there are the same number of things in two sets ( by matching ) , they may not be at all sure there are still the same number of the objects if one of the sets is differently arranged .
2 If , however , we are talking about the number two or number three in a particular market , they may not be of sufficient size to achieve these objectives .
3 They may not be in the same class as the Springboks , but Namibia and Romania will be as heartily cheered by the tournament 's crowd when they make their appearances next year .
4 This provision has caused a great deal of controversy since different countries have classified certain jobs as public functions , which they may not be in other countries , and this domestic classification has been used as a bar to foreign nationals applying for those jobs .
5 Erm , they may not be in fact in care , but they are at risk both educationally , behaviourally , and nuisance in the community and things of this kind .
6 Matthew Pinsent says they must not be over confident .
7 It is also important to ensure that the tenant should not have to redecorate more than once in any one year and that while there is no objection to paints and materials being of " good quality " they should not be of the " best " quality .
8 They should not be in the first rank of share prices to be marked down , but would nevertheless be most unlikely to buck the market trend .
9 Well they 'll not be as that .
10 I mean they might not be from this , so
11 They missed the train connection in Glasgow which meant that they could not be at the hotel by seven o'clock .
12 Suppose that eligible recipients have lower incomes : then it is arguable that with the transfer they would not be at the corner solution .
13 If they were that common they would not be on page one of the paper .
14 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 .
15 On talking to parents , we were told that had there been a suitable provision in their own country they would not be in Budapest .
16 I could see that if the others achieved their work ambitions they would not be in the house all day , and I did not want to be at home on my own .
17 The people were warned , so that they would not be in danger .
18 Other women had thought their employment would only be temporary and so believed they would not be in the labour market long enough to build up sufficient contributions .
19 Rain comforted herself that however disruptive they were , they would not be in there long because they were dealing with everything else with extraordinary speed .
20 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 ) .
21 ’ Thus if the goods require anything to be done to them in order for them to be ready for delivery or in order to make them comply with the contract , they will not be in a deliverable state .
22 If you are a commoner they will not be among the nobility , since you can not hope to compete with them , nor will they be people living far away with whom you have no dealings .
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