Example sentences of "they must not [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Our passengers are not dumbos , therefore they must n't be babied along .
2 That is why they must not be accepted .
3 The words were mouthed ; they must not be detected .
4 For , not only must these systems perform the required service in a timely and efficient manner , but also they must not be exposed to the threat of failure or interference .
5 Yet they must not be regarded merely as ‘ difficulties ’ in the text .
6 Thus , although these reserves include many of the most vulnerable areas and species they must not be given undue importance in the consideration of a wildlife conservation policy .
7 They must not be bought or sold or even taken or given as a present .
8 Most of them have been accidentally obtained from seeds so they must not be esteemed as different species , therefore I shall only insert their common names by which they are known in gardens , that those who are inclined to collect all the varieties may be at no loss for their titles .
9 In the past , some purists have said that all surface decoration applied to designed objects — all ornament , in other words — must be based on motifs which look flat , ie. they must not be drawn with a third dimension : you are allowed to make a pattern out of squares , so to speak , but not cubes .
10 They must not be hurt .
11 While you must allow enough space in each area to work efficiently , they must not be spaced too far apart , or you will be walking backwards and forwards much more than is necessary .
12 This is not to say that functionalists would be in sympathy with Freud 's belief that certain unconscious mental processes are so anxiety-provoking that they must not be allowed to enter awareness .
13 They must not be allowed to train a new and superior élite , and free places in them ( when and where they are introduced ) should go not only to the cleverest but to those who need a boarding education .
14 But they must not be allowed to become bored with the whole thing .
15 They must not be allowed to lose sight of the prime message .
16 These questions are worth asking , but they must not be allowed to detain us here .
17 They must not be allowed any illusion .
18 The sleeves must come at least mid-way down the forearm and they must not be folded , since this can lead to injury .
19 They must not be woken .
20 Council spokesman Doug Allan said labels on any household chemical warned they must not be used in association with other products .
21 Arrays must be pre-declared before use and they must not be redimensioned .
22 They must not be forgotten for they gave their lives in defence of values which are under more bitter attack now all over the world than ever before . ’
23 An additional problem that has dogged personality theories is that of tautology ; if the categories are to mean anything , they must not be identified only by the fact that the people who fall into them tend to commit crimes .
24 Well , if you have to kill them , they must not be found . ’
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