Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] not [be] [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The last ten years have not been kind to him . |
| 2 | It is essential for archaeologists to approach their subject without personal or political prejudice , since past and present governments have not been averse to misusing archaeological data for nationalistic purposes . |
| 3 | In general , investors have not been subject to particularly extensive instances where malpractice has damaged the value of their investments . |
| 4 | The regulations have not been subject to a report by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments , but we have printed a memorandum about the statutory instrument that we received from the Department , and made copies of it available . |
| 5 | BR have not been able to very helpful in this direction , largely because of the financial constraints imposed on them . |
| 6 | And , as we shall also see , the courts have not been adverse to developing the common law to like restrictive effect . |