Example sentences of "[pron] [is] not [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | A second-hand car which is not safe to be driven on the road ( for example because the brakes are in such a state that they would fail if the driver had to carry out an emergency stop ) is clearly not of merchantable quality , Lee v. York Coach and Marine ( 1977 C.A. ) — unless of course the car was only sold for scrap . |
| 2 | It is a sad fact that a number of adult dogs obtained from rescue organizations are returned because of this type of problem , which is not likely to be apparent when the dog is chosen . |
| 3 | big massive fat woman right , and she was just walking about this conference , you know where she 's not supposed to be , and all these shoulders stab her right ? |
| 4 | If a woman is tearful and apologetic and can claim some biological disturbance , then she is not likely to be treated as severely as a man . |
| 5 | If the defendant is not insured , he or she is not likely to be worth suing . |
| 6 | This is not likely to be an especially serious problem for the assisted party , since if no contribution has been expected , he or she is not likely to be able to pay much in the way of costs to the opponent . |
| 7 | Speaking of young men , erm I have a letter here from Mr John who is our local M P , who is not able to be with us today , but erm he in fact would not of , I think , been born at that stage , but erm he did write to me a little letter I 've got this morning from the House of Commons in London and he asked me to read it out . |
| 8 | Land expert at the Trust , Simon Potts says he welcomes the call for farmers to sell land at near agricultural prices , but admits there 's not much to be built , not much in it for the landowners themselves . |
| 9 | There 's not supposed to be . |
| 10 | Well , considering there 's not supposed to be any V A T on kid 's things , I mean |
| 11 | ‘ Anyway , there 's not likely to be a wedding . |
| 12 | There 's not likely to be any trouble here . |
| 13 | There 's not likely to be any change until they operate and that probably wo n't be until late this evening . |
| 14 | On the other hand , there is not much to be said for a speciality in women 's media because the field is too broad and general . |
| 15 | As far as I can see , there is not likely to be anywhere for it to go for the next five or 10 years , except east on the A47 or south on the A6 . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's not right to be joking about things like that , ’ he said . |
| 17 | The owner said it 's not right to be mean to working class people . |
| 18 | But it 's not pleasant to be the subject of that veneer of English politeness which veils contempt and snobbery . |
| 19 | But when , clutching the bag , she made an attempt to brush past him he blocked her way , adding coldly , ‘ It 's not safe to be roaming around the back-streets on your own at this time of night . |
| 20 | I suppose , also , I have — well , one person in particular whose timekeeping is n't great — I mean obviously this sort of job it 's not important to be there on the dot of nine , but I think sometimes she slides . |
| 21 | Your dad says it 's not ready to be papered ? |
| 22 | So I had to come back and sort of say to Ray , you know , if we go for that bid it 's not likely to be supported , erm so we , what we 'd done is a different bid which still includes investors but it 's , it 's a bit broader than that . |
| 23 | It 's not likely to be moved until a specialist breakdown vehicle is brought in tomorrow . |
| 24 | It 's not likely to be over well actually I do n't we do n't know if they 're gon na be building there . |
| 25 | If none of that sounds particularly funny , it 's because it 's not supposed to be . |
| 26 | ‘ It 's not supposed to be used for that , really , ’ he said apologetically . |
| 27 | So that 's why Well well done at least it was a a time question of course time pressure is supposed to be there it 's not supposed to be nice and comfortable |
| 28 | It 's not supposed to be a fizzy is it ? |
| 29 | No it 's not supposed to be profit making |
| 30 | And remember , it is not necessary to be asleep in order to refresh your mind and body ; you simply need to be mentally and physically relaxed — and there are techniques you can learn to help you achieve this . |