Example sentences of "[be] [not/n't] [verb] [pron] [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since general public speaking courses are not preparing you to give a particular speech , but to give speeches in general , the first task is simply to get you to stand up in a room full of people and ask you to speak about anything you like for three minutes . |
| 2 | I 'm sure sir you 're you 're not expecting me to make a a major contribution to this particular debate , but I felt that your the , various comments have been made around the table which would make it exactly clear where the Department stands on this issue . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm not asking you to buy a palace , ’ said Polly . |
| 4 | Francis added : ‘ The chairman 's main concern is not wanting me to receive a serious injury which might prevent me from managing properly . ’ |
| 5 | The Queen has been told that she is not to summon anybody to form a Government until she has heard who the new Leader is . |