Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] [adv] to be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It did not set out to be radically different , though Haydn 's colourful scoring was certainly enhanced by the use of period instruments ( including a fortepiano in the recitatives and a bass line reinforced more consistently by bass trombone and contra bassoon ) , but it succeeded in being unforced and unfettered . |
| 2 | Rocks may not seem initially to be particularly magnetic . |
| 3 | ‘ Opinion polls may or may not turn out to be right at a later stage ’ ; ‘ Local authorities exceeded projected expenditure by quite a margin ’ ; ‘ When this campaign started some weeks ago ’ ; ‘ I concede the point , for I have stated it many times in the past . ’ |
| 4 | Imposing English at all levels of the education system may not turn out to be either practical or appropriate . |
| 5 | The particular decomposition ( 10.8 ) , however , does not turn out to be particularly convenient in the construction of explicit solutions . |
| 6 | These arrangements are an unknown quantity and the administration may not turn out to be up to scratch . |
| 7 | If the hypnotist does not turn out to be as trustworthy as expected , this can be extremely dangerous . |
| 8 | If , as seems probable , most teachers will sort out their pupils into the high and the low fliers at a fairly early stage , and if there is a whole separate set of papers in some subjects for the high and the low , then the difference between the higher grades of GCSE and O levels will not turn out to be very great . |
| 9 | This may not turn out to be so easy . |
| 10 | I do n't think so to be perfectly honest |
| 11 | For a long time they thought it might have been dysentery , but thank goodness it did n't turn out to be that serious . |
| 12 | If you are planning to try them again this year , take the precaution of choosing quick-maturing varieties in case this summer does n't turn out to be as sunny . |