Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [not/n't] to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He ignored the bluntness of the queries as he went on , ‘ Misty also says you are not to be nervous . |
| 2 | You 're not to be frightened of it you know . |
| 3 | ‘ Now , you 're not to be cross with me , my dear , because I did n't come sooner , the truth is I wanted to come straight away but it was n't possible . |
| 4 | No word to your mother mind , she 's not to be upset by thinking things are n't as they should be . ’ |
| 5 | God 's Spirit is called the ‘ Holy ’ Spirit , to remind us that we are not to be confused with his unique identity , nor are we perfect as he is perfect . |
| 6 | If we are not to be disillusioned , therefore , and retreat back into the relative safety and tranquillity of the withdrawal unit , part of our responsibility as teachers of children with special educational needs must be to tackle with class teachers ways to improve the curriculum at the level of general class-room practice . |
| 7 | We were not to be disappointed . |
| 8 | any numerical measures need a good deal of explanation and background information if they are not to be misleading ; and |
| 9 | They are not to be married until Easter . |
| 10 | ( They are not to be confused with the GRU , whose function is military intelligence . ) |
| 11 | Western traders allowed into Japan were to be restricted to foreign settlements and other prescribed areas , but were to have the benefits of extraterritoriality , i.e. they were not to be subject to the laws of Japan , but any misdemeanour or problem ( including those that concerned Japanese ) was to be dealt with by a court presided over by the consul of the country of the national concerned . |
| 12 | I hoped they were not to be disappointed by the rest of their tour and wondered whether that residue of egalitarianism which their culture had instilled in them , for all its dreadfulness , might not in time lead them to question whether unification was wholly to their advantage . |
| 13 | THE Highways in Larne was the venue packed to the seams with enthusiastic punters — they were not to be disappointed , yet another sensational semi-final . |
| 14 | They were not to be concerned in any way with the shedding of blood . |
| 15 | But it 's not to be confused with … |
| 16 | If it is not to be mere rhetoric , then its scope has continually to be exercised and its limits stretched . |
| 17 | For one thing the performance must be emotionally convincing , if it is not to be ludicrous ; a requirement rendered even more urgent by the technical impossibility , in mainstream cinema , of showing the act itself . |
| 18 | It is not to be confused with various autobiographies but those expecting warts to be exposed will be disappointed . |
| 19 | But it has to be formulated more precisely if it is not to be confused with other crimes which have the dubious distinction of sharing these aphorismic characteristics . |
| 20 | It is not to be confused with the dingo , by the way , which is a true dog , introduced to Australia more recently by ( aboriginal ) man . |
| 21 | Neither does he know what it is not to be ambitious like him . |
| 22 | During the war Grosvenor remained neutral ; he is not to be confused with his eldest son , Richard Grosvenor esquire , who played a prominent part in the royalist defence of Chester . |
| 23 | Mr. Bingley must also return their visit by visiting the Bennets , if he is not to be rude . |
| 24 | Presumably he 's not to be soft-soaped by a glass of Amontillado . ’ |
| 25 | However , it was not to be autonomous , as the committee wanted ; instead , discussions would be held with bodies such as TEC and BEC with a view to using existing validation schemes . |
| 26 | The doctor said he was n't to be excited . ’ |