Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] not [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucy tried not to be pushy , and Josie slowly thawed . |
| 2 | Esther claimed not to be interested in Freud . |
| 3 | Kelly chose not to be specific over the precise areas for concern other than to point to bad results . |
| 4 | Socialists or social democrats in Eastern Europe tend not to be doctrinaire in their answers . |
| 5 | As they drove up to the main door Louise tried not to be emotional . |