Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [verb] [not/n't] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cheddington is determined not to be one of those . |
| 2 | Lucenzo 's dark eyes flickered in warning but Meredith was determined not to be intimidated . |
| 3 | Raven Thomson was deemed not to be insulting when he said at Bethnal Green in March 1937 that he had the utmost contempt for the Jews and that they were ‘ the most miserable type of humanity , ’ but an Inspector Jones was overruled when he reported that Mick Clarke had used no inflammatory language at the same venue in June 1937 , when other police shorthand notes stated that Clarke had called the Jews ‘ greasy Scum ’ and ‘ the lice of the earth ’ . |
| 4 | Born on April Fool 's Day 1809 , young Robert was destined not to be baptised until he was 13 years old ; his sister Elizabeth , the next of Ben and Elizabeth 's little brood , was similarly left unbaptised until six years after her birth in 1811 . |
| 5 | It would have driven every other landlady to distraction but Wilson was determined not to be bested . |
| 6 | But Dalglish is determined not to be left behind for want of class and numbers when the going gets tough . |
| 7 | But Dalglish is determined not to be left behind for want of class and numbers when the going gets tough . |
| 8 | But Jennifer was determined not to be overawed by this thinly severe lady . |
| 9 | But Jennifer was determined not to be drawn , and another long silence followed . |
| 10 | Clinton is said not to be seeking revenge , but others in his Administration are bitter . |
| 11 | In his recall of clearly remembered events in The Childhood Thomas was determined not to be led astray by reverie and adult speculation . |
| 12 | Rostov was determined not to be the first to turn away . |