Example sentences of "[vb mod] not be [vb pp] for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Presuppositions are the silent partners in thought , but their silence must not be mistaken for their absence . |
| 2 | One example of such confusion is the doctrine of diminished responsibility : the idea that persons should not be punished for their actions because they were under stress . |
| 3 | The Judge said , " You may not be hanged for your crime , you must be sentenced to seven years to his Majesty 's colonies in Virginia , where your bond will be purchased , and you will work as a purchaser directs for seven years in Virginia . " |
| 4 | Spirit mediums may not be paid for their services , and their power comes primarily from their collective efforts in large group seances . |
| 5 | In the case of Turner , a convicted defendant initiated a prosecution against his accomplice , who had obtained a prior undertaking from the Director that he would not be prosecuted for his part in the offence . |
| 6 | Patrick Jenkin , for example , is a man who will not be remembered for his contributions to the future of British civilisation as Secretary of State for Industry , Secretary of State for Social Services or Secretary of State for the Environment . |
| 7 | You will not be insured for your fish . |
| 8 | Picketing and other intimidation will be illegal , and men involved in a stoppage will not be paid for its duration . |
| 9 | The problem is an epistemological one ; the different forms of consciousness can not be evaluated for their ‘ truth ’ value on the grounds of the topic of consciousness or its location in the mode of production . |
| 10 | Social workers and doctors who wrongly diagnose sex abuse cases can not be sued for their mistakes , the High Court ruled last week . |
| 11 | The problem can not be left for his generation to solve . |