Example sentences of "not [be] [vb pp] to [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prosecution abandoned plans to call Mrs Taylor as a witness after the judge , Mr Justice Latham , said families of the victims should not be exposed to any more trauma than was absolutely necessary . |
| 2 | The origin and symbolic meaning of some individual motifs and designs are well documented , but the majority can not be traced to any undisputed source , and a number of conflicting mythologies have grown up around them . |
| 3 | He and Jonathon Alleyne were close friends — some said business associates , though technically Alleyne could not be tied to any commercial ventures . |
| 4 | According to a second account , Locke 's ‘ substratum ’ should not be related to such abstract logical questions about the difference between ‘ things ’ and ‘ properties ’ . |
| 5 | In ethno-linguistic terms the ‘ oldest ’ peoples of Siberia are those speaking the ‘ Palaeoasiatic , languages , which can not be related to any known families of languages outside Siberia . |
| 6 | The language of rights , legitimate expectations or privileges should not be elevated to any higher status . |
| 7 | They have often received inadequate parenting themselves , had negative experiences of the legal process and have been judged by standards which would not be applied to most ordinary people ( and which many ‘ ordinary parents ’ would fail to meet ) . |
| 8 | The normal rule of stocking , 1″ of fish to 12sq.in. of water surface , should not be applied to these large fish . |
| 9 | And , if we do , there are no external reasons why the average lifespan of all human beings should not be extended to many hundreds of years . |
| 10 | The Soviet message to the Delhi Non-Aligned Summit in 1983 stressed recent initiatives by the Socialist countries ‘ proposing that the zones of responsibility of NATO and the Warsaw Treaty should not be extended to any new parts of the world ’ . |
| 11 | But he insisted that the Heathrow trial ‘ will be entirely self-contained at Heathrow and will not be connected to any other computer system . ’ |
| 12 | The social reality , for me , resided in the complex of interpretations , which could not be reduced to any one of the interpretations which composed it . |
| 13 | A comely countenance , with a degree of charm in that useful smile of his that should not be permitted to any one man . |
| 14 | When there are no express terms , the employer will not be protected to any great extent . |
| 15 | This description assumes that the disorder can not be attributed to any known specific abnormality of the brain . |
| 16 | Eight failed to do so because of a recurrence of their disease that could not be attributed to any particular food constituent . |
| 17 | Part of it reads : ‘ Information ( about the trust ) must always be treated as strictly confidential and further , must not be divulged to any individual or organisation , including the press , without the prior written approval of the Chief Executive or his nominated deputy . ’ |