Example sentences of "not [be] [adj] [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In many cases , it will not be possible to be certain how the sale will ultimately be structured ; if there is a chance that a share sale may be arranged to meet the acquiror 's needs , it will be necessary to regard all advertisements leading up to sale as investment advertisements . |
| 2 | Rule 5 strikes a note familiar to all Sunday School teachers and Superintendents : ‘ Scholars who shall have been marked absent for twelve Sabbaths of the year shall not be entitled to be present at the Annual Festival Excursion . |
| 3 | Fred Greenstein argues that ‘ the impact of modern presidents on public policy need not be apocalyptic to be important ’ and no doubt this is true . |
| 4 | Individuals whose primary activity is to buy and sell animals , for example , will not be eligible to be flat rate farmers ; neither will trainers of animals . |
| 5 | ‘ Easy-going parents must not be afraid to be firm , ’ he was suggesting , ‘ Moderate strictness is not harmful . ’ |
| 6 | But I 'm not being cool to be kind . |
| 7 | I give my apologies for not being able to be present myself . |
| 8 | Not being prepared to be beholden to those who were lobbying you , McLeish observed , considering the formidable professional across the table . |