Example sentences of "[adj] not to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bayley , knowing this not to be the case , suspecting foul play and fearing for his own safety , refused to supply one . |
| 2 | The pilot assumed that at this point the aircraft had stalled , and he noted that the ailerons seemed ineffective as if ( he said ) they had become detached ( subsequent investigation proved this not to be the case ) . |
| 3 | It would indeed be surprising were this not to be the case ! |
| 4 | The argument from analogy with which we shall be concerned here admits that it is possible that the objects we call persons are , other than ourselves , mindless automata , but claims that we none the less have sufficient reason for supposing this not to be the case . |
| 5 | But the questions on which he focused attention — in particular , the permanence of a restricted group of personnel in power , and the tendency of this not to be related directly and specifically to economic structure — remain a central part of modern critiques of Marxist analysis . |
| 6 | 1.4 When an employee has been physically assaulted in the course of duty the police must be called in , unless the employee and the line manager make a case for this not to be done on professional grounds . |
| 7 | The line manager and the employee may make a case to the District manager for this not to be done . |
| 8 | 11.7 When an employee has been assaulted in the course of duty , the police must be called unless the manager and employee make a case for this not to be done . |
| 9 | I want this not to be happening , I ca n't believe what I 've done . |
| 10 | More often than not , papers do appear different on either side and it would seem sensible not to be inhibited and to use the reverse if you actually prefer it ! |
| 11 | I you know how conservative I am with figures and er with advising you as to what may occur I 'm myself relatively confident that erm we shall meet our ticket sales target by the year end and that there will be no as there as there 's been in previous years since er the aforementioned not to be noted er crisis . |
| 12 | Unlike earlier pop stars , they have been careful not to be ripped off — they have a hand in the business side , share production , invest their earnings wisely . |
| 13 | It was a somewhat strained discussion on both sides , the Right , as it were , being careful not to be pejoratively dismissive and to stress the importance of improving the morale of cancer patients and of discussion between sufferers and the world at large ; the Left being equally cautious not to exaggerate claims for holistic medicine . |
| 14 | The veteran Eire international is careful not to be drawn into a new slanging match with Ferguson — but one of those reasons must be to show the United manager that he is not a crippled has-been , better equipped propping up a bar than shoring up a defence at football 's highest level . |
| 15 | Burmans , having been deceived by the promises of the Japanese about independence , would be very careful not to be deceived again . |
| 16 | In doing so , the counsellor has to be careful not to be beguiled into believing the more comfortable initial reactions that many older people might present . |
| 17 | He thought , eating it , that he must be careful not to be too metaphorical in his instructions , since , in her anxiety to obey him to the letter , she might feed him a diet of unrelieved soup and rice pudding . |
| 18 | And she was careful not to be found out ; her recklessness , she says was only apparent : she always thought of Anna . |
| 19 | I was careful not to be as blatant with Émile . |
| 20 | And if , at first , she had had to remind herself to be careful not to be found out , deceit was becoming second nature to her . |
| 21 | We 've been very careful not to be seen to be interfering or for anybody to think that we were going to tell groups how they would run their groups , because the groups are fairly autonomous and they pre-existed parish councils er , but a you know this is almost a direct invitation and we could actually respond to this in terms of an invitation and ask other groups if they would be interested in our respon in our going to , to visit them , rather than a surgery where maybe we 'd sit here and nobody would turn up . |
| 22 | * If your essay works by comparing other people 's arguments be careful not to be too simplificatory , and clearly indicate the origin of each argument you present ( see p. 56 ) . |
| 23 | Hilton comments : All through Scale 2 Hilton implies that the pursuit of this inner calling is open to all : He is careful not to be over-precise in formulating rules of practice which might not be helpful to all temperaments and all needs . |
| 24 | Even Gesner was very careful not to be rude to the orchestra . |
| 25 | But he has to be careful not to be the black sheep of the family . |
| 26 | Well , I think not that they 're afraid not to be but |
| 27 | It seemed odd not to be surrounded by concrete , but the jungle-dense trees and vertiginous inclines were hardly less oppressive . |
| 28 | THERE ARE SO many people who helped to make this time special that I am sorry not to be able to mention them all by name . |
| 29 | I am sorry not to be present in Cardiff today . |
| 30 | Sorry not to be of more help . |