Example sentences of "[not/n't] [be] [vb pp] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An alloy which was not available to the ancient Egyptians because the required technology had not been developed was brass ( oreichalcum or oreichalkos to the ancient writers ) , the alloy of copper with zinc . |
| 2 | Because this seems to be largely a ‘ negative ’ result , in the sense that differences in the secretion of acid and pepsin were not discovered , the confidence that a type II error ( a false negative ) has not been made was estimated . |
| 3 | ‘ What has not been recognised is the difficulty of maintaining a stable exchange rate within the ERM unless British industry 's costs rise no faster than those of our EC competitors . ’ |
| 4 | And his decision not to take part in the World Team Cup this year because Croatia had not been recognised was treated with respect rather than disapproval . |
| 5 | At school the importance of baptism was stressed and , once , all those who had not been baptised were asked to put up their hands . |
| 6 | Even those heathlands which have not been reafforested are rapidly becoming covered with silver birch and self-sown Scots Pine , due to lack of grazing management . |
| 7 | What had not been foreseen was the linking of the CNAA with a public system of higher education ‘ as rigidly conceived as it is implemented by present governmental policy ’ . |
| 8 | One proposal that has not been retained is that of the total finance costs for non-equity shares . |
| 9 | A 34-year-old man whose identity has not been released was stabbed and badly injured after leaving the Cadder Vaults pub in Glasgow at 8pm on Sunday night . |
| 10 | The very demarcation between those types of cases where it has been and where it has not been utilised is , in itself , informative . |
| 11 | The most we can get is convincing parallelisms between the two and the fact that some parallelisms are much more difficult than others and have hitherto not been attempted is no reason for denying that a choreographic genius like Massine has the right to attempt this . |
| 12 | The possibility that the amount of the bills might be reduced on a taxation which has still not been initiated is not a sufficient reason in this case for setting aside the demand . |
| 13 | The probability that they will not be received is 1 unless you join , when the probability that they will be received is also 1 . |
| 14 | Further non-economic influences that can not be ignored are ethnic and religious differences . |
| 15 | What can not be ignored is that the players are the ones who provide the entertainment , sometimes at considerable personal cost . |
| 16 | What could not be adjusted was Mr Ueberroth 's entrepreneurial vision . |
| 17 | What can not be tolerated is the monster that pretends to modernity . |
| 18 | Screening for disorders in which the clinical course can not be altered is generally avoided : a programme of newborn screening for disorders like Duchenne muscular dystrophy could therefore create an ethical nightmare . |
| 19 | The risk that good quality items will not be accepted is the producer 's risk and is commonly set at about 5 per cent . |
| 20 | The risk that good quality items will not be accepted is the producer 's risk and is commonly set at about 5 per cent . |
| 21 | One aspect of Quality Assurance which will not be devolved is the initial approval of a centre as a ‘ SCOTVEC centre ’ . |
| 22 | As John Fletcher points out in his introduction , the element of the conference that could not be documented is the presence of Kristeva herself , her generous responses to papers , the dialogues which she sustained throughout . |
| 23 | The question whether artificial ventilation should or should not be applied is , so the argument proceeds , an entirely medical one with which the courts will not interfere . |
| 24 | What can not be denied is that they emerge from much experience in the author , and much original thought , that they are moreover integrated in a fiction which has a power independent of them . |
| 25 | The only thing that can not be managed is the economic manufacture of newsprint . |
| 26 | Garland ( 1985a ) notes three themes in their programme : reform , prevention — and extinction ; those who could not be reformed were to be eliminated . |
| 27 | Blanket embargoes such as the ‘ red-lining ’ of areas in which loans will not be advanced are probably rare in rural districts , but restrictions are sometimes placed on older cob , stone and thatched buildings so that many cheaper properties may not be mortgageable . |
| 28 | What can not be known are the thoughts or expectations in someone else 's mind . |
| 29 | Another point which should not be overlooked is that Committee papers are read by a good many Ministers who do not attend the meetings , and these papers are often the only means they have of keeping themselves abreast of developments in policy . |
| 30 | A third possibility that should not be overlooked is that the stereotype is just a stereotype and has no real correlate in women 's behaviour . |