Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [not/n't] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reallocations will not be made automatically if the taxpayer has asked for them not to be . |
| 2 | He said that , despite the fact that representatives of the Russian Parliament did not want them to be built and decisions had been taken for them not to be built , they were still being built because of the nature of the command economy that is being phased out . |
| 3 | I long for them not to be there . |
| 4 | The Association says there was no reason for them not to be rented out . |
| 5 | He said : ‘ Is that what you really want , Amy , for me not to be here ? ’ |
| 6 | It is impossible for me not to be absolutely certain of it . |
| 7 | So I suppose one day sooner or later we 'll have to do this disgusting thing in order for me not to be barren , but I do n't look forward to it . |
| 8 | I was talking to David this afternoon , and he feels it 's too much of a coincidence for me not to be Lilian Parsons 's surviving twin . |
| 9 | Erm thought patterns being actually understanding laying it out and seeing the way it works which obviously structured thought patterns but it 's the basis of and grasping erm actually delivering it your delivery erm of it using the cluster but the coaching was invaluable , it was constructive criticism we all know what was wrong and it it just helped yesterday for someone not to be coaching just to help you through it erm and I think all those three things became invaluable really mean because most of those leads on to the other ones structured erm so the sort of thought patterns the coaching and the was very good |
| 10 | I can still remember standing brushing his hair and then shouting after him not to be long because his dinner would soon be ready . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Daft of me not to be able to remember who the girl was , ’ he said , ‘ but I tell you what I do remember . |
| 12 | yeah , but for you not to be able to bend your head |
| 13 | I am told that Honest John has taken to phoning up editors of the papers that helped him regain power to plead with them not to be so beastly . |
| 14 | In fact , the only film director who flourished within the Ealing set-up , by focusing upon the studio 's evasions and working sufficiently within the grain for his deviations from it not to be too embarrassingly apparent , was Alexander Mackendrick . |
| 15 | ‘ I 've just spent an hour and a quarter waiting for him not to be here . ’ |
| 16 | I guess it made a stimulating change for him not to be surrounded by fawners and flatterers the whole time . |
| 17 | Her mother thought it was better for her not to be at home as there was not much space , so the following week they saw the social worker and it was arranged that she go to a house run by the Catholic anti-abortion organisation LIFE . |
| 18 | He was too intensely masculine , too overwhelmingly vital for her not to be aware of him . |
| 19 | I would imagine , in my mind , that something 's gon na happen to my sisters for her not to be able to see it . |
| 20 | Non-career golfing ladies still comprise a majority of lady members and it probably does not make much practical difference to them not to be able to play on a Saturday or Sunday morning since they have access to the courses at all other times . |
| 21 | It was important to me not to be silenced by the fear the anonymous caller invoked . |
| 22 | Nuadu wanted to cry out to him not to be so defiant , for the Robemaker could certainly not by vanquished in such a way . |
| 23 | But now , at this moment , she understood his inadequacy in personal terms , realized what it meant to him not to be able to move people , not to be able to find the encouraging word , the inspiring slogan . |
| 24 | We admire a St Bennet on briers , a St Bernard freezing in the ice , and a St Francis in the snow , these saints were cruel to themselves not to be overcome by the devil ; but Rose punishes herself to preserve others . |
| 25 | A Formula 1-style wing is obviously part of the package — it 's important enough to the prototype 's aerodynamics for it not to be excluded from its testing programme . |
| 26 | His basic proposition was ‘ That which is is , and it is impossible for it not to be . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ The Bangles wanted to emphasise the rock'n'roll side of the band and in doing so thought regalia and kind of hippyish , Hendrix-style clothing was gon na put that image across , but it ended up looking very glamorous , it ended up looking glammier and glammier even though the intention was for it not to be glamour … |
| 28 | Consultant anaesthetist Dr Mike Jordan , who has been on the planning team for nine years , adds : ‘ It would be crazy for it not to be used . |
| 29 | This feeling was greatly strengthened when , six months later , Sir Robert was again approached about the Suez programme and again asked for it not to be shown . |
| 30 | Between Rudolfo and the gamekeeper there 's just enough of the land being cultivated for it not to be confiscated . |