Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [conj] not be " in BNC.

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1 They have no right , that is , that the collective power of the state be used for them or not be used against them just in virtue of what a legislature or another court has decided in the past .
2 Initially , therefore , he was encouraged to play his individual game , to look after himself and not be obsessed with the players around him .
3 Blunderingly , I moved to my left among the boulders , being careful to keep behind them and not be seen .
4 ‘ I wanted to have my own artistic input into it and not be dictated to or told what to do . ’
5 We must believe in ourselves and not be sensitive to remarks made by others who want to hurt us .
6 The person involved may look at something and not be aware of it ; but if he is asked to guess where the object is in his field of vision , he guesses correctly .
7 The times were few and far between when she could look at him and not be reminded of his many faults and shortcomings .
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