Example sentences of "not [be] [vb pp] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | At school the importance of baptism was stressed and , once , all those who had not been baptised were asked to put up their hands . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The only satisfactory way to deal with a word which can not be found is to negotiate it with the user ; such a word can be ignored ( i.e. , removed from the search ) or replaced , or the search can be abandoned on the ground that the word is correct and essential to the success of the search . |
| 6 | Within this scheme of thought , anything which can not be controlled is labelled dangerous and marginal , particularly when society is working to preserve its unity and to develop more sophisticated systems of self-definition , as was the case for the Jewish community in Palestine following the exile . |
| 7 | The previous year 1255 , the property belonging to the Bishopric of Rochester , had been valued as follows : The estates at Halling with its member of Holborough and Cuxton , contained 717 acres of arable land , that not being marled was valued at fourpence an acre , also 38 acres of meadow land worth sixpence an acre , and 20 acres of pasture at eightpence an acre , the Mill at Holborough being valued at twenty shillings and the Mill at Cuxton worth thirteen and fourpence , no value is put on the vineyard at Halling but it is mentioned . |
| 8 | Credit can be given to further sales , but the risks of not being paid are reduced if security is taken . |
| 9 | A JUROR miffed that his £1.20 travelling expenses were not being paid was sacked from an Old Bailey case yesterday . |
| 10 | The product that has n't been absorbed is causing these unsightly specks . |
| 11 | Back then , those things which could n't be said were hinted at in the grain of those luscious voices . |