Example sentences of "and [not/n't] to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among negative rights , we should include the rights : not to be indoctrinated ; not to be subject to unnecessary ideology ; not to experience racialist , sexist or religious bias ; and not to be subject to unprofessional practices by teaching staff in admissions , in teaching and in examining . |
| 2 | Increasing the commitment with the treasurer and not to be rash with it but the people understand people who are mostly killed in churches and and either way should not pass to amend a resolution for the Council . |
| 3 | Let us be kind and thoughtful and not to be unkind and hurt other people . |
| 4 | It was the threat of disturbing the order — an order hard worked for and not to be upset because surely worse would replace it . |
| 5 | This column is genuinely not written with a sense of criticism , but I believe it does demonstrate one of the problems that is at the very heart of British tennis — lack of a sense of vision , a sense of belief and a passionate desire to achieve at the very highest echelons of the world game and not to be content to make a comfortable living in a relatively small pond . |
| 6 | It was very good to have someone like that — someone who keeps pushing you and telling you that you can do it and not to be shy . ’ |
| 7 | Not to be alone , and not to be vulnerable any more . |
| 8 | ‘ It is a principle of construction of United Kingdom statutes , now too well established to call for citation of authority , that the words of a statute passed after the Treaty has been signed and dealing with the subject matter of the international obligation of the United Kingdom , are to be construed , if they are reasonably capable of bearing such a meaning , as intended to carry out the obligation , and not to be inconsistent with it . |
| 9 | She said she tried to keep her attacker talking and not to be aggressive . |
| 10 | Also , not to be able to take part in things and not to be able to go out in the evening I find difficult . |
| 11 | It 'll seem strange to us , ’ she observed , with the first hint of bitterness Breeze had heard from her , ‘ to live in other people 's houses on sufferance , as it were , and not to be able to invite our friends , or go out , even , except at certain times . |
| 12 | ‘ It must be hell having a woman like Gwen and not to be able to strut around in public possession . |
| 13 | The hardest task for his subordinates is to decide what the phrase ( now often shortened to NWO and not to be confused with the airline that used to be called Northwest Orient ) might mean . |
| 14 | Expressive behaviour , according to Tormey ( and not to be confused with the way Harré is using the term ) points in two directions simultaneously : towards some state of emotional arousal in the person ( say , anger or wonder or pleasure ) ; and towards what he calls an intentional object , something outside the person to which the state of arousal is prepositionally related . |
| 15 | Under Sir Robert Reid , chairman from 1983 to 1990 ( and not to be confused with Sir Bob Reid , his successor ) , BR 's efficiency was transformed . |
| 16 | The wartime routine was enlivened by a series of afternoon musical concerts for secondary school pupils at the Davenport Theatre ; by potato-picking at harvest time ; by Christmas work at the General Post Office ; by firewatching duties with the ARP , both at School and at Stockport High School ( the latter venue being very popular , a girls ' school and not to be confused with its short-lived 19th century boys ' predecessor ) ; and by the various fund-raising " War Weeks " : " War Weapons Week " in 1941 raised £5,729 ; " School Warships " in 1942 £5,900 ; " Wings for Victory " in 1943 £10,571 ; " Salute the Soldier " in 1944 £10,785 ; and " Thanksgiving Week " in 1945 raised £14,100 , and also won the boys an extra half-holiday . |
| 17 | Ruth , now Mrs McCluskey ( she remarried this April ) , finds that there are many points of similarity between Libby 's and Medau — especially the class structure , with its warm-up , including stretching and strengthening exercises and exercises to increase mobility and flexibility , developing into an aerobic sessions which is really our travelling section , and not to be confused with Aerobics . |
| 18 | The aim should be to out-climb every other glider nearby and not to be satisfied with just staying up , unless the conditions are very poor . |
| 19 | Abstracts are intended to be as concise as the nature of a particular topic being dealt with allows and not to be detailed rule-books dealing with every conceivable circumstance . ’ |
| 20 | No hard and fast rules can be laid down , but the sooner you can help teenagers acquire the confidence to act responsibly and not to be afraid of peer pressure , the more freedom you can allow them . |
| 21 | With the help of others they have then learned to manage their feelings and not to be afraid of them . |
| 22 | Thus , for example , the student with difficulty revising , having drawn up his plan of action , agreed to work on the first item on his list and not to be side-tracked into attempting other items at the same time . |