Example sentences of "not [adj] [adv] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was impossible to transfer sound waves mechanically from one flat disc to another without getting into geometrical difficulties , and an ordinary gramophone was not loud enough to be put in front of an acoustic recording horn . |
| 2 | Stringfellow was an outstanding designer and builder of small lightweight steam engines , but his model aeroplanes suffered from the twin disadvantages of being too large to be fully tested indoors , and not stable enough to be tested out of doors . |
| 3 | They say the interim administration is failing because ‘ they are too poor , they are all school teachers , and they are not rich enough to be politicians ’ . |
| 4 | ( Nor , incidentally , are ‘ Fenland Blows ’ caused by the absence of hedgerows — another common belief ; conventional hedges are simply not tall enough to be effective , only shelter belts of poplars or other tall trees . ) |
| 5 | And anyway , you 're not strong enough to be a docker . ’ |
| 6 | The evidence in favour of dietary fibre as a preventative measure in heart disease is not strong enough to be conclusive at this stage , but is certainly strong enough to be thought-provoking . |
| 7 | But this had been followed by a sense of personal outrage , an emptiness and then a surge of melancholy , not strong enough to be called grief but keener than mere regret , which had surprised him by its intensity . |
| 8 | This is essentially what Mycetes is because he is not strong enough to be in power , not brave enough to lead armies and not powerful enough to command respect among his followers and country . |
| 9 | At Chalton in Hampshire and Cowdery 's Down near Basingstoke , the buildings were more regularly laid out but not extensive enough to be called villages , while at Catholme in Staffordshire and Thirlings in Northumberland , the earlier settlements had not only been abandoned , but probably forgotten when areas of ridge and furrow were laid out over the top . |
| 10 | He was not foolish enough to be taken in by such tales ! |
| 11 | When 6′ 8″ tall Curtly Ambrose is bowling , sightscreens are often not high enough to be much help |
| 12 | He did not think that he judged wisely to accept , because he accepted another job only two years after he was appointed and then had to withdraw because he was found not old enough to be legal . |
| 13 | ‘ You are not old enough to be my father , ’ she said while tracing a pattern with her thumbnail into the knee of my trousers . |
| 14 | The reaction to George Carey 's speech suggests that many of today 's wealthy in Britain are not content merely with being wealthy . |
| 15 | The initial decision of the complainant was not without importance , for if , after hearing the evidence of witnesses , the justice of the peace decided that the case was not serious enough to be sent to a superior court , he could not then and there try it as a police court case . |
| 16 | Am I not cuddly enough to be called ? ’ — Irate woman delegate . |
| 17 | Satisfied but not human enough to be a sister , the woman held up a tiny version of the black box . |
| 18 | Constanze was clearly not ill enough to be incapable of a little mild flirtation ! |
| 19 | They 're not ill enough to be staying in bed . |
| 20 | She was not quick enough to be out of the room before Mrs Eckley was in it and found herself trapped by her between chair and door . |
| 21 | Break 's conclusion was that the net effect of taxation rates ‘ be it disincentive or incentive , is not large enough to be of great economic or sociological significance ’ . |
| 22 | At the edge of dunes is a two-storey hide , open to the public , which gives wonderful views of the estuary and its birds — for those not lucky enough to be aboard a boat . |
| 23 | The pensioner , who needed sedation when she arrived at the Countess of Chester hospital , is still not well enough to be fully interviewed by police . |
| 24 | According to Sir Hector Laing , Chairman of United Biscuits : ‘ In a world where the large food companies are getting larger , backed by the cash resources of very rich large partners , it is not good enough to be a minnow : in order to compete internationally each company has to get bigger . ’ |
| 25 | The splitting and penetration of the bone of the skull was slightly more advanced than shown earlier , but the difference is not great enough to be worth illustrating and is still equivalent to stage 1 weathering ( Behrensmeyer , 1978 ) . |
| 26 | ‘ She 's very possessive , and I 'm afraid Suzie 's not mature enough to be able to understand or cope with the situation . ’ |
| 27 | Eight months before , his Rappresentazione di Anima e di Corpo had been staged and published in Rome — musically , it is arguable , a finer work than Peri 's but not dramatic enough to be considered an opera ; the allegorical personages were costumed , and there were dances , but the work was performed in the Oratorio della Vallicella and human interest and the sense of festivity , both indispensable to opera , were necessarily lacking . |
| 28 | If I 'm making a film of myself and I 'm on probation , at the end of the year I can pass or fail or have my probation extended because I 'm not successful enough to be called a qualified teacher , then I 'm opening myself up for people to come and look at my mistakes . |
| 29 | For most of its life , and certainly for its early years , it was either too outspoken to be a children 's show , but not high-brow enough to be considered as adult entertainment . |
| 30 | Alternatively , some of the larger North American Sunbass , such as Lepomis gibbosus , would make suitable companions , provided they are not small enough to be eaten . |