Example sentences of "not to [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These dreams tend not to be about sudden drops or stumbles , but of long drops from high buildings or down deep holes , ending in collisions with the ground , or perhaps with miraculously soft landings . |
| 2 | I prefer not to be under any obligation to you . ’ |
| 3 | Botham had the first six wickets before Marshall and Baptiste held him up for while , Marshall being lucky not to be on the wrong end of a legendary catch when Don Topley , a groundstaff boy who went on to play for Essex , brilliantly caught him one-handed on the square leg boundary , only to put one foot over the rope . |
| 4 | It 's part of our thinking not to be on an emotional roller coaster , ’ said Rod Davis , the New Zealand skipper . |
| 5 | And the focus of the new interest was not to be on those sectors originally envisaged as targets , but on the unlikely and controversial issue of defence . |
| 6 | However placid and non show-bib many of us are by nature , it 's impossible not to be on a " high " when in front of the TV camera . |
| 7 | I was lucky enough not to be on his list , but it was widely believed that there were more arrests to come . |
| 8 | But her mind appeared not to be on that at all . |
| 9 | We can not afford to pussyfoot around with it , we can not afford the time not to be on the move , on the move because that 's the only way our members are gon na dictate what they want . |
| 10 | But he 's believed not to be on the UN approved list of evacuees despite the help on offer |
| 11 | For those of you having withdrawal symptoms from patch-based working , consider only how lucky you are not to be on the other kind of patch . |
| 12 | I mean , Helen Burn 's plea here is not to be to eager for retribution to come in this life , but trust to it erm |
| 13 | But it was not to be despite the tremendous efforts of players like Paudi Lynch , Pat Claffey , Ian Delamere , Paul Neary , Justin Couch , Enda Moynihan , Dermot Desmond and the rest . |
| 14 | It is Diana 's own decision not to be with them . |
| 15 | The popular budget and mid-priced range from EB seems not to be with us any more , alas , but the importers are bringing in a good looking range from Gravity which they hope will take over from where EB left off — prices from about £45 to £55 . |
| 16 | Unfortunately I was not to be with Basil for long , for after less than a year he was appointed as Art Adviser to the West Riding . |
| 17 | Crying alone , when their partner was actually in the same house but chose not to be with them , was an exhausting and draining experience . |
| 18 | I came to Taipei because I wanted this job , not to be with Florian Jones . |
| 19 | She was very careful after that not to take him for granted , even occasionally making excuses to refuse his sporadic invitations , although it tore her to shreds not to be with him at every opportunity . |
| 20 | I 'm sorry not to be with you today . |
| 21 | [ since ] the aim of achieving a strong competitive position in international markets , or at least the concern not to be at a disadvantage in comparison with competitors in other countries was one of the chief arguments advanced by some of the first employers ' associations against proposals for social reforms through protective labour and social legislation . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | It seemed faintly sinful not to be at work on a weekday . |
| 24 | Not to be at the lord 's table , but to be boarded by fixed daily wages . |
| 25 | That it is a telescope seems not to be at risk . |
| 26 | Neither father nor mother can deprive themselves of their rights , except in the case of a separation agreement between husband and wife ; and even such an agreement will not be enforced by the court if the court considers it not to be for the child 's benefit . |
| 27 | Well I have to say that much of the impact of this story depends upon your being able to see and think of Boy as beautiful , admirable and even adorable in the true senses of those difficult and dangerous but nonetheless precious and necessary words ; I suggest therefore that you amend my descriptions of Boy and his lover — but I anticipate myself , that was not to be for several weeks yet ; that ‘ Great Romance of Our Times ’ , as it became known amongst us , had not yet begun , its theme tune had not yet been composed on Gary 's piano , its scenario was not yet subject of our daily gossip and speculation , we were not yet auditioning for a place in the credits — The Friend , The Admirer , Blonde Man in Bar , Second Guest at Dinner Party . |
| 28 | But the Social Charter turned out not to be for the likes of us . |
| 29 | But it was not to be for long . |
| 30 | ‘ In the end it was not to be for Donal but hopefully one day they will find a cure . ’ |