Example sentences of "not be [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 Edward Balliol would not be couched down there , but upstairs in one of the principal bedchambers , for sure .
2 The insidious madness of Bruno ( who wants to ‘ swap murders ’ with an innocent tennis pro ) sneaks up on us slyly , and will not be shaken off .
3 Melissa was not given to premonition but the fear that something had happened to Sybil had taken hold and would not be shaken off .
4 The great butlers are great by virtue of their ability to inhabit their professional role and inhabit it to the utmost ; they will not be shaken out by external events , however surprising , alarming or vexing .
5 The problem is that the pool of liquid usually forms underneath the car , where it is both inconspicuous and difficult to get at , so the chances are that it will not be mopped up .
6 A reference function means that the material should not be lent out .
7 Our piloting suggests that there is very little information here which could not be filled in out of the heads of appropriate teachers on these courses , so filling in the questionnaire should not cost a great deal of time for each person .
8 Although his wrath frightened her and although she felt guilty , she would not be unnerved , not be fazed , not be pushed around — not when Thomas 's future was at stake .
9 Unlike a lead tingle fixing , the Sim-Fix can not be pushed out of place by snow slippage .
10 Valuable interpretive ideas may be found in journals of psychology , aesthetics , philosophy , history , religion , sociology , anthropology , even medicine and biology , although these may not be matched up with descriptions and evaluations of art .
11 Sections 352 , 354 and 355 clearly envisage , and indeed demand , alterations without which the register could not be kept up to date and fulfil its purpose , and although there is no express provision for alterations of members ' addresses that takes place all the time .
12 The impact of the visual world , which can not be kept out by undemocratic and dogmatic regimes , will have a tremendous effect on many communities .
13 Not only that , but they have fixed wheels , so can not be freewheeled along .
14 The food service and bar should not be contracted out , the staff should be considered and only those who are indeed surplus to the requirements and standards of the business should become redundant .
15 More fundamentally , the decision in Katsikas raises the issue of whether the employee can most effectively be safeguarded by legal provisions which are mandatory and so can not be contracted out of or whether the law must respect the employee 's freedom to choose .
16 This provision can not be contracted out of .
17 The grant of a " contracted out " tenancy , followed by the grant of an option to renew for a term which will not be contracted out is a useful mechanism to achieve a position where the tenant 's loss of security of tenure is only temporary .
18 Sadly , those mistakes can not be covered up in hospitals .
19 The drain should not be covered over by backfilling the trench until the test has been completed .
20 You will not be tossed off . ’
21 This time , Mr Kaifu was convinced , the Americans would not be shut up with a promise here , a concession there .
22 But the story could not be shut up with him , and before another week had passed they had been forced to commit to the Tower six more persons , four friars minor , Stephen Lene , parson , and the prior of the friars preachers of Winchelsea .
23 The second is that many processes simply can not be shut down for the weekends .
24 They are one of the few reactors in the country which , if anything went wrong with the core in any way , could not be shut down .
25 Jay would not be shut out and from what she could tell , Lucy did n't want to shut her out .
26 He is adamant that he will not be tempted back to play rugby .
27 Two days after insisting he would not be tempted out of international retirement , Kriss Akabusi was controversially named for the 400m hurdles , ahead of the new British champion Gary Cadogan .
28 Thirdly , thorough cooking and rapid cooking will usually destroy pathogens although it can not be relied on to destroy spores or preformed toxins .
29 But … the growth in net exports ( of ) services and food can not be relied on to replace the loss of manufacturing and oil net exports and secure further growth sufficient to achieve full employment ’ ( p. 139 ) .
30 I agree with Jacobs that legislation may be the only answer as commercial forces , if left to their own devices , can not be relied on to protect the most vulnerable members of society .
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