Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] [vb pp] to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that work performed-by one group is not necessarily found to be repeatable by another is nothing new . |
| 2 | Their activities were thus not only believed to be tangible proof of the truths of Christianity , but were also an essential link between men and a somewhat remote but terrifying god . |
| 3 | Children are not only encouraged to be proud of who they are , but to discuss any differences . ’ |
| 4 | The press are not normally allowed to be present during chambers applications . |
| 5 | Mini-bus services have been experimented with in a number of areas , although the savings over larger buses are not always felt to be great and , frequently , mini-buses will be too small to cope with maximum demand over part of the route ( Dobbs 1979 ) . |
| 6 | The traditional division , whereby the advice worker advises clients and the manager does everything else , was not always thought to be efficient or fair . |
| 7 | Working-class Protestants had some material advantages over their Catholic competitors and enjoyed preferential treatment in housing and local government employment but these advantages were sometimes marginal and were not often felt to be considerable advantages because the Protestants did not sit down to statistical comparisons of their standards of living with the opportunities of Catholics . |
| 8 | Although the MECs are often influential bodies and have a valuable information role , they are not typically felt to be good decision-making bodies enabling doctors to make prompt and positive contributions to management . |
| 9 | That political will does not exist because public opinion has not yet begun to be aware of the scale of possible changes that governments will ask their publics to accept . |
| 10 | In my tender pre-teen years , I had n't yet learned to be analytical — far less critical . |