Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] be [adj] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This sort of nasal overdrive sound , reminiscent of a blocked sinus ( and about as difficult to get rid of ) , dogs many a small combo amp and I was surprised not to find it in abundance on both VGs . |
| 2 | Only in the evenings did I spend some time with Mr Rochester , and I was careful not to allow him to hold me in his arms or kiss me . |
| 3 | The defence was really impressive especially vs the scum and we were unlucky not to pinch the game with the Fairclough header . |
| 4 | Yorkshire have always attracted some of their most fervent support from the North-East and they are anxious not to see it all transferred to Durham . |
| 5 | NORWICH CITY 'S leadership of the Premier League has been given more last rites than Eldorado , and they were fortunate not to come unstuck against El Tel . |
| 6 | ‘ I thought he played well in the circumstances and he was unlucky not to score . |
| 7 | You do n't know where she 's going , and it 's better not to ask . |
| 8 | We keep getting beaten by the odd goal and it 's disappointing not to get anything from these matches , ’ he said . |
| 9 | Like , it would be nonsensical to get Paul Weller to go play live on a kids ’ Saturday TV show , and it 's the same for all our artists : there 's a right environment for them and a wrong one , and it 's important not to force them . |
| 10 | No food should be eaten in very large quantities , and it is best not to give any one food every day . |
| 11 | However , the practice of conveyancing is a professional practice and it is important not to lose sight of good professional standards in one 's conduct . |
| 12 | Most children do grow out of their sensitivities gradually , and it is important not to keep them on a restricted diet any longer than necessary . |
| 13 | This is easeful music , and it is difficult not to like it . |
| 14 | Albania , however , definitely is a part of the developing world in the middle of Europe and it is difficult not to compare Albania with my previous experiences in Africa . |
| 15 | Occasional statistics sometimes throw light on the problem ; in 1875 Gladstone 's pamphlet on the Vatican Decrees sold 100,000 copies and it is difficult not to see in this a level of religious interest which later declined . |
| 16 | Its success will depend upon people believing that Mr Lamont knows what he was doing , and that his forecasts are reliable ; and it is difficult not to reflect that an alternative Chancellor would have had carried more conviction . |
| 17 | Hunt as the Surveyor to the Dean and Chapter of the Abbey must have been involved , and it is difficult not to assume that he had a conflict of loyalties in this transaction . |
| 18 | However , this " sun-washed " effect , which emulates the ageing process , is often achieved by chemical washing , and it is advisable not to take the term too literally . |
| 19 | And it is hard not to think of one 's own horror at some of the things that the Irgun and Stern Gang are doing in Palestine , for instance , ’ David said after a long silence . |
| 20 | It was important to believe , and it was important not to give up . |
| 21 | But there was no time to give this disturbing idea attention ; Tealtaoich was nearly at the Trees and the Trees were grouped together watching him and waiting for him in complete silence and it was important not to miss a single instant of any of it . |
| 22 | Everything about this sullen youth annoyed him and it was hard not to show it . |
| 23 | JR now had the initiative , and it was vital not to lose momentum . |
| 24 | I was afraid to look … but I was afraid not to look . |
| 25 | ‘ Oh yes — but I 'm careful not to wear them on my sleeve ! ’ |
| 26 | There 's obviously considerable political hype surrounding the idea of self-management of hospitals , but you 're keen not to get involved in that kind of political slanging match are n't you ? |
| 27 | ‘ I was there for a while , ’ she said pointedly but she was careful not to press too much . |
| 28 | But they 're promising not to let the fame and fortune go to their heads . |
| 29 | But they 're careful not to hit him where the bruises will shew . |
| 30 | But he was careful not to think , because some corner of his mind knew that that way lay a kind of death , of Hal in Chester , quite certainly notified , or soon to be notified , by Hotspur or another , of the long day 's work done at Homildon Hill six days ago . |