Example sentences of "not be [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do not be tempted to use the small charge that is already in the battery , as this will run down in seconds . |
| 2 | Do not be tempted to take a flat that is too high off the ground and requires the use of a lift . |
| 3 | Mix a sufficient quantity to make the effort worthwhile , but do not be tempted to mix a vast quantity each time as it will be difficult to get the mix of even consistency . |
| 4 | Many routes could not be said to form a coherent network , other than as InterCity connections to whom they did not now belong , and a few ( surprisingly few ) were in the mould of the traditional country branch line . |
| 5 | Though the novels of the Quartet are linked by common characters and motifs , they can not be said to have a continuous story line . |
| 6 | Since such orders are not the product of a directing intelligence they can not be said to have a particular purpose . |
| 7 | In 1910 few Liberals had argued for Home Rule in their election addresses or speeches , so they could not be said to have a clear mandate for it . |
| 8 | A rescuer who acts to save a person in danger and is injured , can not be said to exercise the free choice which is necessary for volenti . |
| 9 | The difficulty with these checks is that they can not be adjusted to trap the returning hammers without hindering their upward motion . |
| 10 | Even those entries — unquestionably the majority — which represent profits accruing from physical possession of land can not be assumed to hold a uniform significance . |
| 11 | It is notable , however , that many of those who form the audience for these books have continued to regard generic he as ‘ just a rule of grammar ’ which should not be altered to suit the transient whims of feminists , though they may feel under some pressure from certain quarters to use nonsexist forms in their writing . |
| 12 | If you are hit on the head by a pot of paint whilst walking under a ladder you would not be asked to show the precise act of negligence that caused the paint to fall ; it goes without saying that someone had been negligent . |
| 13 | PAL can not be upgraded to become a high-definition TV ( HDTV ) system , with twice today 's number of picture lines . |
| 14 | The theory is that if the players can not be persuaded to give the public value for money , they must be forced into a slow trot by hitting them in the most vulnerable area — their back pockets . |
| 15 | Any edition of it , in good condition , will suit the collector , who should not be persuaded to pay a high price for it . |
| 16 | How could you show that this was not because chocolate bars , sweets , etc. , are more likely to be eaten since your depression means that you can not be bothered to cook a proper meal ? |
| 17 | Section 32 enables the Inland Revenue to adjust the value at which Target 's shares are disposed of to counteract the depressant effect of this sort of arrangement , while s176 ensures that a hive-up can not be used to realise an artificial loss on the disposal of Target 's shares ( eg , when it is liquidated ) . |
| 18 | While urging rapid constitutional reform they concluded : ‘ We have no reason to suppose that power in the hands of a small literate minority will not be used to exploit the illiterate majority . ’ |
| 19 | For company law purposes , only realised profits can ( in the absence of a capital reduction ) be used to make distributions , so upward valuations of assets to create a revaluation reserve can not be used to create a dividend-stripping opportunity . |
| 20 | The purpose of this is to reduce the parent company 's chargeable gain , though this mechanism can not be used to create an allowable loss for the parent company ( see s176 TCGA 1992 ) . |
| 21 | This could be a valid model of the business but it is not an entity model and can not be used to produce the flexible database for the organisation that we require . |
| 22 | ( a ) Retirement and expulsion As explained in earlier chapters of this book , where no express provision is contained in a partnership agreement or satisfactory arrangements can not be agreed to meet the particular circumstances of the partner concerned , the Partnership Act only offers dissolution as the answer to what to do with a partner whose continued presence in the firm is unwanted by his co-partners . |
| 23 | Once in employment , employees would not be required to undergo a medical examination at the behest of the employer , except to ascertain an employee 's continuing ability to perform job-related functions . |
| 24 | The client , whether supported out of public funds or fee-paying , should always have a free choice among available lawyers and should not be required to retain an assigned lawyer . |
| 25 | the registered foreign lawyer shall not be required to make an annual contribution . |
| 26 | The only real snag was that venues were posted in advance to assist the spectators and so could not be changed to suit the prevailing weather conditions . |
| 27 | As even the Treasury probably does not have a sufficiently sophisticated model to calculate where exchange rates or interest rates will go , the cleverest entrepreneur can not be expected to give a correct answer . |
| 28 | The person to whom it is addressed can not be expected to conduct a minute linguistic analysis of what is said to him where this is accompanied by aggressive gestures . |
| 29 | Private backers from industry should not be expected to shoulder the full burden , said the Association for Business Sponsorship of the Arts . |
| 30 | Private backers from industry should not be expected to shoulder the full burden , said the Association for Business Sponsorship of the Arts . |