Example sentences of "not [vb pp] [coord] [pers pn] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The applicants were not consulted but they were told the minimum period of imprisonment they would have to serve before their cases would be reviewed . |
| 2 | Where he was educated is not known but he was apprenticed to John Marshall , a surgeon from Kilsyth , who was in charge of Glasgow University 's Physick garden in 1704 ( a physick garden was a source of herbs and other plants used for medical purposes ) . |
| 3 | The origin of platelet activating factor released by the pancreas stimulated with caerulein is not known but it was shown earlier that caerulein and cholecystokinin are capable of increasing the incorporation of labelled acetate into platelet activating factor in the isolated pancreatic lobules and to increase the synthesis of this phospholipid . |
| 4 | The inventor of the German action is not known but it was used in a square piano signed ‘ Gottfried Silbermann , fevr. 1749 ’ This piano is more likely to have been made by Johann Gottfried Silbermann ( 1722–63 ) rather than by his more famous uncle , Gottfried ( 1683–1753 ) . |
| 5 | ‘ or disorderly behaviour ’ This point is not defined but it is felt that any conduct which is not orderly and is not covered by ‘ threatening , abusive , or insulting words or behaviour ’ would suffice . |
| 6 | Mr Denny said Mr Young 's money was not taken but he was attacked and punched in the face . |
| 7 | The dolphins ' opinion of Miss Goddard was not recorded but it is believed that they would be unlikely to demur from her conclusion . |
| 8 | Strangely , it was decided that a repeat investigation was not required and I was allowed to go on caring for the patient throughout her stay . |
| 9 | For the beginner , however , this negative pitch angle is exactly what is not required and it is recommended that the lowest pitch that the blades can reach should be +1° . |
| 10 | The religious freedom of Christians in Spain , however , was not suppressed and they were permitted to retain their churches and worship in them . |