Example sentences of "[verb] and [not/n't] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once you have started your own meeting you should concentrate solely on yourself and what you want and not be distracted . |
| 2 | Any employee who can establish a claim in tort is therefore guaranteed to have the judgment met and not be defeated by an insolvent employer . |
| 3 | Waters that are ice-covered remain unstirred by wind , and all particles including algae tend to sink and not be replaced . |
| 4 | The craft of boxing is to hit and not be hit , ’ responds Eubank . |
| 5 | We also consider that requests for assistance should come through the Deputy Director Operations as arranged and not be dealt with in a haphazard way between unit commanders who are presumably not in the full operational picture . ’ |
| 6 | I know it 's silly but I find it hard to take them seriously and really concentrate and not be distracted by the local cat cleaning himself on a window ledge or some such thing . |
| 7 | It presented an illustrative example of a report which emphasises that the auditors ' conclusions related to the date of the financial statements , but ‘ because of inherent limitations in any system of control , errors , breaches of law , inefficiencies or irregularities may occur and not be detected and such a system is subject to the risk that procedures may become inadequate ’ . |
| 8 | It seemed far more important that David should understand and not be hurt than that she save her throat . |
| 9 | The Government later backed advice that babies should be put on their backs to sleep and not be overheated by too many blankets . |
| 10 | ‘ Mind you , if they are really good mates you should be able to say what you like and not be judged on it . ’ |
| 11 | But in case he shall die in my Lifetime then I desire that my Coffin be made by his Son in like manner as his Father was to have made the same for which I Will he shall be paid the Sum of Ten Pounds and that in such Case the said Legacy of Ten Pounds so given to his father shall cease and not be paid . |
| 12 | If I can build the squad the way I wish and not be forced to part with exceptional talent like Colin Webley , then anything is possible . |
| 13 | It was only when he was lying on his pallet bed trying to pray and not be distracted by Benedicta 's fair face , that Athelstan suddenly remembered what Vincentius had said . |
| 14 | He needs a contact — someone who can listen and not be noticed , someone whose presence is unremarked . |