Example sentences of "[coord] [not/n't] be [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 They have no right , that is , that the collective power of the state be used for them or not be used against them just in virtue of what a legislature or another court has decided in the past .
2 This may mean that the transfer of some types of information may stop part way through or not be started at all .
3 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 .
4 We should take it easy and not be led by the nose by the Commission or by the Council of Foreign Ministers .
5 Now doctors say parents must be on the look out for the symptoms and not be misled by flu .
6 Now doctors say parents must be on the look out for the symptoms and not be misled by flu .
7 Jane Bywaters , who has been responsible for much of the exhibition , said : ‘ We need to give people information so that they can make up their own minds about food and not be dictated to by the media and media events . ’
8 ‘ I wanted to have my own artistic input into it and not be dictated to or told what to do . ’
9 I 'd rather run against the world champion and finish sixth in a good race in Aberdeen than win by 50 metres and not be pushed at Middlesbrough . ’
10 Providing he retains control ( which he has so far succeeded in doing ) , he can play the media and not be affected by the media 's idiosyncrasy .
11 We felt the need to struggle to conquer new space and not be crushed by rules .
12 I would like to think that my ministry would appeal to a cross section of the population , that Official Unionists could come to my services and not be insulted by anything I might say .
13 It considered that if the Community 's system of quotas in its present form allowed member states to introduce certain requirements whose compatibility with Community law could only be justified by the necessity to attain the objectives of that system , then such requirements could only be incorporated into the quota licences or other quota management measures which the United Kingdom must lay down for the management of its quotas under article 5(2) of Regulation ( E.E.C. ) No. 170/83 , and not be imposed as conditions for the registration of vessels .
14 As for the statement made by Sir John Hall , I would hope the Newcastle City councillors will decide on the development of Newcastle FC 's Benwell site purely on planning grounds and not be influenced by the financial state of Newcastle United which in my opinion is self-inflicted .
15 The generalist administrator is concerned to take this wider view and not be bound by a narrow perspective .
16 Such Arbitrator shall be at liberty to construe this Agreement and deal with differences arising thereunder as an honourable engagement and not be bound by strict rules of law .
17 Councils will be allowed to appoint non-voting advisers to committees who must have relevant expertise or experience and not be disqualified from council membership — except in the case of teachers on education or library committees .
18 In addition to the rhetoric of law and order , they want action in terms of policing which will enable people to leave their homes in the evening and not be curtailed by fear of violent crime .
19 The church is to be distinctive from the rest of the world ; people around us are familiar with a way of life where rank and wealth matter , and people want to achieve what they think matters — only to find that it does n't satisfy them ; God 's people are to have a way of life which is based on equality in God 's sight , and not be measured in terms of social standing .
20 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 . ’
21 The state should plan the growth of the economy and not be constrained by artificial financial pressures .
22 And he established the principle that any decision which drew on the contingency reserve of public money should go to full Cabinet and not be taken in Cabinet committee , where the Chancellor and the Chief Secretary could all too easily fall prey to ambushes set by cabals of spending ministers .
23 The Government later backed advice that babies should be put on their backs to sleep and not be overheated by too many blankets .
24 Can you seriously expect , for example , to ruffle a colleague 's hair and not be patted on the backside in return ?
25 The times were few and far between when she could look at him and not be reminded of his many faults and shortcomings .
26 He also explained that I must talk freely and not be intimidated by the recording machine .
27 ‘ This is a subject on which judges need , and should have , expert assistance from a clinical psychologist and not be left to flounder through what may be an ill-informed and perfunctory form of inquisition before the child gives evidence . ’
28 Investors will usually agree to a provision of this kind , as most purchasers would in any event wish to purchase the entire company and not be left with minority shareholders .
29 This principle applies in full force in dealing with the harmonic idioms of the present day , in which discords are approached and quitted with the utmost freedom , and there is often little or no feeling of resolution at all , for there must always be ‘ part-writing ’ and the notes must ‘ go somewhere ’ and not be left in the air , so to speak , even if the progressions are not in accord with nineteenth-century harmonic notions .
30 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 .
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