Example sentences of "[to-vb] [coord] [pers pn] [be] not " in BNC.

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1 Eventually she admitted to us that Charlie was stealing them to sell and we were not to mention it .
2 He looked wise and solemn when he said this , because he knew that ladies — even sorceress 's daughters — had their own ideas about what they ought to wear and it was not to be supposed that Flame would be any different .
3 At least , this might be the view that Norton-Taylor wishes to promote but it is not readily evident in his book .
4 Especially if , mind you , he might not be able to do anything , it 's like I say you you 've got your hot water and it 's probably a job he can do better in the week , one night as long as he says it 's safe to use and you 're not gon na blow the tank up on yourself !
5 Okay our French tourist is entitled to the protection of the laws but he 's not for example entitled to vote and he 's not entitled to hold erm public office .
6 Such a test is of obvious value to the shoemaker and is the correct test to use but it is not an easy one to analyse in terms of material as opposed to constructional variables .
7 to do an E C G on this man , well I had n't done one for quite a while and I 'd forgot really , not forgot what to do but I 'm not very familiar with the E C G machines because it 's a new electronic machine and its
8 It was a long document which took about forty minutes to read and it was not greeted with warm enthusiasm .
9 Disgrace ‘ It is an absolute disgrace that these thugs terrorised defenceless animals for no reason at all and even threatened our staff who tried to intervene and we are not going to stand for that , ’ he said .
10 It does n't really want to and I find it difficult to believe and I 'm not sure I want to because I feel so fucking drained and sore , but the thing 's actually responding , fattening and firming and rising in her kneading , soap-slick hands .
11 In fact , when a pair of any large Cichlids are in a tank of their own care should be taken to ensure that the male does not vent his anger on his mate , if he wants to breed and she is not quite ready .
12 If a male , for example , is constantly harassing his mate , keeping her in her cave or in a corner of the tank , often with serious damage being inflicted , this shows that he is ready to breed but she is not .
13 He took time to settle and it was not until the second half that he began to make a positive contribution to the match .
14 I was there to learn to dive and it was not without its problems .
15 What effects disturbances on the spiritual plane may have on our mental , emotional or physical well-being are more difficult to assess but it is not impossible that our view of ourselves as machines , with a denial of any spiritual aspect and a consequent loss of meaning in our lives , may be one cause of much of the unhappiness and frustration seen today with results as different as vandalism and cancer — aspects of destruction at one level or another .
16 It may take a little practice , there may be a telephone box or a house or two to remove but it 's not as difficult as it sounds .
17 And when you talk sensibly to them and that you know , about ja , that and too old for you like that , something like that I , I get really erm you know , really erm when they erm they , they start to laugh but you 're not quite funny and that .
18 The decision to select Alistair Campbell of Wallasey and Louis Botes of New Brighton in Sunday 's President 's Trophy representative side against the Merseyside Competition may mean paid professionals are here to stay but it was not a decision made lightly .
19 yeah because the person er who 's job it is to deal with the sulks for want of a better phrase there is not is preferring not to tackle the issue because as far as she 's concerned it 's not affecting the efficiency of the office , that 's what I 'm trying to say and it 's not , in fact it 's added to the efficiency of the office if anything .
20 er the E C has really bought upon itself with the common agricultural policy a big animal that is very slow to move and it 's not really any advantages of each individual .
21 A greater problem arises at the stage where you have made the article to order and it 's not quite right .
22 the first , the first season like the football did seem to improve but it 's not
23 ‘ I know what I want to say but I am not a millionaire and can not afford to see my family dragged into that kind of thing , ’ he said .
24 He 's trying too hard to please and it 's not a nice sight .
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