Example sentences of "and [not/n't] be [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I wanted to have my own artistic input into it and not be dictated to or told what to do . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 4 | Secondly , the switch to khozraschet meant that the press had to attract paying subscribers , who wanted to read about their own regions and not be submitted to generalized and boring directives from Moscow all the time . |
| 5 | When considering how demographic change may affect the demand and supply of health care it is important to remember that such changes in demand will affect all the major medical specialisms and not be confined to departments dealing exclusively with older people . |
| 6 | It is arguable , with some hope of success , that we can speak of a choice or a decision as an effect and not be committed to there having been a causal circumstance which was required for it , and speak of an action as an effect and need not be committed to there having been a causal circumstance that was — roughly speaking — prior in time to the agent 's initial neurophysiological activity . |
| 7 | The social system is dynamic and our models of language must take account of this and not be restricted to idealised models of ‘ literal meaning ’ . |
| 8 | Can we please have our walking space back and not be restricted to ‘ pavement space ’ imposed on us by the stalls ? |