Example sentences of "not [adj] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not pleasant to be shot at , and even the pleasure of being missed is spoilt by the mind 's habit of constructing alternative scenarios ; if the machine-gunner had been a bit quicker to react , or had led us with more skill , we would now be nothing but a heap of molten metal somewhere in the sea-grape . |
| 2 | But it 's not pleasant to be the subject of that veneer of English politeness which veils contempt and snobbery . |
| 3 | These ‘ friendships ’ , however , tended to involve a third party , for as Bair stresses , it was not possible to be close to de Beauvoir without becoming involved with Sartre as well . |
| 4 | There were a number of lengthy songs on the subject of the Seven Ages of Man , and it is not possible to be certain which one CD is referring to here . |
| 5 | Availability is less meaningful as a measure of performance since it is not possible to be sure the plant would be available to produce full load unless it is actually in operation , which proves whether or not it is working satisfactorily . |
| 6 | Sometimes , if elderly relatives are living at a distance , it is not possible to be certain , in spite of advice from us , and help from neighbours with the shopping , that they are eating properly , but if they can only be persuaded to drink a pint of milk every day and eat some fresh citrus fruit , wholemeal bread , cheese or eggs , margarine or butter and a bowl of bran cereal , we shall know that they can not come to any serious harm from a dietary point of view , even though a much more varied diet would be more suitable . |
| 7 | It is not possible to be a traitor to the human spirit . ’ |
| 8 | Is it not possible to be fat and happy ? |
| 9 | He told a Common select committee : ‘ It is not possible to be certain the recession is over , but there seem to be enough indications to say in all probability it is . ’ |
| 10 | I consoled myself ; for if it is not possible to be free , perhaps to be hidden is the next best thing , and Lili 's presence gave me , as the hours went by , the feeling that I was growing less visible . |
| 11 | However , it is still not possible to be certain about world sea levels before the last quarter of a million years . |
| 12 | Cawkell 's study related to acoustics , but Price 's work does not refer directly to any particular subject field , so that it is not possible to be sure that like is being compared with like . |
| 13 | It is not possible to be much more precise than this without becoming hopelessly entangled in a series of impossible dilemmas . |
| 14 | While it is not possible to be completely up to date , the user should not buy models with in-built obsolescence . |
| 15 | He was absolutely right in that respect and I remember him delivering this homily at The Three Tuns and the people receiving it in a rather stony silence because they were not used to being lectured . |
| 16 | This is because you are not used to being shackled to the author 's words . |
| 17 | He 's not used to being with women who have pre-menstrual tension or post-natal depression . |
| 18 | He was not used to being spoken to in this way . |
| 19 | ‘ I do n't suppose so , I am feeling a little self-conscious , I 'm not used to being on display in this sort of way . ’ |
| 20 | The testers might have got a clue from this that such a question was entirely artificial , constructed out of test situations and irrelevant to children who did not go to school and so were not used to being exposed to such tests . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm not used to being so quickly dismissed , Doctor . |
| 22 | I 'm not used to being in a church . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm not used to being abducted , ’ she said , tight-lipped . |
| 24 | I have never been phoned by a Prime Minister before , but I imagine they are not used to being kept waiting . |
| 25 | It wo n't do the public any harm to think we care about them , but I 'm not used to being watched . ’ |
| 26 | I 'm not used to being so mistrusted . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's not right to be joking about things like that , ’ he said . |
| 28 | The owner said it 's not right to be mean to working class people . |
| 29 | The Boards provided £5 million for research , which was not due to be completed until 1988 . |
| 30 | All that unpopularity in the country or in the Commons manages to achieve is a revolt by a handful of predictable Tory rebels , a few careful speeches about the need to present policy better , and a vague anxiety about the results of an election not due to be held for years . |