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 | ‘ It 's not right to be joking about things like that , ’ he said . |
| 16 | The owner said it 's not right to be mean to working class people . |
| 17 | The Boards provided £5 million for research , which was not due to be completed until 1988 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The next day , fresh chip butties and burgers in hand , we readied for the weekend 's big attraction : a copy of a New Generation episode , not due to be shown here for months . |
| 20 | German doctors at a university hospital in Bavaria planned to keep the unnamed brain-dead woman 's body functioning for the sake of the child , which was not due to be born until next April . |
| 21 | Those remarks , like his attack on Stewart and Gooch , were not due to be made public until next week . |
| 22 | Although a full inspection of the sites was not due to be conducted until June , the North Korean authorities allowed Blix and a team of inspectors to make an immediate " courtesy visit " in mid-May . |
| 23 | These were probably one of the few things of mine not due to be on show at the First Church of Christ the Spiritualist later this morning . |
| 24 | Well done Joy erm a nice summary of a complex book and er there 's obviously a lot of things that will have to go of the erm lecture on it next week , so really this is not due to be talked about . |
| 25 | This system is not due to be in operation until 1996 , and the details of the system have not been agreed . |
| 26 | The Government has had a Cabinet committee looking at ways of reducing unemployment but its recommended package is not due to be announced for a couple of weeks . |
| 27 | The Government has had a special Cabinet committee looking at ways of reducing unemployment but its recommended package is not due to be announced for a couple of weeks . |
| 28 | PAMELA : I will never , sir , enter into a subject that is not proper to be communicates every tittle of it to Mr. Belville and this must be my excuse for withdrawing . |
| 29 | He was not disposed to be easy with her . |
| 30 | Alida did not need her , Alida could surely manage , surely was not afraid to be left alone ? |