Example sentences of "be not [be] [vb pp] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE latest progress report from the Fair Employment Commission proves ‘ beyond doubt ’ that Catholics are not being given preferential treatment by employers , according to Bob Cooper . |
| 2 | " Since we were n't being shown any buffalo , " replied the senator , smiling easily , " we bagged a muntjac that I spotted on the plain — for one of our smaller groups . " |
| 3 | He is not being retained next season only because of his cricket commitments at home in India — but Richardson is a formidable replacement . |
| 4 | I 've a small cottage down by the coast — it is n't being used this weekend . |
| 5 | Linton was sitting calmly in a chair near the fire , happy that –e was not being punished this time . |