Example sentences of "not [adv] be [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One decision was clear today , the R A F will not now be buying a new nuclear missile . |
| 2 | Its Guide to Company Giving says that ‘ this can not really be considered a mainstream charitable expenditure , but more a self-interested expenditure by companies ’ . |
| 3 | Although we may be qualified to do so in certain areas , mainly commercial , we could not really be considered a top-class rugby-playing country strength-wise and have therefore decided not to bid . |
| 4 | By this time , my temperature and blood pressure was so high I could not even be given a proper anaesthetic . |
| 5 | She ca n't possibly be attempting a perfect copy … ’ |