Example sentences of "not [verb] them [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do not want them to be upset , so we keep them away from funerals , or from saying goodbye , face to face , to their relatives and friends . |
| 2 | She knew that her grown-ups were frightened and she did not want them to be frightened , but she also knew that Fenna was a mightier protection than all their loving care could ever be . |
| 3 | Butterflies and moths are among the most beautiful insects and one does not expect them to be venomous or poisonous . |
| 4 | You can not expect them to be house-trained and , indeed , this can subsequently prove a far more arduous task than normal . |
| 5 | It 's the job of the reporter to interpret facts and schools can not expect them to be mere mouthpieces . |
| 6 | Mr Kerswell explained firms were asked first and foremost to teach trainees a skill , not to expect them to be productive . |
| 7 | Makers Thames TV insisted : ‘ It would be unrealistic not to show them to be human on occasions . ’ |