Example sentences of "[am/are] [adv] not to " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for the questions of how far responsibility is to be allocated between us and our tempters , how much temptation human beings can ‘ reasonably ’ be expected to stand — these are obviously not to be answered by mere mortals . |
| 2 | Many historians of English seem to have shared the attitude of Oliphant ( above ) and have therefore been inclined to think that apparently non-standard linguistic forms are somehow not to be taken seriously as evidence for ‘ genuine ’ linguistic change . |
| 3 | Or you 're likely not to be able to do anything at all . |
| 4 | Thus , for certain purposes , such as market surveys and pre-election opinion polls , they are probably not to be improved upon . |
| 5 | Any organisms that might lead to increased release of carbon dioxide , or methane , are clearly not to be welcomed in a world that is currently experiencing warming due to the enhanced greenhouse effect . |
| 6 | The phonetic sequences involved in either onomatopoeia or sound symbolism are clearly not to be considered semantic constituents . |
| 7 | But since this is sometimes exceedingly difficult , he would be unwise to say exactly what sort of traces they should be ; for he would then be vulnerable to the criticism that in some capitalist formations these are simply not to be found . |
| 8 | Even in the few years since Volumes I and II of the Supplement were published , numerous words and meanings in the range A-N have emerged which are therefore not to be found in the largest Oxford Dictionary . |
| 9 | I have just one quibble : could we not consider naming the ships HMS Stewart , Lang and Forsyth in memory of three Ministers who , notwithstanding that good news , are likely not to be in office much longer ? |
| 10 | ‘ Bless my soul , they are certainly not to be lightly regarded , these creatures . ’ |