Verb patterns with ‘not to be’ generally fall between A2 and B1. If they are also negated, non-finite, passive or ellipted they should be at least B2.
A search in the NOW corpus for:
not to be * *
1 NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH 10259
Not to be confused with the diary of Anne Hathaway
which we stole out of her purse at the Gotham Awards.
2 NOT TO BE NAMED, 8244
3 NOT TO BE IDENTIFIED BECAUSE 5840
4 NOT TO BE NAMED. 5661
5 NOT TO BE MISSED. 4542
6 NOT TO BE OUTDONE, 4517
7 NOT TO BE AS ANTICIPATED 4180
8 NOT TO BE ABLE TO 3906
9 NOT TO BE IDENTIFIED. 2427
10 NOT TO BE NAMED BECAUSE 2407
11 NOT TO BE. 2187
12 NOT TO BE IDENTIFIED, 2048
We asked AI to give us examples of the above results:
- A source close to the investigation, who asked not to be named, said the suspect was arrested on Friday.
- The victim, a woman in her 20s, was taken to hospital with serious injuries. She asked not to be identified because she fears for her safety.
- The company, which asked not to be named because the deal is not public, said it expects to close the transaction by the end of the year.
- The festival features live music, food trucks, art exhibits and more. It’s an event not to be missed.
- The rival team scored a late goal, but not to be outdone, we equalized in the last minute.
- The results were not as anticipated, as the experiment failed to produce any significant effects.
- He tried hard not to be able to hear the screams coming from the basement.
- A masked man robbed the bank and escaped with an unknown amount of cash. He asked not to be identified.
13 NOT TO BE THE CASE 2003
14 NOT TO BE IDENTIFIED AS 1951
15 NOT TO BE IDENTIFIED DISCUSSING 1355
16 NOT TO BE CURRENT. 1345
17 NOT TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY 1332
18 NOT TO BE IN THE 1284
19 NOT TO BE PART OF 1192
20 NOT TO BE NAMED FOR 1090
21 NOT TO BE AFRAID OF 1064
22 NOT TO BE NAMED SAID 1024
23 NOT TO BE LEFT BEHIND 990
24 NOT TO BE OUTDONE BY 966
25 NOT TO BE TRUSTED. 953
26 NOT TO BE NAMED AS 951
27 NOT TO BE SNIFFED AT 842
28 NOT TO BE LEFT OUT 802
29 NOT TO BE AFRAID TO 777
30 NOT TO BE INVOLVED IN 737
31 NOT TO BE DISTRACTED BY 730
32 NOT TO BE MISSED ! 712
33 NOT TO BE SWAYED BY 666
34 NOT TO BE SEEN AS 659
35 NOT TO BE USED FOR 639
36 NOT TO BE ON THE 636
37 NOT TO BE MISSED, 632
38 NOT TO BE UNDERESTIMATED. 621
39 NOT TO BE TRUE. 581
40 NOT TO BE TAKEN AS 562
41 NOT TO BE MESSED WITH 559
42 NOT TO BE FOUND IN 537
43 NOT TO BE COPIED OR 511
44 NOT TO BE A PART 508
45 NOT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY 497
46 NOT TO BE IN A 493
47 NOT TO BE TRIFLED WITH 493
48 NOT TO BE IDENTIFIED FOR 489
49 NOT TO BE DETERRED BY 477
50 NOT TO BE. ” 476
51 NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS 450
52 NOT TO BE DECEIVED BY 443
53 NOT TO BE MOVED BY 442
54 NOT TO BE NAMED DISCUSSING 438
55 NOT TO BE IMPRESSED BY 436
56 NOT TO BE INFLUENCED BY 434
57 NOT TO BE. THE 429
58 NOT TO BE MISLED BY 416
59 NOT TO BE SUBJECTED TO 415
60 NOT TO BE VACCINATED. 415
61 NOT TO BE USED AS 410
62 NOT TO BE CONSIDERED AS 394
63 NOT TO BE BLAMED FOR 392
64 NOT TO BE DISCOURAGED BY 392
65 NOT TO BE USED TO 391
66 NOT TO BE TAKEN FOR 385
67 NOT TO BE INTIMIDATED BY 384
68 NOT TO BE VACCINATED, 383
69 NOT TO BE AWARE OF 382
70 NOT TO BE NAMED TOLD 382
71 NOT TO BE IDENTIFIED BY 375
72 NOT TO BE FOOLED BY 356
73 NOT TO BE CONSIDERED A 347
74 NOT TO BE MISSED IS 333
75 NOT TO BE, ” 330
76 NOT TO BE MISTAKEN FOR 328
77 NOT TO BE AFFECTED BY 318
78 NOT TO BE ALLOWED TO 306
79 NOT TO BE CARRIED AWAY 302
80 NOT TO BE TRUSTED, 295
81 NOT TO BE THERE. 291
82 NOT TO BE IDENTIFIED SAID 288
83 NOT TO BE NAMED DUE 288
84 NOT TO BE SENT OFF 288
85 NOT TO BE NAMED IN 281
86 NOT TO BE RELIED UPON 262
87 NOT TO BE SNEEZED AT 261
88 NOT TO BE NAMED TO 259
89 NOT TO BE COMPLACENT. 255
90 NOT TO BE TREATED AS 255
91 NOT TO BE SUBJECT TO 253
92 NOT TO BE USED BY 251
93 NOT TO BE DENIED. 248
94 NOT TO BE IGNORED. 248
95 NOT TO BE AS THE 247
96 NOT TO BE TRUE, 238
97 NOT TO BE AFRAID. 235
98 NOT TO BE DENIED, 235
99 NOT TO BE TAKEN IN 235
100 NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN, 231
* * not to be
1 WHO ASKED NOT TO BE 23558
According to Mrs. Elsie Melcher,
a neighbor who asked not to be identified,
Joe Cooper left his house two weeks ago.
2 , ASKING NOT TO BE 5285
3 IT WAS NOT TO BE 5163
4 . NOT TO BE 4515
5 CAUSE RESULTS NOT TO BE 2861
6 ‘S HARD NOT TO BE 2539
7 TURNED OUT NOT TO BE 2476
8 SO AS NOT TO BE 2144
9 THAT WAS NOT TO BE 1830
10 IT IS NOT TO BE 1527
11 ARE LIKELY NOT TO BE 1412
12 IT’S NOT TO BE 1380
AI examples based on the above:
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- He asked not to be named in the article.
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- It was not to be and we had to cancel our plans.
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- The event was cancelled. Not to be rescheduled.
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- The storm caused results not to be accurate.
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- It’s hard not to be impressed by his work.
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- The experiment turned out not to be successful.
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- She spoke softly so as not to be overheard.
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- That was not to be and we had to find another solution.
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- It is not to be taken lightly and requires careful consideration.
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- The results are likely not to be representative of the entire population.
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- It’s not to be missed and is a must-see event.
13 THE RIGHT NOT TO BE 1194
14 BE OR NOT TO BE 1173
15 THEY ARE NOT TO BE 1157
16 OR RESULTS NOT TO BE 1147
17 AND IS NOT TO BE 1086
18 THIS IS NOT TO BE 1046
19 IN ORDER NOT TO BE 1022
20 THIS WAS NOT TO BE 983
21 WHO WISHED NOT TO BE 975
22 , AND NOT TO BE 948
23 TURNS OUT NOT TO BE 907
24 FOR IT NOT TO BE 823
25 WHO PREFERRED NOT TO BE 773
26 WHO REQUESTED NOT TO BE 753
27 THAT IS NOT TO BE 718
28 THE PUBLIC NOT TO BE 706
29 AND ASKED NOT TO BE 697
30 I TRY NOT TO BE 643
31 THAT ‘S NOT TO BE 633
32 ” NOT TO BE 599
33 , IS NOT TO BE 579
34 ‘S IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO BE 570
35 AND ARE NOT TO BE 569
36 BE CAREFUL NOT TO BE 526
37 TURN OUT NOT TO BE 519
38 FOR THEM NOT TO BE 518
39 FOR HIM NOT TO BE 513
40 NEWS IS NOT TO BE 508
41 WAS HARD NOT TO BE 473
42 IS HARD NOT TO BE 471
43 ALSO ASKED NOT TO BE 442
44 AN OPPORTUNITY NOT TO BE 440
45 WAS FOUND NOT TO BE 427
46 WHICH IS NOT TO BE 427
47 WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE 422
48 WHO PLEADED NOT TO BE 414
49 , REQUESTING NOT TO BE 406
50 , BUT NOT TO BE 402
51 THE PEOPLE NOT TO BE 395
52 HE WAS NOT TO BE 393
53 J — NOT TO BE 389
54 IS SAID NOT TO BE 385
55 WERE FOUND NOT TO BE 374
56 SOURCES ASKED NOT TO BE 371
57 ‘S OK NOT TO BE 369
58 WOULD PREFER NOT TO BE 368
59 ‘S OKAY NOT TO BE 362
60 IT OUGHT NOT TO BE 360
61 HAS ASKED NOT TO BE 350
62 WAS DETERMINED NOT TO BE 347
63 FOR US NOT TO BE 344
64 THEY ASKED NOT TO BE 342
65 HE IS NOT TO BE 341
66 FOR ME NOT TO BE 339
67 ” NOT TO BE 337
68 . ” NOT TO BE 331
69 WHO CHOOSE NOT TO BE 320
70 IS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO BE 318
71 THEY WERE NOT TO BE 316
72 OR ACHIEVEMENTS NOT TO BE 315
73 AN EVENT NOT TO BE 303
74 BUT ASKED NOT TO BE 289
75 A RIGHT NOT TO BE 284
76 NO REASON NOT TO BE 283
77 AND TRY NOT TO BE 278
78 ‘S IMPORTANT NOT TO BE 275
79 ‘S DIFFICULT NOT TO BE 269
80 , WAS NOT TO BE 269
81 AND OUGHT NOT TO BE 267
82 WHO CHOSE NOT TO BE 264
83 , WISHING NOT TO BE 262
84 HE ASKED NOT TO BE 257
85 FOR THERE NOT TO BE 242
86 THEY ‘RE NOT TO BE 241
87 WAS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO BE 239
88 , ARE NOT TO BE 236
89 TOLD ME NOT TO BE 236
90 HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO BE 235
91 THAT OUGHT NOT TO BE 232
92 WHETHER OR NOT TO BE 230
93 LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE 228
94 THE STATE NOT TO BE 227
95 IS DETERMINED NOT TO BE 225
96 , OR NOT TO BE 223
97 IS ONE NOT TO BE 220
98 WE ARE NOT TO BE 220
99 WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO BE 208
100 WAS DISAPPOINTED NOT TO BE 205