not to be – English Grammar Profiler

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:

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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.

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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

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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.

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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:

    1. He asked not to be named in the article.
    1. It was not to be and we had to cancel our plans.
    1. The event was cancelled. Not to be rescheduled.
    1. The storm caused results not to be accurate.
    1. It’s hard not to be impressed by his work.
    1. The experiment turned out not to be successful.
    1. She spoke softly so as not to be overheard.
    1. That was not to be and we had to find another solution.
    1. It is not to be taken lightly and requires careful consideration.
    1. The results are likely not to be representative of the entire population.
    1. 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