Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [that] it [is] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I read a novel the emotions aroused in me bring the experience of the events of the narrative into the present , but I am not likely to be misled into thinking it is actually happening for there are enough indicators in the environment to assure me that it is not . |
| 2 | Rumour has it that it is not his child . |
| 3 | But someone told me that it is not the same as the passion fruit on sale at the shops and that the fruits are poisonous . |
| 4 | Shylock says himself that it is not only a Jewish teaching , it is also a Christian 's way of thought , and he is only doing what a Christian would do : ( Act 3 , Scene 1 , lines 54–55 ) |
| 5 | The common complaint that luxury extends itself even to the lowest ranks of the people , and that the labouring poor will not now be contented with the same food , clothing and lodging which satisfied them in former times , may convince us that it is not the money price of labour only , but its real recompense , which has been augmented . |
| 6 | Some TECs have told us that it is not their guarantee but the Government 's . |
| 7 | For instance , if you 've got a problem that you 're keen to talk about and I rush in to reassure you that it 's not a problem , I dodge your agenda . |
| 8 | The promoters tell us that it 's not like a book in which someone is telling you something . |
| 9 | And tell us that it 's not our turn : |
| 10 | But the Aga Khan 's solicitor , Matthew McCloy , said yesterday : ‘ You can take it that it is not His Highness 's present intention to appeal to the House of Lords . ’ |
| 11 | Stewart McDonald will tell you that it 's not that easy to achieve those three things . |
| 12 | Before I consider that balancing exercise in the present case , I remind myself that it is not only local authorities which are public authorities with corporate status . |
| 13 | This one will also work on most IBM compatible machines with DOS 3.0 or higher , although the author informs us that it is not compatible with many Tandy 1000 computers . |
| 14 | Further , it makes me angry with myself to find that the perfectly natural and utterly unfair result is that I begin to dislike Paxford , no exercise of the will convincing me that it is not the unfortunate P. who is boring me with his views on everything under the sun . |
| 15 | He says they have formed the notion that it is legal , he is telling them that it is not . |
| 16 | Perhaps I 'll remind you that it 's not a good idea to play games with me . ’ |