Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [subord] it [be] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | In two respects , however , the definition is wider than at common law in that the Act ( a ) renders a species dangerous if it poses a threat to property and ( b ) allows for a species to be considered dangerous if it is not commonly domesticated in Britain , even though it may be so domesticated overseas . |
| 2 | It gets so dirty and it looks dirty if it 's not polished every day . |
| 3 | I understand the various accou er professional bodies in the accountancy industry are in fact doing that but I think the government should also do that because it is not just the probity of financial institutions we are concerned about , it is also er the auditing of other commercial concerns and it seems to be that in this case the public interest has taken second place to the government 's wish to do as little as possible , yet again the minister said in the debate that if we were to do anything further in response to a question put by my honourable friend the member for Grimsby , it would need legislation , primary legislation . |
| 4 | A non-zero non-unit polynomial f will be called reducible iff it is not irreducible . |
| 5 | The family member also progressively adapts so that the effects of the disease are largely the progressive effects of that adaptation — The disease always gets worse if it is not treated but nonetheless the family member develops ways in which he or she can somehow live with the disease . |
| 6 | It is possible that our finding of inappropriate staining with anti-B , and to a lesser extent anti-A , antibodies reflects non-specific binding of the antibodies to carbohydrate epitopes in biliary cells and hepatocytes , although this seems unlikely as it is not seen in other cells . |
| 7 | This may seem confusing if it is not made clear what she means by ‘ literal ’ . |
| 8 | it 's quite important to be very specific about how you do this because it 's not just a matter of putting on clothes |
| 9 | It has been suggested that in some rural areas , clitoridectomy is practised but there have been no confirmed reports and it would seem unlikely as it was not a characteristic of Meso-american cultures . |
| 10 | We mention this because it is not unknown for some US authors to encash money orders and neglect to send the goods . |
| 11 | The research team succeeded in getting their prize pair of chimps , Austin and Sherman , to flash images at each other and to respond appropriately by fetching the object signified for the other or to return empty-handed if it were not there . |
| 12 | This is saying that power becomes dangerous when it is not used with mercy — in other words , when a ruler becomes merciless . |
| 13 | In Inner London a metropolitan stipendiary magistrate may sit alone if it is not practicable to constitute a full bench ( MCA 1980 , s66(2) ) . |
| 14 | In Greenfield , however , it remains implicit although it is not too difficult to uncover . |
| 15 | Well the price you actually see on the er we do n't say free cos it 's not |