Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [conj] it [be] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jack is not bothered what the tree looks like because it is not good enough to eat . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm sorry , I should n't have said that because it is n't the issue here . |
| 3 | It was noticeable that there was a willingness on the part of quite a number of voters to express as many preferences as there were candidates and the comment was sometimes made that while it was not too difficult to decide which candidates should be given first and early preferences and which candidates should be given last and later preferences it was less easy to decide the order of preference in which the middle range of candidates should be placed . |
| 4 | ‘ We have always believed that Abu-Baker was assassinated and that it was not an ordinary robbery , ’ he said . |
| 5 | Of course the horse named Bess , which I was given had a mind of its own , since it would always be eating and when it was not it only plodded along . |
| 6 | They believe that death has been conquered and that it is not the end of life . |
| 7 | It is unhelpful if Ministers or others speaking on the right hon. Gentleman 's behalf suggest that internment will not be used or that it is not a viable and justifiable means of dealing with those whose training and speciality is keeping themselves out of the courts and out of the hands of those on whom we depend to impose justice for the deaths that have occurred in Northern Ireland . |
| 8 | The letter was couched in terms which contrived to suggest that if it was not acceptable then he would think of something better . |
| 9 | But erm , it 's the kerb crawlers , I mean I 've always thought that if it was n't for prostitutes , there 's going to be a hell of a lot more rapes around , so |
| 10 | The results from the experiment showed that , when pointing , adaptation to prismatic distortion of a target did occur and that it was not due to any learned mechanism . |
| 11 | However I applied and then sought the advice and prayers of Christian friends and we prayed that if it was n't from the Lord I would n't get accepted . |
| 12 | I remember that if it 's not one thing , it 's another . ’ |
| 13 | If a LIFESPAN header can not be found or if it is not in the correct format then a ‘ scan error ’ results . |
| 14 | I hope they saw that because it was n't going to last . |
| 15 | Use that cos it 's not not fiddling |
| 16 | ‘ Perhaps , ’ Corbett lied for he knew that if it was not , the accident could well have occurred earlier . |
| 17 | The relief only applies to accommodation that is ‘ part of your main home ’ , so if you are thinking of creating a separate flatlet , you will need to take care that this qualifies and that it is not at risk of being assessed as a commercial let . |
| 18 | My own conclusions , which in this case are probably completely worthless , are that this ticking represents a period of grace — I mean that it can not explode — as long as the ticking lasts and that it 's not designed to explode when the ticking stops but is then activated and ready to explode when triggered by passing engines . |
| 19 | To recognise where a reform is urgently required and must be effected at any cost , or where it may be postponed , or where it may be counted on to effect itself without outside influence , and , perhaps most important of all , to be able to recognise the fact that certain reforms would be beneficial could they be effected but that it is not possible to effect them at all ; to be able to arrive at a right decision on such points as these is what is chiefly required of a Resident . |
| 20 | A tie-up with a foreign major is now on the cards — Siemens has long-standing ties with Fujitsu Ltd , and the company said that while it is not presently in co-operation talks with other companies , such a move is likely if industry problems persist . |
| 21 | DG said that while it was n't satisfied with its overall results , it was encouraged by the continued success of its AViiON family of Unix computers , which showed significant growth over the year-ago quarter , and it remains cautious for the short-term because of the weak worldwide economy and because it sees no evidence that industry-wide pricing pressures will abate in the near future . |
| 22 | Commenting on its reduced second quarter loss ( figures , page seven ) , Data General Corp said that while it was n't satisfied with its overall results , it was encouraged by the continued success of its AViiON family of Unix computers , which showed significant growth over the year-ago quarter , and it remains cautious for the short-term because of the weak worldwide economy and because it sees no evidence that industry-wide pricing pressures will abate in the near future ; the Westboro company is able to shrug off the small but steady and grinding losses because it still had $196.2m in cash and marketable securities at the end of the quarter . |
| 23 | Compaq Computer Corp 's first quarter earnings were better than the highest of Wall Street estimates and some analysts said that if it were not for a negative impact from currency translations , profits would have been a bit higher still . |
| 24 | No , no , you said that it was , you said that because it was not always in there maybe because the socket 's too shallow |
| 25 | So when counselling young people on this point we have to say that providing it is not contradictory to God 's will , ‘ be obedient ’ . |
| 26 | You could n't possibly have maintained that if it were n't true . ’ |
| 27 | So you 've got to watch what you take and if it 's not necessary you do n't take it if you 've got any sense but if you 're gon na take everything on the assumption ju just in case , the just in case , just in cases you know , do n't work all these the fail-safes ten times over you 're overloaded , ah but you 're so much unnecessary weight it all comes back unused , untouched . |
| 28 | In most cases the horn will be fitted and although it is not necessary to prove why the horn did n't work when operated it may be of assistance to the court . |