Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [subord] 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The letter was couched in terms which contrived to suggest that if it was not acceptable then he would think of something better . |
| 5 | I remember that if it 's not one thing , it 's another . ’ |
| 6 | If a LIFESPAN header can not be found or if it is not in the correct format then a ‘ scan error ’ results . |
| 7 | Use that cos it 's not not fiddling |
| 8 | ‘ Perhaps , ’ Corbett lied for he knew that if it was not , the accident could well have occurred earlier . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | No , no , you said that it was , you said that because it was not always in there maybe because the socket 's too shallow |
| 12 | So when counselling young people on this point we have to say that providing it is not contradictory to God 's will , ‘ be obedient ’ . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |