Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] it [be] not [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He adds that it is not in the traders ' interests for the elephants to die out . |
| 2 | We do know that it was not until the late summer of 1965 that he gave private indications of his intention to stand for a second term , and not until 4 November that he made his decision public . |
| 3 | Instead , we 're willing to take the risk and give Birmingham the retail centre it deserves and needs if it is not to be completely undermined by rival out-of-town attractions . ’ |
| 4 | For example where the handbrake of a motor car is released and the car is allowed to run down a hill by itself the offence under section 12 would not be committed as it was not for his or another 's use . |
| 5 | But she soon realized that it was not by chance , as it was Angel Clare who sent the cows in for milking . |
| 6 | I do him the credit of suggesting that it was not of his invention . |
| 7 | We should remember that it was ill the employers " interests to claim that it was not worth providing women with a long training because they would waste it by leaving early ; while it was in the trade union 's interest to claim that women were incompetent because they had only received a short training . |
| 8 | The warranties require the Vendor to confirm that it is not in breach of any obligations ; that is not something which the Purchaser can confirm . |
| 9 | Though we threaten her with a headline reading ‘ Real Labour candidates do n't eat muesli ’ she insists that it 's not for her own consumption . |
| 10 | The Church argued that it was not worth spending such high sums on the building 's repair . |
| 11 | Cynics argued that it was not in the interests of the nuclear industry to create even more public concern . |
| 12 | She maintained that the reproductive organs were formed in girls at birth and not newly created in adolescence as Maudsley claimed , and while agreeing that women stored nutrient in reserve for childbearing , argued that it was not in finite supply and could safely be drawn upon in adolescence . |
| 13 | All the artificial constraints of maintaining a regulated monopoly mean that it is not in the best interests of the consumer . |
| 14 | She was so absorbed that it was not for some time that she realized that the sea on her left was no longer the water of the estuary but had become the ocean . |
| 15 | The Council declared that the Church of Christ is to be found here , but it no longer says that it is not to be found anywhere else as well . |
| 16 | He says that it 's not worth staying on if the place is going to be wrecked . |
| 17 | One foreign ministry clerk in the early years of the twentieth century " soon decided that it was not worth the trouble to go to the office to sleep when I could sleep more comfortably in my own bed or pass my time in more interesting or more amusing tasks " , while an Italian ambassador is said to have spent only fifteen days of a year in residence in a post which he disliked . |
| 18 | I am very sure that you will agree with me , if I may borrow a phrase from Joyce , that we all hope that it 's not at all unlikely that George Craig will come again to preach . |
| 19 | We have always said that it is not for nothing that the Unix prompts are dollar and percentage signs and at last somebody out there has the common sense to recognise that fact too : the new Unix Reseller Show , set for May 4 to 6 in Dallas , is blatantly promoting itself with the slogan ‘ How To Make Money With Unix ’ ; if that does n't bring the punters piling in , nothing will . |
| 20 | We have always said that it is not for nothing that the Unix prompts are dollar and percentage signs . |
| 21 | Then she remembered that her therapist had said something about that , had said that it was not for Camille that Scarlet grieved in expectation but for herself and her own pain , implying by her tone that it was really most foolish . |
| 22 | Because you will not have it accepted if it is not in the house style , and there are conventions , appropriate , and quite different , according to the magazine , the newspaper , and so on and so forth , so you need to acquaint yourself with the house style . |
| 23 | He did not succeed but it was not for lack of trying . |
| 24 | I presume what happens when it 's not on it 's all geared up ready |
| 25 | He looked wise and solemn when he said this , because he knew that ladies — even sorceress 's daughters — had their own ideas about what they ought to wear and it was not to be supposed that Flame would be any different . |
| 26 | Conversely , a purchased option where the investor is free to allow the option to lapse if it is not in his interest to exercise it will not be a contingent liability transaction . |
| 27 | It is clear that the Soviet economy is at an impasse , but we have tried to suggest that it is not at the abyss . |
| 28 | Sitting on the train she had suddenly thought that it was not worth it . |
| 29 | The Commission stated that it was not at present in a position to indicate which measures it might propose to the Council in that report . |
| 30 | But then I 'll be told that it 's not about him at all , in that silly sense . |