Example sentences of "[verb] that [conj] it [be] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm sorry , I should n't have said that because it is n't the issue here . |
| 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 | The letter was couched in terms which contrived to suggest that if it was not acceptable then he would think of something better . |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I remember that if it 's not one thing , it 's another . ’ |
| 7 | I hope they saw that because it was n't going to last . |
| 8 | Use that cos it 's not not fiddling |
| 9 | ‘ Perhaps , ’ Corbett lied for he knew that if it was not , the accident could well have occurred earlier . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | No , no , you said that it was , you said that because it was not always in there maybe because the socket 's too shallow |
| 15 | So when counselling young people on this point we have to say that providing it is not contradictory to God 's will , ‘ be obedient ’ . |
| 16 | You could n't possibly have maintained that if it were n't true . ’ |