Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] it [is] [not/n't] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The opening fourteen chapters of Scale 1 provide a context of definitions for Hilton 's particular address to a recluse asking advice on the contemplative life which , in the first chapter , he acknowledges to be a demanding process : Although in defining active and contemplative life Hilton makes it clear that contemplative life belongs especially he , characteristically , makes it clear that it is not ruled out for actives . |
| 2 | This is saying that power becomes dangerous when it is not used with mercy — in other words , when a ruler becomes merciless . |
| 3 | This may seem confusing if it is not made clear what she means by ‘ literal ’ . |
| 4 | If the type of gig you are offered is so unusual that it is not covered by any of the existing contracts , an MU official will devise one to suit your needs , or add necessary clauses to an existing contract ( for performing on the back of a moving open-back lorry , the contract might require clauses covering additional risks ! ) . |
| 5 | It 's absolutely ludicrous that it 's not advertised and that no one does anything about it . |
| 6 | Any employee who has charge of Company property is responsible for taking all reasonable precautions in making sure that it is not lost , stolen or damaged . |
| 7 | Caletti 's admirable attempt at removing fear , ignorance , and stigma from sexual topics is tempered slightly by his view that prostitution is ‘ disgusting ’ and that masturbation is not harmful as long as it is not indulged in more than twice a month ( my italics ) . |
| 8 | The notion of educational ‘ stages ’ is useful as long as it is not interpreted too rigidly or schematically ( Squires 1989a ) . |
| 9 | In other words science is seen by Parsons to be free from social determination as long as it is not penetrated by secondary selectivity or ‘ ideology ’ . |
| 10 | All said top businessmen deserved their success , ‘ as long as it 's not inherited ’ . |
| 11 | No I do n't mind as long as it 's not wiped off . |
| 12 | CORNED BEEF : As long as it 's not infected with botulism ( which is pretty rare ) , corned beef is sterile from the tin and so it 's unusual to find high bug counts . |
| 13 | Is your back garden so secluded that it is not overlooked by any other property and thus provides another unseen point of entry for a burglar ? |
| 14 | But not , it 's suspended , it 's suspended but it 's not disallowed . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | This may be done by including in the grant of the option a proviso that it is to be void if it is not registered as an estate contract within , say , three months from the date of the lease . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ The effect on the environment will now be far worse if it is not built . ’ |
| 19 | But here we have built a society with a colour bar as real as South Africa 's , and worse because it is not admitted . |
| 20 | At present domestic labour is organisationally inefficient because it is not socialised like the industrial sphere , which counterbalances increased productivity through mechanisation . |
| 21 | It looks new and it is n't listed on the inventory . ’ |
| 22 | It gets so dirty and it looks dirty if it 's not polished every day . |
| 23 | The legal position in relation to the ag arrangement is uncertain since it is not expressed to provide it for in the will of Mrs who is , who is the very kindly elderly neighbour who is the landlord , but is only contained in a letter of Mrs from whom I have not heard in evidence . |
| 24 | Whilst welcoming the recommendation that the defence has an enforceable right of access to forensic material held by the prosecution , the Law Society is concerned and surprised that it is not proposed that this will extend to unused material generally . |
| 25 | Probably the most interesting object is the open cluster NGC 2244 , round the star 12 Monocerotis ( 5.8 ) ; it is quite easy to locate with binoculars , and I am rather surprised that it is not included in the Messier list . |
| 26 | Korg 's A2 Performance Signal Processor has impressed everyone here , and I 'd be surprised if it 's not destined to be the one that others are judged by . |