Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] [conj] it [be] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | You think me strange but it is not I who is strange — it is the truth that you find strange . |
| 2 | Perhaps there was something wrong but it was not that serious . |
| 3 | The central issue has been why the ‘ magic of plurality ’ should make something unlawful if it is not unlawful when done by one person alone . |
| 4 | Was it possible that it was not , after all , some long-gone love , but … ? |
| 5 | So , if you feel strongly about male babysitters , speak out — while making it clear that it 's not personal , it 's just for the sake of your peace of mind . |
| 6 | In any event , the Act makes it clear that it is not unlawful for a teacher to inflict corporal punishment ( as defined in the Act ) where it is necessary ‘ for reasons that include averting an immediate danger of personal injury to , or an immediate danger to the property of , any person ( including the pupil concerned ) ’ . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The management of the trustees is really , I venture to think , of the nature of what is described in one of the rules as a private or domestic use , and so described for the purpose of making it clear that it is not to be allowed as a deduction . |
| 9 | ‘ British Coal have made it clear that it is not up to them , ’ he said . |
| 10 | This made it clear that it was not the governments objective to alter fundamentally the red relationship between auditor and client , nor were we looking to increase the costs of audit . |
| 11 | However , profit margins are tiny where they exist at all and ICI had made it clear that it was not chasing ‘ profitless prosperity . ’ |