Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [coord] it [be] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's something she would naturally do but it was not the job alone that spurred the gentleman to buy her flowers . |
| 2 | He did not succeed but it was not for lack of trying . |
| 3 | However , if the Transfer Regulations do not apply and it is not the transfer of a business as a going concern , the position is governed by the common law . |
| 4 | Juan and Pepe , who run the bar , luckily need little sleep and it is not uncommon for revellers returning from the star club at 4.00am to find a bar party in full swing . |
| 5 | And he obviously did n't know and it was n't public knowledge that it was his wife that was |
| 6 | The squash had an undertaste that I could n't identify but it was n't unpleasant and I happily drank it . |
| 7 | I was given anti- depressants , that did n't help and it was n't until four years later when they actually admitted me to hospital and then an ulcer and the depression disappeared once it had been diagnosed . |