Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] it be [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , sealing the border with Serbia would be unlikely to work if it were not accompanied by the simultaneous sealing of the border with Croatia : the Bosnian Serbs , already talking to the Croats about a confederal division of the spoils ( see page 46 ) , would get their supplies from Croatia , and the Croats — never mind their signatures on the Vance-Owen plan — would anyway continue their military campaign for territory . |
| 2 | But then , Bella 's home-help came out of the bungalow and it was no use any more trying to pretend that it was n't happening … . |
| 3 | A closer interpretation is necessary in family work , with the counsellor focusing on the statement rather than passing it off or trying to pretend that it was not said , seeking to analyse and ascertain what exactly was being said , why is was said , and what the real message might be . |
| 4 | The historic deepening process of the Community was foreseen from the outset , which is why those who commended it to the country 20 or 30 years ago took care to see that it was not misunderstood . |
| 5 | If the boy had a ‘ gift ’ then it was everyone 's duty to see that it was not wasted . |
| 6 | Thus a member that protests from the outset of institutional action that is not sanctioned by the constitutive treaty should be able to claim that it is not bound by that action . |
| 7 | I know that the message is getting through to gay men , but I 'm not surprised to hear that it 's not getting through to heterosexuals . |
| 8 | This is very important if a UK business is to ensure that it is not charged VAT at the standard rate on the supply of these goods where the customer 's VAT number subsequently proves to be false or otherwise incorrect . |
| 9 | This saves the sometimes awkward task of fitting an offset in the bath waste ( which may involve running the pipe below the floorboards ) to ensure that it is not connected within 200mm of the WC soil pipe . |
| 10 | Though about 95% of orders are placed without human intervention , people can , of course , monitor and override any of the system 's decisions — eg , to ensure that it is not ordering $2m missiles because of a statistical fluke . |
| 11 | According to the Wall Street Journal , IBM officials have not yet studied the resolution , and declined to comment on it , although they are expected to fight to ensure that it is not put before shareholders at the annual meeting . |
| 12 | Parliament had voted 19 to five on Oct. 21 in favour of ratification , but had resisted the demand of the pro-EEA monarch , Prince Hans-Adam II , that the necessary referendum be held before that in Switzerland to ensure that it was not influenced by the Swiss result . |
| 13 | Theresa led the way , between grass almost knee-high bordered by a riot of unpruned roses , to the porch , then reached for a key hung high on a nail , less , Dalgliesh supposed , for security reasons than to ensure that it was n't lost . |
| 14 | In a more complex case I might sit in on a discussion within a committee but begin to consider that it is not moving in a direction that suits me . |
| 15 | To change from Mozart to Shostakovich in seven or eight hours , travelling to different country to do so — it is n't absolutely needed , but it 's not easy to understand that it 's not needed . |
| 16 | It was a long document which took about forty minutes to read and it was not greeted with warm enthusiasm . |
| 17 | Be guided by the cooking time on the packet and always taste the pasta yourself to check that it is not overcooked . |
| 18 | One would like to think that it 's not going to happen here . |
| 19 | It 's just to say that it 's not going up as much as they thought . |
| 20 | erm its but I think to say that it is n't happening in schools is a bit unfair , because I do think it does happen in many schools erm and but there 's a great deal of work to be done . |
| 21 | Smoke was curling up from the chimney , but Virginia was thankful to note that it was n't coloured . |