Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [subord] it [be] not " in BNC.

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1 Pulling out of side roads when it is not safe to do so .
2 Much of these data , however , are also suitable for hypothesis-testing — indeed the data are of higher quality than those generally used in research studies because it is not usually practicable to ask academics from a wide range of areas to adopt uniform teaching , assessment and reporting practices solely to permit educational research to occur .
3 It could be interpreted as a different commander view : there is no single commander responsible for this overall revenue account so it is not published .
4 It is sensible to keep the camcorder well protected in its carrying case when it is not being used and keep it there when conditions are hostile .
5 If a couple is married or living together as man and wife , then they are married or living together as man and wife , then they are liable for their partner 's community charge if it is not paid .
6 Although it was more mundane than its northern contemporary , it had a greater influence on subsequent town planning because it was not conceived as industrial housing but as a genuine attempt to improve living conditions for the working classes and encourage independence .
7 Obviously you ca n't just take a vocal line from some traditional Japanese album and put it straight into a heavy metal song because it 's not going to work !
8 The Open Software Foundation 's much-ballyhooed Distributed Management Environment technology is missing from Networx Inc 's platform list because it is not yet productised .
9 It wo n't be one of the great parade horses because it 's not quite big enough but I am sure there will be lots of people who will be looking forward to riding it .
10 This game is one where left-handedness has some advantage and considerable nuisance value so it is not surprising that as many as 18.5% of these first-class performers were left-handed .
11 ‘ The van I used to use to transport my bikes has come to the end of its day , and Bill Doig has very kindly offered me the use of the station van if it is not required for company duties . ’
12 In the building industry , not only in France but also in Sweden , West Germany , Italy , as well as in Britain , the main body was ( and still is ) both an employers ' and a trade association since it is not easy to separate the negotiation of wages from matters such as agreed arrangements for contract tendering .
13 Fish kept in the breeding tank while it is not in use could be removed when it is required .
14 We 've chosen Boppard as the base for our Rhine Fly-Drive holidays because it 's not only a great place to visit in its own right , but because its central location makes it an ideal spot from which to explore the mighty Rhine .
15 However , the Gould-Jacobs reaction is unsuitable for producing 1-cyclopropyl-quinolonecarboxylic acids or 1-cyclopropyl-azaquinolonecarboxylic acids of the ciprofloxacin type because it is not possible to alkylate 1-unsubstituted quinolones or azaquinolonecarboxylates with cyclopropyl halides .
16 He said that a company could suffer bad headhunting experiences if it was not entirely sure exactly what it wanted the search consultant to do .
17 This is not a practical way to run a paper and pencil address book because it 's not possible to turn directly to the 3423rd character in a book , and the saving in space would not be worth the tedium involved .
18 It does n't have to have the polish of a broadcast programme if it is not going to be broadcast .
19 And when one thinks of individual subjects , why is mathematics typically in the science faculty when it is not a science ?
20 Display the ruler line if it is not already visible ( see Task 16 )
21 Display the ruler line if it is not already visible ( see Task 16 )
22 One party may seek to reject a point in the sale agreement because it was not covered in the heads of terms .
23 What is any bedding plane if it is not a mini-unconformity ?
24 The static torque/ rotor position characteristic repeats with a wavelength of one rotor tooth pitch , so the rotor only returns to the correct step position if it is not displaced by more than half a rotor tooth pitch .
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