Example sentences of "[noun sg] [subord] it [is] [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People frequently give sympathy where it 's not wanted — where the other person perhaps regards themselves as strong , determined , a fighter . |
| 2 | The currency of a provisional grant where it is not declared final is to be a period of one year ( subs . |
| 3 | It does n't have to have the polish of a broadcast programme if it is not going to be broadcast . |
| 4 | Even if the new President had entered his official residence , he would have no standing in his own community , and what , after all , is the point of a Maronite President if it is not to integrate the Maronites within the traditional confessional system which — readjusted in the Muslims ' favour — the Tayif agreement perpetuates ? |
| 5 | Not difficult to understand then why a stove can be a backpacker 's best friend — or worst enemy if it 's not suited to the use you intend . |
| 6 | There are of course passages where Klemperer 's gravitas is amazingly powerful , as in the first movement , but the first ‘ Nachtmusik ’ requires greater momentum if it is not to appear diffuse . |
| 7 | Television , for the NVALA , is a uniquely powerful medium , and one therefore that can have devastating effects on the social fabric if it is not checked . |
| 8 | Certainly platelets do not normally adhere to arterial endothelium if it is not damaged but the explanation for this antithrombotic property of intact endothelium remains obscure . |
| 9 | The second fragment ( 23kb ) detected by the 680-bp probe is from an unrelated locus ( see Fig. 3 legend ) and serves as a control for the amount of DNA loaded in this experiment as it is not deleted . |
| 10 | Strictly , as far as unregistered conveyancing is concerned , there is no need for the mortgagee to be a party to the conveyance if it is not releasing the husband from liability . |
| 11 | I just wondered what those contexts and you will be bound to be asked it in council if it 's not asked now . |
| 12 | ‘ Finish this , love , and we 'll wander down to the pub while it 's not raining . ’ |
| 13 | It was emphasised in Fookes v Slaytor [ 1978 ] 1 WLR 1293 that the court has no power to make a finding of contributory negligence if it is not pleaded . |
| 14 | ‘ Industry responds to legislation but argues that costs are important , so why should it spend money if it is not breaking the law ? ’ |
| 15 | Comparison is also used to explain a current phenomenon by comparing the past experience of the group where it is occurring with that of a group where it is not occurring . |
| 16 | He said the country is on the brink of a tourism explosion which could end in disaster for the local community if it is n't managed properly . |
| 17 | In reality , it is a social and economic problem which is not fixed to a particular geographical space but which can transfer itself from place to place if it is not tackled at its source . |
| 18 | It would be a wicked waste if it is n't worn for its proper purpose . ’ |
| 19 | So , wrote Harsnet , there is continuity as well as discontinuity , but that does not mean , he wrote , that there exists what is called character , personality , character , Goldberg wrote in the margin , personality , as they seem to think , wrote Harsnet ( and Goldberg went on typing ) , when they say you have such a generous character if you would only recognize it , or you have so much to offer , or it is not for myself I speak but for you , not for myself I mourn but for the waste of all that generosity , when they pour those words over you , character , generosity , warmth , looking sad , shedding tears , putting on a brave face , saying do n't pay any attention to me , or , it 's nothing , forget it , I 'm crying for the waste , meaning waste if it 's not directed towards them , but you have only to see what happens when one lets oneself be persuaded by that sort of thing , wrote Harsnet , you have only to see what happened to Hutchinson , MacMahon , Rollins and Goldberg . |
| 20 | So it would seem that even a defence may be an abuse of process if it is not based on private rights . |
| 21 | What is the point of having the ultra-powerful weapon if it is not armed with the correct ammunition ? |
| 22 | It is like using an elephant gun to fire air-rifle pellets ; inappropriate , inaccurate and completely point of having an ultra-powerful weapon if it is not armed with the correct ammunition ; it is like using an elephant gun to fire air-rifle pellets ; inappropriate , inaccurate and completely unbalanced . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | An ordinary NHS patient can ask to be given a greater degree of privacy in a separate room if it is not needed on medical grounds for other patients , and can pay for the privilege . |
| 25 | The introduction of the earnings-related retirement pensions scheme is bound to favour the better-paid sections of the community because it is not financed wholly by employee contributions . |
| 26 | If you plan to eat in the living room , try to buy as generous a table as possible but one which will look quite in keeping with the room when it is not laid for a meal . |
| 27 | At times it 's a joy when it 's not happening ! |
| 28 | He need not be taken to a designated police station if it is not anticipated he will be detained for more than six hours or where the arresting officer is without help . |
| 29 | What would be the point of the evidence if it 's not implicating in trial ? |
| 30 | Often happens for a first night if it 's not selling … ’ |