Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] that it be [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally it raised an action for declarator that it was not liable to purchase tax on such stationery and for recovery of past payments . |
| 2 | In the example quoted , the first line leaves unstated the place to which Israel is to return ; the B-line specifies the full significance of " return " in A. It is true of course that it is not only that the B-line is more specific than the A-line but also that the A is more specific than the B. Such cases do not negate the parallelism of greater precision ; they are a subset of the examples of our feature . |
| 3 | ‘ The first sign of madness , ’ joke people who have been caught talking to themselves , confident of course that it is not . |
| 4 | A purchaser is only likely to avoid liability for dismissals before completion if either the dismissal was for a reason unconnected with the sale ( eg gross misconduct ) or the dismissal was sufficiently far in advance of completion that it was not connected with the sale . |
| 5 | … As appears from the decision below , the plaintiff could have had no certainty of ultimate success , and we are of opinion that it was not called upon to take the risk of having its contracts disputed and its business injured and of finding the tax more or less nearly doubled in case it finally had to pay . |
| 6 | I agree with Kuflik that it is not actually impossible to contract to give up one 's autonomy , but I do not think , however , that Kant 's argument can be so easily disposed of . |
| 7 | The participants agreed a statement which stressed the " great potential " of political dialogue , and supported the current broad structure of the talks , but concluded " with regret that it was not possible in present circumstances to proceed to launch fresh substantive talks on the lines envisaged " . |
| 8 | But she realised with irritation that it was n't followed by either a phone number or an address . |
| 9 | ‘ The head 's so out of touch with reality that it 's not surprising things are going wrong . ’ |
| 10 | At the end he knew with certainty that it was not the lawyer , nor the politician , who was the best hope for care in the country , but the Church . |
| 11 | Even if this argument is unsuccessful , it should be kept in mind that it is not all security interests which will be prejudiced by automatic crystallisation but only those lacking priority to a crystallised floating charge . |
| 12 | By notice of appeal dated 12 February 1991 Mr. Pierson appealed against that refusal on the grounds , inter alia , that the Divisional Court had erred ( 1 ) in ruling that it was not unlawful for the Secretary of State to increase the tariff recommended by the Lord Chief Justice and the trial judge for the purposes of determining a prisoner 's first parole review date and ( 2 ) in ruling that Mr. Pierson was not entitled to know in advance the factors which the Secretary of State proposed to take into account in fixing the tariff and to make informed representations in the light of that knowledge . |
| 13 | The parties were not on an equal footing ; and generally the payer paid the sum demanded in ignorance that it was not due . |
| 14 | The parties were not on an equal footing ; and generally the payer paid the sum demanded in ignorance that it was not due . |
| 15 | So please take on board that it is not good enough to answer that a notice was put up to tell people that they could claim , when many people are blind or disabled or do not have the wherewithal to understand . |
| 16 | The Furus have agreed to return to work — for wages instead of marioc — on condition that it is not in the red iron mines . |
| 17 | However , s 2(8) did not apply to information provided under s 236 of the Insolvency Act 1986 , and it was argued on Mr Naviede 's behalf that disclosure of the transcript to the SFO should only be made on condition that it was not used in evidence . |
| 18 | In 1975 the Council agreed to the award of the degree of Master of Education , on condition that it was not taken as a precedent for a variety of other masters ' degree titles . |
| 19 | I had heard Mum say to Grandma that it was n't healthy for a brother and sister to share , and it seemed to be true because Davey had n't caught my cold . |