Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] which is not [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed the adjective must be so understood ; if we try to imagine using , in the structure of ( 16 ) , an adjectival property which is not ascribed to the entity of the noun phrase ( nor helping as a qualifier to identify any entity of the sentence ) , there will be only two possible outcomes : If it is a property semantically compatible with the verb , the result will be taken as an ungrammatical way of expressing a thought which should have incorporated an adverb : ( 17 ) Alastair likes his beef tea great Alternatively , it will be a property that is not compatible with the verb either ; but , in that case , there will be no way of guessing what that property should be applied to — it will in effect be semantically " loose " , so that the whole will be incomprehensible : ( 18 ) the process left the documents puzzled Thus , the property of the adjective qualifies , in purely syntactic terms , the inner grouping of verb and object ; it is applied to the entity of the noun phrase , but not directly , only as part of an interlocking structure with three elements — as in certain engineering and architectural structures , each of three elements needs the other two in order for the whole to function effectively . |
| 2 | Legislation , as this case suggests , is not simply an instrument of central control ; it can also protect local authorities against central direction which is not backed by statutory powers . |
| 3 | Indeed this may more likely be the case if there is a uniform salary within the civil service which is not based upon performance . |
| 4 | An accident has been legally defined in the House of Lords as ‘ an unlooked for mishap or an untoward event which is not expected or designed ’ . |
| 5 | any of the rights of the shares to receive payments ( whether in respect of dividends , in respect of redemption or otherwise ) are for a limited amount which is not calculated by reference to the company 's assets or profits or the dividends on any class of equity share . |
| 6 | There are difficulties with the idea that convertible debt should be classified according to the probability of conversion , notably in specifying how the probability of conversion should be judged , whether convertible debt should be reclassified if the probability of conversion changes , and whether the interest on convertible debt which is not reported as a liability should be deducted in arriving at profit before taxation . |
| 7 | Consumption is seen as households ' spending on goods and services which yield utility in the current period , while saving is defined as that part of disposable income which is not spent . |
| 8 | However , wherever there is hesitancy or opposition in ethical attitude which is not rooted in hesitancy or disagreement in belief , in the sense that no amount of factual certainty or agreement would cause the final ascendancy of one definite attitude , Stevenson thinks that the ethical question can not be resolved rationally . |
| 9 | Once cut , however , they should be treated as any other cold meat and kept under refrigeration , usually with the cut end covered — do not buy from a cut salame which is not refrigerated . |
| 10 | Therefore an expansion of aggregate demand in the domestic economy which is not matched by comparable increases in other economies will result in a deterioration in the balance of payments . |
| 11 | Where the seller instructs the auctioneer to place a reserve price which is not publicised , the auctioneer may still refuse to accept any bid below the reserve price since bids constitute only offers . |
| 12 | A literally incalculable number of wives , ex-wives , widows and children were also engaged in casual work which is not recorded by the census , and it is this kind of employment , usually undertaken at the dictates of the family economy , that will be considered briefly here . |
| 13 | While Newco remains an investment company ( and to do so it must receive income , other than payments for group relief ) it can carry forward any excess interest which is not surrendered to Target against its future income . |
| 14 | Immunohistochemical studies using monoclonal antibodies have added further information as there is a peculiar pattern of expression of surface antigenic determinants which is not seen in normal colon , infectious colitis , or graft- versus -host disease . |
| 15 | It would be difficult to think of a linguistic topic which is not covered in some form , although I will admit to a passing irritation with the way in which my browsing ( and the book is eminently browsable ) was constantly interrupted by a brief listing of some exotic language-family . |
| 16 | If Montrose chiastic formulation ( historicity of texts/textuality of history ) suggests an expected critical process which is not balanced but open to intrusions , constant qualification and , in effect , cultural deconstruction , what is more frequently produced is a critical narrative which creates an impression of cultural chiasmus , a balance in which the reciprocal concerns between original cultural embedment and subsequent textual mediations are equally suspended . |
| 17 | ( 1983 ) have argued that maps based on the European Air Chemistry Network may be misleading in several respects , such as in failing adequately to show the pattern of time variations over the years or the large degree of uncertainty attaching to individual contours , and assuming a geographical homogeneity which is not borne out by detailed calculations with data taken from adjacent sites . |
| 18 | For belief in God , they would argue , is a very practical matter which is not given up lightly , particularly if it brings out the best in the believer : ‘ Belief or unbelief / Bears upon life , determines its whole course … |
| 19 | Banks make a major contribution to industrial financing which is not shown in their lending figures , in that they facilitate the leasing of equipment . |
| 20 | any of their rights to participate in a surplus in a winding up are limited to a specific amount which is not calculated by reference to the company 's assets or profits and such limitation had a commercial effect in practice at the time the shares were issued or , if later , at the time the limitation was introduced . |
| 21 | If a court feels that a particular act which is not authorized by statute requires positive legal authorization , it may be able to achieve this by extending an existing prerogative power into a new area . |
| 22 | This process of looking for individual points of agreement whilst demonstrating diplomatic skills , results in a piecemeal approach which is not targeted to handle or solve any specific problems , but addresses a wide range of problems poorly or inefficiently . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | This may be contrasted with a moral or rule-based association which is not held together by a common purpose but merely by the authority of common practices . |
| 25 | We often claim for instance , that this country has a particularly unique and distinctive voluntary sector which is not matched elsewhere . |
| 26 | The only beneficiary who is entitled to receive sums immediately from the date of death is a life tenant of the residuary estate which is not made clear in the question the reader asks . |