Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] [adj] [prep] [noun] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now I know it 's traditional for Daleswomen not to have an interest in politics , but our family was Liberal by and large . |
| 2 | It is adaptive for animals not to mate with members of other species . |
| 3 | During its maturation it is subject to conditions not exactly like those the mother matured in ; and at fertilization it is acted on by a mate with a constitution unlike its own and unlike its mother 's . |
| 4 | It is helpful for pupils not to have to look into bright light . |
| 5 | It is important for parents not to supplement the diet with high sugar and salt content snacks in an effort to get their child to eat . |
| 6 | The hilarious final rush of actions dominates the tale , and may provide a form of comic catharsis by which not only are potentially grave moral images and considerations emptied of their solemnity , but also the sympathy that it is difficult at times not to feel for the poor dupe , John , faithfully and helplessly in love with his wife , is overwhelmed by the sheer absurdity of this all-embracing climax . |
| 7 | But positive attitudes can turn into negative ones on arrival in an unfamiliar land especially if it is customary for expatriates not to mix socially with local people but for locals and expatriates to live in separate communities . |
| 8 | Using that as a working theory , I 'd say there was some sort of time limit involved — I mean , a time during which it is imperative for people not to know that he 's dead , but a time that comes to an end , after which it does n't matter so much . " |