Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] is [adv] not [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , of course Gordon has the sort of Liverpool record which one has to respect and he is certainly not the man to argue with . |
| 2 | At this stage , as Kristeva implies , an interest in , even a fascination with sex difference is very much a fact of our lives ; and it is certainly not a neutral fact . |
| 3 | Structural reform by itself , however , is unlikely to deliver the required change of direction and it is certainly not a substitute for the commitment of inside reformers to shape policy and practice . |
| 4 | This is not a diet to do in a hurry and it is certainly not a crash diet . |
| 5 | But it is not the whole story ; and it is certainly not the correct starting-point . |
| 6 | Now , ‘ hot ’ is merely a possible trait of butter in , for instance , Arthur put the butter into a dish ; and it is certainly not the case that any lexical unit functioning as the direct object of pour has ‘ hot ’ as a canonical trait — in Arthur poured the milk into a dish , for instance , ‘ hot ’ is , again , merely possible . |
| 7 | It is not titillating , and it is definitely not the kind of material which you would find on the top shelf of your local newsagent . |
| 8 | The Liberal Democrats may have wasted their money on the personality cult of Paddy Ashdown , but he is certainly not a negative factor as far as the forgiving women of Richmond are concerned . |
| 9 | But it is surely not the will of God that a gentleman who has come here to practise medicine … |
| 10 | But it is probably not an exact representation of what today 's Eugenius are about . |
| 11 | The Government 's present position is one of scepticism about the value of a ban on tobacco advertising , but Secretary of State William Waldegrave has said ‘ I do not rule it out for ever , certainly : but it is just not the highest priority at the moment … |
| 12 | The technique of ‘ hunt the analogue ’ is a favourite one practised by palaeontologists , but it is certainly not a foolproof one , because there are many fossil animals that defy comparison with living organisms , and some analogues do not stand up to detailed scrutiny . |
| 13 | There 's good material in The Midas Touch , but it is certainly not a classic . |
| 14 | But it is certainly not the only locale nor the only company in which competence in and knowledge of the social world is acquired . |
| 15 | But it is certainly not the ultimate resource which will do the whole job for us ; no classroom aid is . |
| 16 | That might be the heart of Europe , but it is certainly not the heart of socialism . |