Example sentences of "[coord] it [be] [adj] not [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it 's best not to be late for meals , in this house . ’ |
| 2 | One note of warning : if you think of Sherlock Holmes as being an historical figure ( and it 's hard not to , so lifelike was Conan Doyle 's portrayal ) do n't try to write stories bringing him to life again . |
| 3 | ‘ If you remained a friend of Bills 's — and it was difficult not to — you were forced to admit that modesty did not rate highly in his scheme of the virtues . |
| 4 | I think on the whole it pays to try to use humour , but it 's better not to be too cruel if you can avoid it . |
| 5 | I 'm trying not to get too dependent on him but it 's hard not to . |
| 6 | She tried to banish the thought that Zambia attracted trouble like a magnet , knowing it to be bad magick even to think that , but it was difficult not to . |