Example sentences of "it [be] [not/n't] [adj] in [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her Birmingham background is hinted at and if you can manage a Birmingham accent it might be useful , but it is not essential in finding the character . |
| 2 | It is not helpful in telling us why individuals are where they are , and it is unlikely to give us real clues about possible future developments . |
| 3 | It is not rude in pointing out that she sometimes fails to apply it , |
| 4 | While Strathclyde records the highest numbers of the most serious offences , the survey highlights that it is not alone in suffering steep rises in violent crime . |
| 5 | ‘ Personally , I am disappointed that The Stock Exchange has indicated that it is not interested in following this route . ’ |
| 6 | This it manifestly does , but it is aware that it is not unique in doing so ( whence the many references to Tristam Shandy and Jacques le fataliste , archetypes of the novel that undermines its own stated project of telling a story ) . |