Example sentences of "not [verb] [adj] [conj] [pers pn] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may not sound much but it is equivalent , for example , to about 400 sq cm of cloth or 50 g of bone . |
| 2 | We are not told this but it is easy to say that the plot opens up in the Deep American South between the two world wars , from the way the coloured people are treated , the fashions , and the descriptive backgrounds . |
| 3 | Where proceedings are commenced in the wrong court or transferred in contravention of the APO they are not rendered invalid and it is not possible to appeal against a final order on this basis alone ( APO , art 21 ) . |
| 4 | She encapsulates the new commonsense : the housewife managing the nation in a way familiar to the ordinary household ( not spending more than it is earning ) and bringing home to her striking trade unionised husband the ‘ harsh realities and consequences of living without a weekly wage ’ . |
| 5 | However , gold and silver colourings , though stunning in effect , do not taste pleasant and it is suggested that they are not eaten in any quantity . |
| 6 | ‘ Claire does not get angry but she is running out of patience . |
| 7 | They do n't know English but it is more than that . |
| 8 | Chief Insp Roger Worton , of West Yorkshire police , said : ‘ We did n't expect that and it is rather surprising . ’ |
| 9 | Generally , when the blood-sugar level is high we do n't feel hungry when it is low , we do . |
| 10 | The Governor of Kenya , Sir Evelyn Baring , was able to reassure the settlers by saying that ‘ Kenya ca n't go independent because it is a fortress colony . ' |
| 11 | There are very very few who are er interested in finding a gambling haunt or a , you know , television or film theatre or whatever , you know , er er by and large there are a lot of people who chat to a waitress if they 're a bloke or , or chat to the , the whatever it is if they 're girls but er in , in a , in a friendly way , who will have a drink but will not be paralytically drunk , who may watch television or a , you know , film or theatre or something if it 's appropriate but wo n't get twitched if it is n't , you know , and and by and large erm all the people we 've , we 've , we 've , we 've come across I came across before have been very very good company and it is , it is delightful to have the have you , cos have you been on a Si on a Signpost ? |