Example sentences of "they [am/are] [not/n't] [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are n't worthy of the silent spiritual gesture made by that italicized ‘ just so' . |
| 2 | It is true that , by contrast with those that constitute ‘ imaginary things ’ , the ideas that constitute ‘ real things ’ are , for Berkeley , independent of the human mind : they are not subject to the voluntary control of the mind that perceives them . |
| 3 | It does so through the authority it exercises over government officials , and because the population at large is willing to see morality enforced , even in matters in which they are not subject to the authority of the government . |
| 4 | Second , dealings with or for other members of the firm 's group will normally be subject to SFA 's transaction reporting requirements , even if they are not investment business ( because of the group exemptions in para 18 of Sched 1 ) and even though they are not subject to the general COB Rules ; certain compliance rules , for example those relating to personal account dealings , will also normally apply in relation to them . |
| 5 | Certain moral considerations are involved in his actions , yet they are not absolute in the sense that they are an infallible guide to conduct , or constitute a rule for which there can be no exception . |
| 6 | Although they are not involved in the formal festivities it is known the Duke of York and the Queen wanted them nearby so they could enjoy seeing the children . |
| 7 | The other top editorial people have a better news sense but they are not immune to the old-money patina : all have centrist views with a pro-establishment tinge . |
| 8 | They are not dissatisfied with the job content because they did not expect the job to be intrinsically rewarding . |
| 9 | Moreover , they are not representative of the culture of early Merovingian Gaul . |
| 10 | After a round of drinks ( one beer and three fashionable gin and tonics for 25 dollars ) the girls decide they are not impressed by the striptease . |
| 11 | They are not reliant on the approval of others , and anchor their supports deeply within themselves as well as externally . |
| 12 | These account for around a fifth of live births in this group of handicaps , but due to the limited life-expectancy , they are not present in the community . |
| 13 | They are not far from the south celestial pole , and they never rise over any part of Europe or the United States , but they are among the most familiar objects of the night sky to Australians , South Africans and New Zealanders . |
| 14 | The library and its catalogue do not warrant high priority rating simply because they are not central to the day-to-day survival of the non user " . |
| 15 | But although they work well in the older types of glider , they are not practical with the modern machines which have a very docile stall and which will not drop a wing at the stall without gross over-ruddering . |
| 16 | ‘ THE OTAKU ARE AN underground , but they are not opposed to the system per se , ’ says sociologist and University of Tokyo fellow Volker Grassmuck , who has studied the otaku extensively . |
| 17 | His point is that although ‘ rules of grammar ’ are arbitrary in the sense that it is a mistake to look for a justification of a language game ( 331 ) , they are not arbitrary in the sense that ‘ our language game only works , of course , when a certain agreement prevails ’ ( 430 ) . |
| 18 | Mr Blunkett said : ‘ I do n't blame them for that , but if they are not accountable to us and they are not accountable to the Secretary of State , who the hell do they think they are accountable to ? ’ |
| 19 | The accurate detection range of these methods is no more than 0.05 per cent , so they are not suitable for the determination of the trace elements of a coin 's alloy . |
| 20 | They are not available for the purposes of the subsection ( 2 ) restitutionary remedy . |
| 21 | I have been told they are not compatible with the V8 engine . |
| 22 | As my right hon. Friend the Chancellor said , the latest reports of the Institute of Directors and the CBI show that they are not pessimistic about the economy . |
| 23 | But they are not interested in the reasons for it , in the sort of alienation which Asian women feel at these groups . |
| 24 | ‘ They are not interested in the helping the kids enjoy themselves . |
| 25 | ‘ They are not interested in the rave culture , they are not interested in the damage they do to the people who swallow their pills . |
| 26 | ‘ They are not interested in the rave culture , they are not interested in the damage they do to the people who swallow their pills . |
| 27 | Otherwise candidates which are acceptable may be rejected because they do not occur in the source , and alternatives which are not acceptable may be accepted because they appear in the source and provide a good fit , even though they are not characteristic of the material being processed . |
| 28 | In whatever format you keep them , the notes you make need to be clear ; if they are not self-explanatory at the time you write them , they are unlikely to be intelligible later , when your memory of working on the particular book or topic has faded . |
| 29 | But they are not afraid of the Russians any more . |
| 30 | That they are not afraid of the sun |