Example sentences of "but it [be] not [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is not to this distinction that the theory of the separation of powers points . |
| 2 | It is possible for sixth-form students in British secondary schools to take the Advanced- ( ‘ A ’ — ) level examination for school-leavers in such subjects as philosophy or economics or sociology , but it is not at all common , and incoming university students of these subjects usually begin at the beginning , with open minds but with the necessary commitment to learning . |
| 3 | But it is not at all clear that high dividends have been damaging , in themselves . |
| 4 | But it is not at all obvious to the audience how the couple have arrived at this happier state of affairs , neither is it entirely clear what Bill Alexander hopes to add by exercising his powers of invention on the play 's Prologue , in which an alcoholic tinker called Christopher Sly is persuaded by a group of gentry to think of himself an aristocrat — the story of the shrew being laid on as a suitable dramatic entertainment . |
| 5 | Small entrepreneurs in Japan hold tenaciously to the ideals of self-help and dedication to the work ethic , but it is not at all clear that their presence in the small firm sector is entirely based on free choice . |
| 6 | But it is not at all certain that the signifies " less than " rather than " consisting of , made from " , and there is also the possibility that the text should read . |
| 7 | Culpeper achieved fame as he gave his name to a certain type of tripod microscope made in the early eighteenth century , but it is not at all clear that he was its inventor . |
| 8 | Good thinkers automatically work at this level , but it is not at all easy to define . |
| 9 | This exhibits the powers of the human imagination but it is not at all easy to demonstrate in a book of this size . |
| 10 | Freud may have been writing at a time of increasing urbanisation resulting from rapid industrialisation , but it is not at all clear that his work has any specifically ‘ urban ’ connotations . |
| 11 | ‘ There 's a lot of talk about success in waiting lists but it is not at all clear that there is any great benefit that 's arisen here . ’ |
| 12 | But it is not on that subject that I address you . |
| 13 | But it is not on that judgment nor on that conviction that his place among the first of the heroes of Socialism or Co-operation depends . |
| 14 | This requires extended consideration as part of the subsequent discussion of the state , but it is not by any means dissociated from industrial culture , although it has frequently been in opposition to it . |
| 15 | But it is not by any means just for children and can be used as a solo instrument or in bands . |
| 16 | There is also an old goods wagon at this spot , but it is not from this line . |
| 17 | We try to believe they 've got power within themselves but it is n't like that , believe me . |
| 18 | You make it sound like a kind of slavery , but it is n't like that at all . |
| 19 | But it is n't like that , he really cares ! ’ |
| 20 | Yes but it is n't from that . |
| 21 | Earlier this evening Graham I thought you erm made a complaint about the number of reports that are coming to committee er but it 's not for that reason that I wanted to dispose of this motion now erm but there are other reasons . |
| 22 | But it 's not at all a bad idea to have a quick guided tour on your first day to get an idea of the layout , saving a lot of time asking the way and taking the wrong turning . |
| 23 | The ploughs and gritters do their best , of course , but it 's not at all uncommon for the elements to get the better of them for a little while . |
| 24 | I took Gabriel into myself and loved him more than myself and maybe you 're right and I just ca n't let him go , but it 's not like that , Philippa , I swear it , it 's something else , a force — something wonderful if only I were n't so alone with it , something terrible unless I learn to understand it . |
| 25 | But it 's not like that . |
| 26 | But it 's not like that , is it , Sergeant ? |
| 27 | But it 's not like that . |
| 28 | But it 's not like that at all . |
| 29 | He obviously thought it was funny , what he was doing , but it was n't at all . |
| 30 | It was alright to come to your marriage , having been a bit of a one for the girls , but it was n't at all good to come to your marriage having been a bit of a one with the lads . |