Example sentences of "it [is] not every [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I dare say you 're disappointed about it , because it 's not every day that an out-island lad gets offered that sort of money , is it now ? |
| 2 | It 's not every day that you come close to playing God . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's not every day that a man gets up and finds one of the most gorgeous creatures in the western hemisphere spooning in the cornflakes at the breakfast table , ’ said Leo . |
| 4 | ‘ After all , ’ said the Prince with a wave of his hand , ‘ it 's not every day that he gets called on by both Royalty and the Head of the Secret Police . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ It 's not every day that an heir to the throne gets involved in something like this . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ It 's not every day that someone wanders on to my property and , when charged at by a Dobermann who 'd shot off as I closed the door after us , goes blithely forward and greets it with the words , ‘ Hello , darling ’ , ’ he replied , reminding her , had she forgotten , that , the dog never far from his control outside of the house , he had soon been on the spot to witness events . |
| 7 | It 's not every house that has antique vases thirty feet up a wall to dust … fortunately even at Claydon House the problem comes but once a year . |
| 8 | Clearly it is not every year that the government introduces massive changes to social security legislation and the IPG would not expect an exercise of this size again for many years . |
| 9 | It is not every year that the Regional Railways Manager ( East Midlands and Midline ) and the Public Affairs Manager of Centro put their heads on the travelling public chopping-block . |
| 10 | It is not every day that an actor gets eaten in a movie . |
| 11 | But it is not every image that succeeds in suggesting something of the thrill of the hunt as well as curiosity . |