Example sentences of "it be [not/n't] [prep] his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it were n't for his days at the mucky end of the trade , he would never have earned enough to buy a house and he would n't have met Raksha who had been doing a bit of topless work to supplement her salary as a nurse . |
| 2 | I do n't know what pocket he would have put it in then cos it were n't in his coat pocket . |
| 3 | It 's not in his character . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ And insult him , if it 's not in his mind ? |
| 5 | Whether strictly order twenty eight , er order sixty , rule twenty eight for erm applies in this case is not amount entirely clear to me because the obligation to lodge a bill of taxation under rule twenty nine provides that he must begin proceedings for the taxation either within three months after the judgement direction or order of the terminations enter sides are otherwise perfected , and that is presently on it 's face which seemed to be debited May of nineteen ninety three and er accordingly that is right , it 's not in fact been any failure to comply with order tw order sixty two , rule twenty nine , one , and that has n't been disregarded , it 's not entirely clear to me that erm there is any matter come from paragraph sub paragraph A of rule twenty eight , four , it may already require , still nevertheless erm fall within paragraph B of rule fo , erm there has in fact been a delay in lodging the bill of costs for taxation , the delay being really and truly , the delay in having the order of Mr Justice perfected and it seems to me that although in chasing matters generally speaking it is the court will itself draw the order , nevertheless where er it seems to be clearly in this case would contemplate it that counsel would sign a minute erm that counsel do sign a minute and that minute has been signed having forwarded by the defendants solicitors to the defendants solicitors seems to me it must be the case that erm the obligation to , as it were , forward that minute to the court , it is an obligation which would lie upon the plaintiffs solicitors and it maybe said that erm there has been delay and erm on the best it should be lodged with the court sealed , er shortly after it was received and that therefore on that footing there has been delay lodging the bill of costs for concession , er Mr , doctor does n't seemed to be take any point in relation to that er because it 's not in his interest to do so , it seems to be that he does have to say if it has been delayed , with an order of twenty eight rule four that 's a rule , rule , rule twenty eight er four if he is to have interest disbarred and er Mr er he 'll apparently have the matter of read before the taxing master , it seems that the taxing master did not chew any sympathy with that er suggestion , that er there was in fact no breach of the requirement rule twenty , four , Mr he said , very probably , that erm , look on text upon it , he really is concerned to erm have this case dealt with as you put it on the merits , it seems to me it 's in the interest of all parties that erm I should deal with the case on merits have on the assumption erm that er , that that was lodged properly I think , I ca I , a matter of which found within rule twenty eight , four and that the taxing officer give our interest under that rule . |
| 6 | It 's not in his nature . ’ |
| 7 | It 's not within his comprehension . |
| 8 | It is enough to say that , having adopted the character of Oliver Twist , I have been fortunate in meeting with a kindlier and less formidable response than he ; and while anyone who knows the editor 's capabilities must realise that it is not beyond his powers to write a further introduction of the same delight as that preceding Volume II , it would be unreasonable to complain that in his assessment of the situation the needs of prompt publication have been put first . |
| 9 | If he has become a hero to the Muslim masses outside , and probably to a lot of Third World non-Muslims , it is not on his merits , but because the United States , with gratuitous and superfluous aid from Britain , has cast him for the part . |
| 10 | But it is not in his power to give back the blessings and the promises given by God . |
| 11 | It is not in his interest to terminate the contract prematurely , nor would he wish to give the buyer the opportunity to do so . |
| 12 | Conversely , a purchased option where the investor is free to allow the option to lapse if it is not in his interest to exercise it will not be a contingent liability transaction . |
| 13 | However , if a particular journalist writes about another part of your range of products it might be tactically useful to send samples of an inexpensive new product , even though it is not in his area , simply to remind him of your existence and to jog his memory about the rest of the range . |
| 14 | In that marriage she was easily the dominant partner and Joe let her be partly because it is n't in his nature to be pushy or dominant but mainly due to the fact his father bullied his mother , as we are told and he is afraid of him doing this as well and so fails to protect Pip and tolerates Mrs Joe 's dominant character . |
| 15 | We 'd be up there challenging the scum if it was n't for his lack of goals . |
| 16 | IF it was n't for his dad , Chris Boardman says there is no way he would be the proud owner of an Olympic gold medal , MBE … and Echo Sports Personality of the Year award . |
| 17 | ‘ Albert would soon sort her out if it was n't for his worries , ’ Mrs Dyson said . |
| 18 | No , I do n't think Froggy had it in him to be a crook , it was n't in his nature . |
| 19 | Joe sincerely believed that it was n't in his nature to be cruel . |
| 20 | I do him the credit of suggesting that it was not of his invention . |
| 21 | But shortly afterwards , er , I was in confrontation with the chairman the basis of my contract with was such that it was not to his liking and I was not prepared to give way in the matter and was dismissed within six months of the acquisition of by . |
| 22 | Our dependence on Suger 's Life as the chief source for Louis VI 's reign makes his interpretation inescapable for us , as it was not for his contemporaries . |
| 23 | When the rickshaw came to a halt , it was not at his house , but at the deserted harbour . |
| 24 | I do not believe Jenkins had any such ambition , and I am quite sure that it was not within his nature to take any active steps to intrigue , but Harold Wilson did believe — and conscientiously so — that such intrigues were taking place . |
| 25 | She wondered whether it was not in his pocket now , how long the interdependence of the three men would last and what might happen when it ended . |
| 26 | It was not in his nature to reflect overmuch on things . |
| 27 | It was not in his nature . |
| 28 | What he really meant was that it was not in his interest or that of the intelligence services involved . |