Example sentences of "it is [not/n't] a [noun] [Wh det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not a calculation which any member of the public should attempt by himself or herself and it should certainly not tend to discourage people from seeking legal advice on problems when they need it . |
| 2 | It is not a conflict which will lead inevitably to problems , but it should be recognised at an early stage and rectified by the Government . |
| 3 | There is perhaps only one situation in which one can envisage the majority speaking , and it is not a voice which one wants to hear . |
| 4 | We do have cause for concern but it is not a problem which can be solved by law enforcement alone . |
| 5 | It is not a problem which is solved , or even touched , by another 10s. or £1 , or £2 , on the pension . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , the principle is established that all students can participate in the decision-making process , and it is not a principle which has proved to be unworkable or which has produced manifestly absurd results . |
| 7 | Erm , the the reference of last resort was Mr Thomas 's reference erm it it is not a reference which I think you find anywhere er in government guidance , and I think what P P G thre three says is the opportunity to pursue them will be relatively rare , we think this is a relatively rare circumstance , er in North Yorkshire , it 's unique , er and it 's entirely driven er by justifiable er reasons to protect the the wider environment of Greater York . |
| 8 | It is not a view which includes the recognition that educated , underemployed women are singularly lacking in personal autonomy , and so prone to a frustration which is not necessarily or primarily sexual . |
| 9 | It is not a topic which concerns physicists . |
| 10 | More and more camcorders are coming off the production lines with this useful feature ; however , it is not a point which need concern you unduly if you happen to have one of the older machines , as the effect is noticeable only on edits where there is a big change in the character of the colours at the shot-change . |
| 11 | ‘ Even if Jehana would accept it , ’ she observed , her tone prosaic , ‘ it is not a match which her family would consider — appropriate . ’ |
| 12 | The most familiar description perhaps is that given by Lord Wright in Davies v Powell Duffryn Associated Collieries Ltd ( No 2 ) [ 1942 ] AC 601 at p611 : It is not a claim which the deceased could have pursued in his own lifetime because it is for damages suffered not by himself , but by his family after his death . |
| 13 | It is not a duty which can be overridden by consent of the partners and its breach by one partner will in the ordinary course be a ground for dissolution at the behest of the other or others . |
| 14 | The expense of necessary heating and drying is not only considerable , but is ultimately hopeless — it is not a tax which in any way augments a person 's living standards , but , like protection money , merely staves off for a little longer an absolute loss . |
| 15 | On the other hand , if ‘ rent reserved ’ has a more specific and discriminatory meaning it is not a phrase which instantly yields up that meaning to a Scots lawyer , untrained in the techniques of English conveyancing . |
| 16 | It is not a label which I want to see attached to the British economy . |
| 17 | ‘ It is not a tool which can be put into the hands of the average explorer . |
| 18 | For a long time we have made it clear that the largest restriction on the growth of the transplant programme is the availability of donated organs , although it is not a restriction which has stopped the programme in its tracks . |
| 19 | Chambers and Trudgill ( 1980 : 90 ) note that it is ‘ not possible to set up done as any kind of linguistic variable , since it is not a form which is involved in alternation with other forms that could be considered to be ‘ equivalent ways of doing or saying the same thing ’ ' . |
| 20 | It is not a matter which has a simple linguistic definition . |
| 21 | ‘ I suggest that it is not a matter which a man wishes his employer to know about . ’ |
| 22 | It is not a role which is subordinate to the Twelve — the hon. Gentleman was mistaken in that — but nor is it a function which will be prejudicial to NATO , which is at the core of our defence arrangements . |
| 23 | From Cambridge it is , yes , er that 's actually one of its great strengths , because it is n't a thing which has been revised and added on to , it is completely new , and before we actually made it , our editor , David Crystal , er actually is probably the only person in the world to have sat and read through from cover to cover four other encyclopaedias , to find out what was wrong with them , how they could be improved . |