Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [is] [not/n't] " in BNC.

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1 If the equipment in a playground needs repairing or is n't firmly fixed to the ground , or if there 's a lot of rubbish and broken glass lying around , do n't hesitate to notify the authorities .
2 For instance , where labour is either particularly demanding or is not in itself particularly fulfilling or interesting one could reasonably say it is in the interests of the workers concerned to work short hours and/or work at a relatively low intensity of labour .
3 He , ‘ the seigneur ’ , hears the ravishing beauty of the song , but can not act and is not free ; they labour and act in a practical fashion , but do not hear .
4 If B replies no he is inviting A to tell him , while a response of no could be taken to mean that he does not know and is not expecting to be told .
5 The Regulation enters into force after the European Parliament has debated it , which should be no later than 31 March 1993 , but the Directive is delayed until October in response to a request by the Netherlands , which says that is not ready yet with its internal laws .
6 Thus , further down the chain , demand for low-time pilots and ex-military aircrew has slumped and is not expected to pick up again until the pool of laid-off pilots has been used up , probably in a year 's time .
7 This book is not beautifully written and is not always easy to understand ; technical details sometimes remain unexplained , and a bewildering cast of Russians bob in and out .
8 No seriously cos listen if 's not here that means we 're gon na have Mr taking us .
9 The swing is pushed and is not pushed again until it has come right back to its starting point .
10 At the end of the formatting process , any volume whose minimum fill mark has been exceeded but is not 100% full , is filled with ‘ formatted blank pages ’ .
11 Line A suggested maximum length 60metres ( 200ft ) was made but is not adhered to in practice .
12 If drivers were simply being more careful , there would be a corresponding decline for pedestrians and rear seat passengers ; a fall is indeed to be seen but is not nearly so marked .
13 A statement from the new pressure group says clubs throughout the Foyle area feel that even with the continuing decline both in Irish stocks and water quality , the Commission has allowed over-fishing by netting to continue and is not adequately funded to deter or prevent poaching and the continued degradation of water quality throughout the system .
14 He will not compromise to get an agreement he does not believe is justified and is not the least put out by demonstrations .
15 Despite this report , the condition is still rarely diagnosed and is not mentioned in standard medical textbooks or taught in our local medical schools .
16 So measures of poor welfare include finding that , because of the way an animal is kept or treated , it is not able to live as long or finding that it is not able to grow or is not able to breed .
17 Colonel Qaddafi 's reported displeasure at the outcome of local debates on naturalization shows that is not always true .
18 Ask yourself what is the point it raises that is not precisely covered by authority .
19 This suspicion is particularly strong among biblical scholars , and one of them , Principal T.M. Knox , said more than twenty years ago ‘ The spirit moveth where it listeth and is not to be reduced to the numerical terms with which alone a computer can cope ’ .
20 Do not use zinc as a pure chemical with fish ; locked up in the seed it is slowly used and is not present in an overwhelming amount .
21 This ball valve device seals off the sump area and ensures all detergent is used and is n't just washed away — another money saver .
22 This type of planning may be motivating but is not very effective .
23 A mouse can be used but is not essential .
24 Anti-harassment legislation exists but is not much used .
25 Ultrastructural evidence of neuroendocrine differentiation may be shown but is not widely used to discriminate primary site of origin .
26 The category of sexual assault includes but is not restricted to rape .
27 Force or coercion includes but is not limited to any of the circumstances listed in subdivision ( f ) ( i ) to ( v ) .
28 Force or coercion includes but is not limited to any of the following circumstances : ( i ) When the actor overcomes the victim through the actual application of physical force or physical violence .
29 Force or coercion includes but is not limited to any of the circumstances listed in sections 520b(1) ( f ) ( i ) to ( v ) .
30 Force or coercion includes but is not limited to any of the circumstances listed in section 520b(1) ( f ) ( i ) to ( v ) .
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