Example sentences of "[adj] the [noun pl] [be] [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , the extent to which the return on capital employed calculation can measure operating capability , given that the accounts are not current cost accounts , is debatable . |
| 2 | Emily only then took in that the others were not swimming at all but standing on the bottom , and that the reason she was worn out from treading water was that she was a good eight or twelve inches shorter than the rest . |
| 3 | ‘ Ships such as the traders use might make such a journey given that the conditions are not adverse . |
| 4 | The task was " forced " in that the respondents were not allowed to answer " impossible to say " to the question about the speaker 's race , but had to opt for one of the three possibilities , although they could give this the lowest confidence rating . |
| 5 | Ed — Sorry the photos were not available at time of going to press due to Christmas printing deadlines . |
| 6 | Similarly , in Bowes v Sedgefield DC [ 1981 ] ICR 234 the defendants were not allowed to rely on a statutory defence at trial which they had not pleaded . |
| 7 | The older one moved forward to take command now that it was clear the Apaches were n't waiting in ambush . |
| 8 | Such recriminations are fatal in a place where more than half the residents are not Kuwaiti . |
| 9 | He said : ‘ They received their first proper wage slips on Saturday and half the players were not pleased . |
| 10 | That was my original they had a competition to look out for people who 've got ideas about this new idea , it was a ridiculous idea to do a competition cos people did n't know what they were entering for , half the parishes were n't notified about it , |
| 11 | As such the reasons were not explicit justifications . |
| 12 | It could be dangerous — Edward Shelley of Warninghurst died at Tyburn in 1588 for hiding a priest — but by and large the penalties were not too heavily enforced . |
| 13 | Read the speech aloud to yourself first to be sure the sentences are not too long and you are not stumbling over them . |
| 14 | Do make sure the welts are not floppy . |
| 15 | It is time to go downstairs , to see how Deirdre is getting on in the kitchen , to make sure the butlers are not drinking too much . |
| 16 | Colleagues , reject the ideas of workfare , make sure the ideas are not adopted by the Labour Party |
| 17 | ‘ Yes , I 'm sure the grounds are not at their best just now . |
| 18 | well not saying tha , I mean I and again I , I think what I need to do is get a sheet again , obviously working with yourselves and Rod to get you more information to make sure the classes are not and do n't get same situation as last year |
| 19 | Check the condition of the house and make sure the electrics are not affected . |
| 20 | Let's hope all the inhabitants are n't quite so temperamental . ’ |
| 21 | If all the women are not registered , the police may make a raid on the brothel , taking the unregistered women to prison until the owner of the brothel pays a fine . |
| 22 | And then of course , the other characteristics that go with religion , and that he had emphasized in other books on Totem and Taboo , like guilt , the feeling that you ought to obey the moral commands of the parents , because after all the parents were n't just benevolent entities who looked after you and rewarded you and praised you , but they were your judges and censors as well . |
| 23 | ‘ But I was thinking the best time to escape is when all the teachers are n't around to stop you . ’ |
| 24 | All the elements are n't there , they 're a bit shaky , a bit jerky ; that 's what I like about them . |
| 25 | Twenty two , you were paying for all the teas were n't ya ? |
| 26 | So , I phoned up Joe , and Joe says all the results were n't in because that 's the kind of ordeal next week er er next Friday , tomorrow . |
| 27 | Even if sponsors for all the boats are not found — ‘ we do n't see that happening ’ — they are under contract to start with all 11 boats . |
| 28 | 12–3–1892 The classes were not held owing to the amount of sickness in the district . |
| 29 | 15.9.1 The guidelines are not conclusive |
| 30 | In 1773 when raw silk was difficult to obtain , the owner of a throwing mill in Sherborne wrote : … having discharged many of my hands which are either starving , or are become burdensome to the town , others are incessantly crying for a little work and could they obtain but a morsel of Barley-bread they are happy , they very often go days with little or no nourishment … the continued cries of the poor people complaining for want of the necessaries of life as well for want of employment is shocking indeed … and what is worse the overseers are not so bountiful to the necessitous as I could wish . |