Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] [be] not [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stopping only to emphasize that this is not because we belong to different disciplines and that several other final positions are open to anyone from either discipline , we then leave readers to make up their own minds , or else to decide that there is no monopoly of wisdom to be had . |
| 2 | How could you show that this was not because chocolate bars , sweets , etc. , are more likely to be eaten since your depression means that you can not be bothered to cook a proper meal ? |
| 3 | It usually dawns on you slowly that all is not as it would appear on the surface . |
| 4 | When we look at Poe 's tales , the structure seems predictable , even formulaic : the dawning sense that all is not as it should be ; the attempts to explain away the moaning sounds that something inside him is nevertheless compelling him to hear ; the fight with fancy , as if one could will away one 's deepest fear ; and then the horrified recognition that what one was most afraid of is there , behind the antique panels , waiting to throw one to the floor . |
| 5 | When the inquiry has been completed , we shall all know what happened , but in the meantime I warn the right hon. Gentleman that all is not as portrayed on the media . |
| 6 | Back in 1973 the Turin vice squad had a tip-off that all was not as it should be in one of the city 's massage parlours which offered a variety of therapeutic services , among them ‘ Overall body massage with opportunities for meditation ’ . |
| 7 | Both were beset by a growing uneasiness , a feeling that all was not as it should be — that somewhere out there in the darkness , sinister forces were gathering against them … |
| 8 | There was no mention anywhere of Morpurgo or Mrs Diamond by name , nor hint in anything Harry read that all was not as it appeared to be . |
| 9 | At the same time she could n't help feeling surprised by the discovery that all was not as Aunt Bertha had surmised . |
| 10 | Paradoxically , in most years the outcome of the Defence budgetary process is under-rather than overspending , and this is not because the accounting officers fear the wrath of Parliament , but because of what has become known as the ‘ Bow-Wave Phenomenon ’ , illustrated in figure 3 . |
| 11 | At present , many solicitors simply fail to give adequate advice , and this is not because of any immediate fault on their part but because they are operating in units that are too small . |
| 12 | And this is not because humanity is n't up to it . |
| 13 | We are not as accomplished as the best German orchestras , and this is not because we are bad string players , but simply because we 're a kind of pot pourri , we have all kinds of different string styles in England . |
| 14 | a letter from a grant awarding body ( e.g. education and library board , local education authority ) stating that it will pay your fees ( if this is not provided you will be responsible for the payment of your fees ) ; |
| 15 | a letter from a grant awarding body or your employer , stating that fees will be paid on your behalf ( if this is not provided you will be responsible for the payment of your fees ) ; |
| 16 | But that 's not where we saw the red squirrel . |
| 17 | Yeah , the tension is slipping a bit and I 've done a few foolish things , but that 's not because we 're near the end of the wait . |
| 18 | But that is not because its orders have greater status per se than the orders of a court of first instance or any intermediate court of appeal . |
| 19 | But that was not because anyone was very happy with it . |
| 20 | Some courts allow attendance on simple or agreed applications by letter , but this is not as of right . |
| 21 | The skulls of an elephant and of a man are different shapes , but this is not because the molecules which fit together to make an elephant 's skull are a different shape from those that make a human skull . |
| 22 | But this is not because she has suddenly decided to espouse the hereditary principle . |
| 23 | Majorese can sometimes be almost equally hard to follow ; but this is not because it is deceptive . |
| 24 | Despite the fact that about 95% of that can be recycled , very little actually is , but this is not because of people 's ignorance , but more because the majority of district councils in Britain provide insufficient Recycling services . |
| 25 | It is true that Dicey , the LPDL , and later the BCA , allied themselves with the Conservative party , but this was not because they considered themselves Conservatives . |
| 26 | Buildings , also , seldom appear in his paintings but this was not because he lacked the ability as his etchings show . |
| 27 | The state was of course sometimes perceived as an alien entity by peasants living in remote rural areas , but this was not because it was Western . |
| 28 | But this was not because I received no proposals . |
| 29 | And and the shortage of er sewerage as such is not as su as such a criteria to on which to judge the provision of the new settlement because that 's part and parcel of the infrastructure that would be provided . |