Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] it [be] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The camera is quite kind to me where it 's not to other people . ’ |
| 2 | As the Sister came to me she said ‘ Do n't you think this is yours because it is not . |
| 3 | I never read any of them although it was not for want of trying . |
| 4 | Just take it from me that it 's not in your best interests to go hunting around for the ship . ’ |
| 5 | Further , it makes me angry with myself to find that the perfectly natural and utterly unfair result is that I begin to dislike Paxford , no exercise of the will convincing me that it is not the unfortunate P. who is boring me with his views on everything under the sun . |
| 6 | When I read a novel the emotions aroused in me bring the experience of the events of the narrative into the present , but I am not likely to be misled into thinking it is actually happening for there are enough indicators in the environment to assure me that it is not . |
| 7 | ‘ it seems to me that it is not possible for a person in the position of the bank to exclude the discretion of the court , but one nevertheless starts from the position that the contractual position between the parties is that the costs will be paid on an indemnity basis . |
| 8 | But someone told me that it is not the same as the passion fruit on sale at the shops and that the fruits are poisonous . |
| 9 | In that respect it seems to me that it is not something that is necessary to come through the full procedure of the council in order for you to do and I I thought that would would deal er establish . |
| 10 | I would also I think put in a word for the work of the joint po policy panel erm which is shared between this committee and the social services committee because it seems to me that it is not for us to be thinking that there is a group of children for who nursery education is necessary er or desirable and a different group of children for whom something else erm is necessary and desirable , largely because of their parents ' position . |
| 11 | A comparative nothing' of a life , you might think ; and yet it did more to convince me that it was not my imagination at work than all the finery of a court lady could have done . |
| 12 | It seemed to me that it was not only natural but positive : it demonstrated that he still had a relationship with God . |
| 13 | He says they have formed the notion that it is legal , he is telling them that it is not . |
| 14 | That 's right , yeah do goes out seems to me if it 's not windy , it 's I do n't mind how cold it is , it 's the wind I |
| 15 | she 's going over at half past eleven and she said to me if it 's not worth the money I 'm not changing and er , I shall tell him that I 've certainly got to go on the books you know |
| 16 | He did not enjoy such visits now , and would have been tempted to abandon them if it were not for the fact that people might gossip . |
| 17 | For instance , if you 've got a problem that you 're keen to talk about and I rush in to reassure you that it 's not a problem , I dodge your agenda . |
| 18 | I agree with you that it 's not feasible that Harley is on some kind of drug — even beta-blockers would n't help a golfer that much . |
| 19 | I agree with you that it 's not right to call your son names , and that slapping him is potentially dangerous . |
| 20 | Perhaps I 'll remind you that it 's not a good idea to play games with me . ’ |
| 21 | Stewart McDonald will tell you that it 's not that easy to achieve those three things . |
| 22 | At first you may well have to put the puppy on its leash and keep it close to you if it is not to be an annoyance when visitors call . |
| 23 | ‘ Would I bother you if it were not , senor ? ’ |
| 24 | You only have to listen to what women here have told you and it 's not psychological ! |
| 25 | A dynamic force is a very terrible thing ; it may crush you but it is not necessarily right . |
| 26 | Yes , it was nice to sit and eat my lunch in peace , with no-one to interrupt me but it is not nice every morning to ‘ bye ’ and leave him in someone else 's care . |
| 27 | People have that idea about me but it 's not so . |
| 28 | Oh I do n't dislike them but it 's not one that |
| 29 | I call them but it 's not , it 's . |
| 30 | I thought it were one of them , watch what you 're doing , I thought it were one of them but it 's not . |