Example sentences of "[noun sg] is n't [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The world continues to make sense , but emotion is n't so interested in sense , and wonders how things feel . |
| 2 | Now my geography is n't too good Colorado how near to California which is a State |
| 3 | That cardigan is n't too long for her ! |
| 4 | He says that no , the pond is n't just full of green slime and mud , there are thousands of tadpoles , which in themselves are interesting because of the way they metamorphose . |
| 5 | It was midwinter but one of those strange warm days that seemed to come from nowhere to tell you that spring is n't really far away . |
| 6 | Width is n't too important , as long as you 've got a bit of elbow room : we made ours so that it finished at around one metre wide . |
| 7 | Putting on weight is n't as easy as it seems — it 's not just a matter of eating calorie-crammed foods . |
| 8 | But , erm , a lot a people are now saying that the quality of er , the programmes on the telly is n't very good . |
| 9 | Experts say the latest outbreak is n't as serious as the epidemic of '89 … but they 're warning the worst is still to come . |
| 10 | ‘ She 's decided the Empire Road launderette is n't as good as the old one , in Cambridge Street , though , ’ he told Mrs Ames . |
| 11 | ‘ Not one single thing — a clockwork is n't so uncomplicated either — a combination . |
| 12 | To prove that you suspected that they were going to commit a crime is n't so easy . |
| 13 | But poignancy is n't just retrospective , it 's also the rapture that 's the same as grief , a radiant apprehension of death . |
| 14 | We 've seen that with the City technology colleges , which are nobody talks about , surprisingly enough , when we 've discovered that actually industry is n't remotely interested in them , and of course in the first year of an opted out school one might see a bit of palm crossing with silver . |
| 15 | But the tobacco industry is n't very pleased |
| 16 | Follow-on milk contains more protein than breast milk or formula , but since protein deficiency is practically unheard of in this country , extra protein is n't really necessary . |
| 17 | All in all , the Teleprocessor is n't very attractive ; for less money you could buy a 386DX , a fax modem card and WinFax Pro , and have an easier life . |
| 18 | Well the , the lighting switch is n't so clever either . |
| 19 | ‘ You ca n't mix business with friendship , ’ Jane–urged , ‘ and anyway the friendship is n't that close . |
| 20 | If it does n't mean so much today as it did , it 's because rock is n't as strong as it was , it does n't matter so much anymore . ’ |
| 21 | The scene is n't as great as everyone is making out . |
| 22 | But again we said , see , that er although British children have a lot of freedom , the rate of the success in marriage is n't that great , not very encouraging . |
| 23 | ‘ Anyway , ’ Chen added after a moment , ‘ marriage is n't always such a good thing . |
| 24 | This may not be a professional job but Scano 's boy is n't that much of an amateur . |
| 25 | But Hegley 's poetry is n't merely accessible ; as the absurdity of the lines builds in counterpoint to the serious manner , it becomes very , very funny indeed . |
| 26 | Indeed , it is often assumed that women are the ‘ natural ’ carers , and that such work is n't quite suitable for a man . |
| 27 | but the job centre work is n't as complicated . |
| 28 | And you do n't need to be Italian to know that insisting on bringing a car in this mess is n't very bright . |
| 29 | Sometimes the spelling is n't so hot but belief , as Melanie McFadyean found , still seems to burn bright . |
| 30 | Humanity is n't as sacred as it likes to think . |