Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [be] not [art] " in BNC.

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1 But yet , the steady increase in the divorce rate over the last fifteen years or so is not the simple consequence of attending women 's studies classes .
2 But Roman catholic adoption agencies , the source for the majority of children awaiting adoption , are not obliged to assign baptized Roman catholic children to such couples , and whether they do or not is not a matter of public knowledge .
3 But whether the premises are true or not is not a question that can be settled by an appeal to logic .
4 There are a hundred and seventy thousand people in Scotland who qualify for income support , whether they get it or not is not the point , but that 's the size of the problem .
5 And luckily were not the other one , was .
6 But geometrical figures are not the only modes , and so are not the only things whose real essences we can know .
7 However , it fell within the section 5 saving and hence was not a contempt .
8 Here and now is not the time .
9 A little nonsense now and then is not a bad thing .
10 Contrary to popular myth , and the suggestion of your recent correspondent ( Points of View , 10 March ) , ivy is not a menace to trees , and indeed is not a parasite in any sense .
11 The plaintiff was held to have implied permission and therefore was not a trespasser .
12 In any event , said Mr Hargreaves , Ronald Chalmers had not paid his subscriptions , and therefore was not a paid-up member of the association .
13 But McMahon and his co-worker Peter Greene found that the hardest track was not the one to impart the most bounce , and therefore was not the fastest .
14 But tonight was not a normal night .
15 But now is not the time to speculate .
16 Tory smallholdings spokesman Coun Michael Hedley said : ‘ We agree the county council should keep the future of the estate under consideration but now is not the time for change . ’
17 But now was not the time to rock the boat .
18 There were , thought Dalgliesh , other possibilities , but now was not the time to discuss them .
19 But now was not the time to tell him .
20 But now was not the time to worry about it .
21 Red fish ( such as herring , sardines , kippers , and salmon ) are a reasonable , naturally occurring source of vitamin D. Eggs supply some of this nutrient , but not as much as red fish ; because eggs are relatively high in saturated fat they should not be the main source of vitamin D. Margarine has this vitamin added , but again is not the preferred source because a good eating regime should not be too high in fat .
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