Example sentences of "[coord] it [be] not [pron] " in BNC.

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1 And it 's not everybody 's job to do that , so ordinary people took the jobs as shunters and could be taught how to do it in short time , if they were average and er in good health .
2 Erm yes , Mr Chairman I should like to apologise to Bob for interrupting him then because er the enthusiasm about the green code business of course has to do with the Hatfield community project and is not initiated by Welwyn Hatfield when in the use er Herts County Council Paul in the community project , but nevertheless the green cone idea is the individual person , it 's not the District Council and it 's not somebody else taking a taking green erm green type away for composting .
3 I 've got a heavy date tonight , and it 's not one I intend to break . ’
4 And it 's not everyone who comes to a meeting who wants to see you win .
5 I 've got enough just to manage , but things are n't what they should be and it 's not what we were used to in the old days . ’
6 And it 's not their fault .
7 ‘ Without knowing what it is I ca n't say — and it 's not something I can rush because the girl wo n't talk if she 's frightened , or she 'll talk but not tell us the truth .
8 ‘ We did n't think of it before … and it 's not something John likes to talk about .
9 And it 's not something that I enjoy , so that you 'll try every which way to try and avoid it .
10 That 's the overall and rather special context of this year in , in the year of the youth but every year is an important from the point of view of commodores and clubs and the amount of work that ac goes on on the ground through supporting causes and the effort to recruit membership and it 's in that rather mundane day to day part of R Y A membership that I would like to congratulate you first I think all of you have worked extremely hard and the reports reflect the success achieved and I would particularly highlight the increase in membership , now that obviously has n't been easy and this does require a huge effort of , a consistent effort and it 's not something you can just apply every now and again .
11 I 'm afraid we have an emergency , and it 's not something I can handle alone .
12 Er , to give some , but none of us have worked in that environment and it 's not something we 're familiar with .
13 Well of course the biggest social thing in Ireland is the pub and it 's not I mean the Irish have a a name for being very heavy drinkers but in general they 're not heavy drinkers they just spend a lot of time in pubs .
14 And it 's not it 's not the same as these as these it 's not
15 I 'm thinking it 's your birthday tomorrow , and it 's not it 's your anniversary tomorrow .
16 and it 's not his favourite job is holes
17 Dostoevsky has an impudent way of making his narrator declare ‘ As a chronicler I confine myself to presenting events exactly as they happened , and it 's not my fault if they appear incredible ’ — like the son of the house writing home about his time on the North-West Frontier of India .
18 Even though I make fun of it , and it 's not my favourite music , that does n't mean that it 's less valid than bands who last a long time , especially if it is enjoyed .
19 … now I am in the wrong , and it 's not my fault .
20 And it 's not my fault that women have periods , ’ finished Matt .
21 Then , seeking for an even more telling shot , ‘ And it 's not my fault that you 're so … so weak-willed that you 're incapable of keeping your word . ’
22 And it is n't ours . ’
23 Choosing a home is probably one of the most important decisions of your life and it is n't one to be rushed into lightly .
24 It is n't that bad , and it is n't my fault — but , all the same , I do n't look the way I 'd like to look .
25 " I learnt to live with other people when I was in the Services , but when you 've paid for your own room and it is n't your domain you feel insecure .
26 ‘ Not really , because we wrote the songs before Phil left and it is n't our new drummer on the album , apart from one track ; it 's a mystery subscriber on the other tracks . ’
27 And it is n't you . ’
28 This is not possible for everyone , and it is not something to be undertaken lightly , but it may be the only answer for some babies .
29 As far as small schools are concerned , erm one of the things that that became clear during the debate on Banbury School was that the school itself is funded according to the formula that is allocated for all the other Oxfordshire eleven to eighteen schools and it is not something additional .
30 They drive me to distraction : at first I refuse to fight back , on the grounds that life is sacred and it is not their fault that they are mosquitos , but I eventually join in the swatting that punctuates the quiet every so often .
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