Example sentences of "[is] [not/n't] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As well as newspapers , and for those whose literacy level is not up to the language of a newspaper , comics for adults are widely available . |
| 2 | It is not up to the villagers what programs will be organized . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , I think Miss Grenfell is right , ’ she said guardedly , ‘ my work is not up to the standard you require . ’ |
| 4 | If someone 's performance is not up to the standards set by the injunctions , no allowances are made , even if they are doing their best to cope with severe or even impossible demands . |
| 5 | This reviewer is a long-time fan of Mr Greer 's superb aviation art in the Squadron Signal series over many years ; sadly , his figure work is not up to the same very high standard . |
| 6 | It is an offence to drive when your eyesight is not up to the required standard . |
| 7 | Often , a filtration system that is not up to the job , or overstocking , or both . |
| 8 | Style analysers can give on-the-spot text analysis and tuition if your grammar is not up to the mark or your style is a little untidy . |
| 9 | If the shooting is not up to the mark , we will need to carry the consequences . ’ |
| 10 | It is no good not following those rules and then worrying when your teenager is not back at the expected time , looking nervously at the clock and twitching the curtains every time a car pulls up in your road . |
| 11 | Right now , Kendall is not back at the aristocratic Everton he knew seven years ago . |
| 12 | The ski resort as such is not down in the valley at all , would that it were ; rather , it is perched to devastatingly conspicuous effect on the side of a mountain to the west , up to which you can go either by car along a new road or by cable-car from the centre of Saint-Lary . |
| 13 | ‘ Did your husband really love you and help you ? ’ after a drink or two and ‘ How do you know he is not out with the girls where he is ? |
| 14 | In any case , repartition is not out of the question . |
| 15 | This seems to me to illustrate what I would call the ‘ Breakthrough Phenomenon ’ : the sudden discovery that something which has been assumed to be out of the question is not out of the question at all . |
| 16 | Such an agreement is not out of the question . |
| 17 | Though relegation beckons for Nottingham , victory over Northampton is not out of the question . |
| 18 | A windfall or an inheritance is not out of the question , and we could be looking at the end of March , May or October-November for a material or financial boost . |
| 19 | You may pass her by unnoticed ; her appearance is not out of the ordinary . |
| 20 | The scheme is not out of the woods yet ; and rather than break the law Maxen last week filled in the local VATman 's registration form . |
| 21 | He is back home with mother Christine now but she yesterday said : ‘ The medical advice is that he is not out of the woods yet . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ It will require a huge effort and a great deal of concentration , but the attitude of the players is so different now to what it was a year ago , it is not out of the question . ’ |
| 23 | A reconciliation is not out of the question . ’ |
| 24 | Though its international activities and long term contracts business appear to offer some cause for cheer , it seems that Egham , Surrey-based consultancy P-E International Plc is not out of the woods yet . |
| 25 | Gregory 's claim that he was hailed as consul and Augustus at Tours must be a misunderstanding , although an honorary consulship is not out of the question . |
| 26 | The idea is that their views will go forward to the IRFB and , astonishingly , it is not out of the question that one aspect or more of those variations could be dropped even before the Lions set foot in New Zealand . |
| 27 | Friends of the Prince , speaking without his authority , told the Sunday Times the breakdown was such that ‘ a divorce is not out of the court ’ . |
| 28 | ‘ He is a Queen 's Counsel so he is not out on the street . ’ |
| 29 | You see , it 's not up to the participants to come in the right mood . |
| 30 | She always wanted to be a vet , but she 's not up to the exams . |