Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] it is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not surprisingly it is regarded as an important and effective management tool . |
| 2 | One further point is worth remembering ; the root definition is concerned with what is being achieved , not how it is done , and any inclusion of a ‘ how ’ statement should be shown as a constraint , eg improving productivity by the use of incentive bonus schemes . |
| 3 | But the cad transfer file is concerned with the object itself , not how it is portrayed . |
| 4 | It is concerned with the data that exists , not how it is used . |
| 5 | Where the criticism is uttered on an unprivileged occasion by the Prime Minister , the risk would be worth taking , but not when it is uttered by the likes of General Amin . |
| 6 | ( Note that what matters is when a gene affects survival and fertility , not when it is expressed ; for example , a gene which is expressed early in the development of the heart might increase the chance of heart disease much later in life . ) |
| 7 | For example , Wittgenstein ( 1953 : 132 ) warns that ‘ the confusions that occupy us arise when language is like an engine idling , not when it is doing work ’ . |
| 8 | In other words , revenue should be shown for the period in which it is earned and not when it is paid . |