Example sentences of "[not/n't] [be] [adj] at [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The war had not been necessary at all , and could have been prevented .
2 and it 's not been funny at all , he 's laughing about it but I 've had to cope with it
3 it 's not been funny at all
4 Her therapist had , naturally , put it to her that she had married her first husband just because he resembled her father , but Scarlet had rejected the suggestion quite emphatically : he had been a quiet , timorous boy until he discovered the excitement of chasing women , and he had not been artistic at all .
5 Passenger boarding and alighting will not be possible at Far Stanley as is the case currently at Gretton .
6 It would not be possible at any other time of the year because of the oncoming hot season .
7 Occasional breakdowns in the training may not be uncommon at this stage , and you should make sure that the litter tray is available overnight or if you have to leave the puppy for a short time during the day .
8 I can remember ge obtaining the collator 's cards erm and doing other enquiries but as to where that actual information came from I can not be sure at this time .
9 For example , if half the proceeds of disposal of the old assets constitute gain and only half is applied in acquiring the new assets , roll-over relief will not be available at all .
10 This staff may not be available at many medical schools .
11 ‘ There is no reason to doubt that money will not be available at that stage , and the public inquiry is still going ahead as planned . ’
12 ‘ It would be foolishly modest of me to say they will not be disappointed at all , ’ said Antony , ‘ but they are both very understanding .
13 It would not be simple at all , because nothing she had told him so far had been trusted .
14 Looking at things the other way around , it might seem that if selection of new books could be carried out thoroughly , taking proper account of demand , and if proper weeding and replacement procedures could be instituted , stock revision would not be necessary at all .
15 In modern drainage systems , an inspection chamber may not be necessary at all junctions and bends : a rodding point may be provided instead .
16 I am not saying that that link is not necessary or will not be necessary at some time in the future , but the priority must be to serve the passengers who are paying now .
17 Although Cotte does not allude to this use , it provides confirmation of his analysis , particularly since let would not be appropriate at all in such contexts : in ( 212 ) , for example , it would suggest that the event apply is actually realized , whereas the import of the sentence is simply to describe the provisions included in the new law .
18 You will not be unconscious at all , but will be able to hear and understand every word that is said .
19 Developing specific goals to implement your objectives is not necessary and may not be practical at this point , but you will need to do that eventually .
20 It may not be relevant at all , but I 'd better tell you .
21 The bride 's parents should not be present at this stage .
22 The baby may or may not be due at any time .
23 Sir Denys had little doubt that the coming months seem set to be as difficult as 1991 was for most countries , ‘ It would not be prudent at this stage to attempt to predict when recovery might begin ’ , he said , ‘ But when it comes , it is very likely to be gradual ’ .
24 Or is he saying that these benefits will not be taxable at all ?
25 But of course , this ‘ new order ’ may not be monopolar at all .
26 Radicals need not be angry at all , and Lucky Jim is too confident a book , surely , to be described in that way .
27 It will probably be very untidy ( and you may need that ability to cope with unfamiliar attitudes ) but you should not be concerned at this stage with what it looks like , only what it does .
28 Quantitatively , the series and parallel impedances are respectively and so that and equation ( 9.17 ) is again inapplicable because inequality ( 9.18 ) can not be satisfied at any frequency .
29 The frames tend to suffer badly from condensation , they can generally be fitted only with very slim sealed units , and some can not be double-glazed at all .
30 Its quantitative response , when correctly terminated , is governed by the parameter introduced in the last section and substitution of and establishes that Because u can not be positive at any frequency , there is no range of frequency that corresponds to inequality ( 9.18 ) and equation ( 9.17 ) is inapplicable .
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