Example sentences of "[n mass] are not [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Several of the plant species have extra-floral nectaries but almost all the plants can be found growing away from the ant nests and the ants can form nests without the plants so that , despite the apparent advantages to both plants and animals , the relationship is not obligatory , though Codonanthe spp. are not found away from the nests . |
| 2 | In the world of aviation , aircraft are not kept on by airline or airfreight operators out of sentiment . |
| 3 | At present , the acquisition , development , and dissemination of computer methods and the creation of useful machine-readable data are not given anywhere the same credit or standing as traditional forms of research and publication despite the fact that the latter have no greater claim on scholarship and far less a claim on relevance . |
| 4 | Once you have mastered touch legering you will always be grateful you took the time and trouble to learn , for you will meet situations where , because of this experience , you are the only person catching fish on certain days when the fish are not biting boldly enough to give a good visual indication . |
| 5 | In responses to a recent questionnaire from members of Age Concern England 's governing body , it was notable that few saw concessionary entitlement to services as discriminatory and patronising , only necessary in a society which implicitly recognises that older people are not treated fairly . |
| 6 | ‘ We will use those to bring back all the heavy bottles and cans so people are not loaded down . ’ |
| 7 | Secondly , it gives up the distinction between sovereign and the executive in the sense that the people are not restricted only to making laws , but they can also get involved in decisions about particular acts of will . |
| 8 | Peter Ward agrees : ‘ People are not walking away from the car . |
| 9 | ‘ I know that people are not going out of their way to create problems but I believe the national side has a great role to play in terms of providing players with status , confidence and a substantially increased market value . |
| 10 | I am writing as Chairman of Darlington Business Venture and Darlington Enterprise Association Ltd to ensure people are not taken in . |
| 11 | The trouble with this way of dealing with the myth is that the myth is so attractive that people are not put off by the objection that it opens the door to scepticism about common meanings . |
| 12 | Tenants and their staff are not carried on the company payroll . |
| 13 | The nets , which close like a purse , are already used by EC fleets in the Indian and Atlantic , where dolphin and tuna are not found together . |
| 14 | Care should be taken to ensure that the tenant 's works are not carried out under an obligation to the landlord or the tenant could be disadvantaged on rent review . |