Example sentences of "not [be] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some specimens the apical papilla may not be distinct while in others there are 1 or 2 large , pointed papillae ; these are flanked by up to 6 flat , pointed or sometimes scale-like oral papillae . |
| 2 | If that is so , presumably costs to industry will be that much lower here than in the rest of Europe , so there will not be equal competition with enterprises in the other 11 nations of the European Community . |
| 3 | A partner must not be prohibited access to information at his reasonable request . |
| 4 | Love which was forced on God would not be divine love at all . |
| 5 | These hints had their final expression in an astonishing personal letter written by Knox to Mary on 26 October 1559 , claiming that ‘ if it be the office of a very friend to give true and faithful counsel to them whom he sees run to destruction for lack of the same , I could not be proven enemy to your Grace but rather a friend unfeigned ’ — even if moderation was never Knox 's strong suit and so , unable to keep up the quiet tone of the letter , he felt impelled to throw in a postscript : ‘ God move your heart yet in time to consider that ye fight not against man , but against the eternal God , and against his Son Jesus Christ , the only Prince of the kings of the earth . ’ |
| 6 | But were creatures nothing more than their physical overcoats , why should they not be docile vegetarians in one stage and voracious prey-catchers in another ? |
| 7 | This will not be good news for those banks left with the bad debts . |
| 8 | That sport and , for that matter , entertainment may not be viable avenues from despair is less important than the fact that they were seen as such by groups who saw no alternatives . |
| 9 | However , such performances can not be necessary conditions for such ascription , because of all those we would naturally deem conscious but who can not , for various reasons , provide them . |
| 10 | ‘ Fs , Gs , and the Big U. OK , that may not be great earthquakes for you , but people like my folks press you . |
| 11 | It may temporarily enhance production but may not be real progress in the second language . |
| 12 | remember ours , it would not be flat smells of cat but not only that if it weed on me carpet as much as I love it I might get a |
| 13 | In addition , we assume an optimistic outcidence rate of 20 per cent , that is , that one in five opioid users in 1984–5 will not be opioid users during 1985–6 ( this is based on the reported ‘ coming off ’ rate among clients of the Detoxification Unit during this period ) . |
| 14 | Although that may not be appropriate view of that , but , Betty ? |
| 15 | However , this does not mean that in an appropriate case they will not be relevant matters for a court to take into account , especially where items of equipment are complex and require specialist knowledge and materials for repair . |
| 16 | Although there may not be terrible penalties for taking a cautious approach to new and untested technology , it would be imprudent to make excessive investments in the hardware and software that is now offered by IBM and its ilk . |
| 17 | He rejected claims that clubs like Birmingham should not be allocated fixtures in resort times at attractive weekends like the present Blackpool illuminations season . |
| 18 | In practice there will not be complete freedom of choice for the individual . |
| 19 | However Ms Armstrong , MP for North-West Durham , said : ‘ Mr Fallon should not be misleading people in this way . |
| 20 | It follows that fictional things can not function as genuine subjects of predication , and in the strict sense can not be 'talked about' at all . |
| 21 | This effort to unite what can not be united lies at the heart of the haiku and accounts for some of its tense , sad loveliness . |
| 22 | Although a rational approach may produce the best policy , there may not be widespread agreement on it . |
| 23 | But what is important here is that , just as present-day language states are normally heterogeneous , so historical language states must also have been heterogeneous in similar ways ; hence , unilinear historical descriptions of single varieties ( such as ‘ standard ’ English ) can not be adequate descriptions of the history of a language . |
| 24 | However , although technology and agriculture may not be sufficient conditions for human happiness , they are certainly a necessary prerequisite , Freud argued . |
| 25 | ‘ However , it is recognised that , even with a totally effective referral system for donation of organs following death , there will not be sufficient organs for the people needing life-saving transplants . |
| 26 | These criticisms were basically of two kinds : the first was that there would not be sufficient demand within the system for accumulation to take place ; the second is that if the organic composition of capital rises then again there will be insufficient demand for all the surplus-value to be realised and hence accumulation will be choked off . |
| 27 | The offline operations are designed on the assumption that there will not be constant manning of the physical units used to mount the offline media . |
| 28 | So that what is acceptable practice for one group might not be acceptable practice for another . |
| 29 | The floor should not be wet , polished or slippery , and there should not be loose rugs on it . |
| 30 | ‘ From Arsenal 's point of view , it 's good to have many players to choose from but Anders can not be happy sitting on the bench or up in the stands . |