Example sentences of "in the [noun pl] [be] [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even so , the jobs located in the cities were not going to inner-city residents but to people who lived in the leafy suburbs . |
| 2 | If the portrayal of the Sadducees in the Gospels is not without some historical justification , the portrayal of the Pharisees is often viciously distorted . |
| 3 | It 's like being in the woods is n't it ? |
| 4 | It may also be thought that when an agreement is negotiated by a trade union inequality of bargaining power as understood in the cases is not often a relevant factor . |
| 5 | The Japanese recognise that the whales in the oceans are not a limitless resource , and that these animals need time to breed and mature . |
| 6 | With West Indies 125 for 6 off fifty overs at the close of the first day , things looked good for England , but next morning Marshall and Dujon threw the bat and took the total to 178 , which in the conditions was not that bad . |
| 7 | They insisted their four colleges have a spirit which was ‘ practical rather than academical ’ although it was agreed that the 254 places provided in the colleges were not enough by the end of the century . |
| 8 | Better than a kick in the teeth in n it ? |
| 9 | Well it 's better than a kick in the teeth is n't it ? |
| 10 | Honest ! — Besides , it was in the papers was n't it ? |
| 11 | The numbers given in the boxes are not the numbers of leukaemia deaths as the presentation suggests — they are nearer to the total of all causes of death . |
| 12 | Demonstrations in the galleries were not ‘ proceedings ’ of the House and should in no circumstances be televised . |
| 13 | But here I find the opinions often less easy to take , though the wide scholarship and enthusiasm involved in the books is not in question . |
| 14 | The largest changes in the densities were not , however , associated with marked variations in serum gastrin concentrations ( Fig 3 ) . |
| 15 | Foreign bodies in the synapses are not an absolute prerequisite for an addiction . |
| 16 | ( It might be useful to remind the reader at this point that the Speech and Drama movement , although fading at the school level , had become firmly entrenched in teacher colleges where many well qualified Speech and Drama people had gained appointments , colleges such as Trent Park and Goldsmiths ' , where teacher-training in the arts was not unlike theatre-training . ) |
| 17 | The employers of child workers in the factories were not partic-ular about gender , but what of the employment of adult women in manufacturing and mining ? |
| 18 | The greater abundance of mare basalts on the mare than in the highlands is not explained in any detail , but the greater variability of rocks within the highlands could be the outcome of the maria impacts which excavated the Moon to large depths and thus brought up a great variety of layers . |
| 19 | Again , the ‘ normal ’ situation in the sciences is not a sure guide , as none of you needs to be reminded , when the brain and mind are the subjects of investigation , given the peculiar features that attach to the notion of consciousness and to its close relations , thought , feeling , privacy and so on . |
| 20 | Items in the tests are not selected on the basis of how well they discriminate among students , i.e. they are not norm-referenced . |
| 21 | I find it almost incredible that the men taking part in the tests were not monitored regularly throughout the rest of their lives , if only for scientific and not humanitarian reasons . |
| 22 | Therefore , the costs of each program as mentioned in the reviews is not entirely accurate as users may be able to add a few more files to the disk to fill it up . |
| 23 | The tabloid newspapers decided it was their duty to reveal that Gatting had invited a barmaid to his hotel room during the Test match , and that he and other players had taken part in ‘ sex romps ’ with girls from the hotel ; though how the newshounds , scrabbling around in the bushes outside , could see what was happening in the rooms was not really clear . |
| 24 | Descriptors for new modules in the specifications are not yet available , but will be sent out to centres shortly . |
| 25 | The ownership which the sellers were thus given in the handbags was not , however , reserved to the sellers but was granted to them by those who would otherwise have been the owners , namely the buyers of the leather . |
| 26 | I ca n't say I blame them — for many of us walking is about getting away from the crowds , and summer in the Lakes is not quite the time to do that . |
| 27 | Now you 're going to tell me all about your experiences in the police are n't you ? |
| 28 | ( I was well aware that the man in the bushes was not Mrs Browning 's only worry , and that she lived on interest from a small amount of capital fast diminishing in value . |