Example sentences of "it [be] [not/n't] [prep] our " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it were n't for our export orders , our figures would be looking rather sick . |
| 2 | It 's not at our place , though , is it ? |
| 3 | ‘ Usually it 's not worth our while quoting odds — Scudamore is so far ahead , ’ said Ladbrokes ' Mike Dillon . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's not in our brief . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's not in our normal line of duty but we were glad to help , ’ said a police spokesman . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's not in our interests to push a company into liquidation , ’ he said . |
| 7 | It 's not in our hands any more . |
| 8 | We do n't sell the airtime , so it 's not in our power yet , but beyond 1993 we will be . |
| 9 | I would agree with you that if the if we have gone along and said to people , well er yo , we 've got alternative accommodation for you and they have n't wanted to go then , well I 'm sure that we hope not to give them that er er , alternative accommodation er , and it 's not in our interest at all to er , keep er , places empty , and further more we have n't really got er enough er , alternative places to put er , these er tenants in so I 'm that it 's as the result of the sort of dwellings that er we 've er we now find ourselves with as a result of the er initial buildings in the first place . |
| 10 | And that 's extremely difficult to do something about the equity target , since National policy , the distribution of income , housing policy , all the things that we tackle on this committee and committees of the council have a very significant effect on the health of the people who live in the city , and it 's not in our control . |
| 11 | It is not worth our while because we can not redeem them for as much as they would get for five- or 10-dollar bills . ’ |
| 12 | It is not unlike our once-familiar polecat , except that the mink carries the stigma of an unwelcome intruder , and to many rural people , it is a fierce and passionless killer of wildlife and domestic stock . |
| 13 | Specifically it is not in our interest to deny to the United Kingdom protection against possible dangers from the Soviet Union . |
| 14 | ‘ It is not in our interest for representatives to upset potential customers and the persons responsible have been severely reprimanded . ’ |
| 15 | Suddenly , an obviously disused airfield appears , right alongside our track — and it is n't on our map ! |
| 16 | Often things would n't be a success if it was n't for our contribution . ’ |
| 17 | Which the , the organization changed you see and er it was n't through our fault but er distrib they wanted some , a main agent in every town after that . |
| 18 | Sir Emmanuel once sent us some grouse from his own table but it was not to our taste -it had been cooked in port wine and laced with some spices . |
| 19 | Their lawyer , Patricia Hambrecht , says : ‘ We witnessed a dramatic drop in our appraisal business for donations to institutions , and even though we realised it was not in our narrow self-interest , we knew it was for the good of the overall arts community ’ . |
| 20 | When I was on the parapet of the convent wall I saw fresh horse dung lying near the main gate ; it was not from our mounts , but the lady prioress said no one had approached the convent . ’ |