Example sentences of "it be [adv] not [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Knowing Spike it 's probably not much .
2 It 's simply not good enough for them to say , as they have for the last forty five years , elect us , we 'll change everything and then things will be alright .
3 It 's simply not possible to form an opinion on it . ’
4 And it was mean to say you were hungry because it 's simply not true , you 're just greedy for biscuits .
5 It 's simply not true .
6 She insisted : ‘ It 's simply not true . ’
7 No , they 're too idle , expecting others to do as they demand ; it 's just not possible .
8 It 's just not possible for me to pack a briefcase and go and stay in a Hilton somewhere looking for business and agents .
9 But Europe 's governing body left them in no doubt they were wasting their time by replying : ‘ It 's just not possible . ’
10 It 's just not possible . ’
11 I have tried to change him , but it 's just not possible . ’
12 It 's just not possible , Adolph , ’ she said .
13 It 's just not possible . ’
14 In a real world where you face managerial decisions and you have to make a decision , you can do one thing or a number of other things , but you ca n't do them all at once , it 's just not possible .
15 If you make a mistake , it 's just not possible to go back and retrieve it , and for a selector to say , ‘ Well , I do n't think this person 's made a very good case , I 'm sure if we gave them another chance they would make a better one . ’
16 It 's just not good enough , it 's every time he gets some new feathers and as an officer of the Roman Imperial Army he must not be without feathers .
17 It 's just not good enough .
18 ( While it may moisturise mature skin , it 's just not gentle enough for baby . )
19 But it 's just not credible .
20 I do n't like to have runners to out and get me meals , I do n't like to call down to room service and ask them to bring me up some cigarettes — it 's just not normal .
21 It 's just not like we think it is , it 's completely different .
22 Of course I 'd like the other things , but it 's just not relevant to the relationship . ’
23 It 's just not that kind of place .
24 It 's just not right for Anna . ’
25 It 's just not right .
26 The trouble is , a lot of girls will never be thin ; it 's just not natural to them .
27 It 's just not true .
28 ‘ It 's quite true he 's my boyfriend and our relationship is very special , ’ while he countered : ‘ It 's just not true that we 're going out together , or that she 's my girlfriend . ’
29 It 's just not true , and I think people ought to be warned . ’
30 So it 's just not true that we know less about what 's going on than we know about our own beliefs about what 's going on .
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