Example sentences of "be [not/n't] [vb pp] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such characteristics as initiative , purposefulness , persistence and self-control are developed through sport and , while I am not sold on the idea of sport as a builder of ‘ character ’ , I do believe that these capacities serve important functions in self-actualization , that tendency of all human beings to develop their full potentialities . |
| 2 | Small inaccuracies could have been ironed out : Redon 's lithographs , discussed by Jirat-Wasiutynski , for example , are not printed on ‘ tissue ’ but on Chine collé which is quite different . |
| 3 | With me the choirs never use music , which has the double effect : their eyes are not fixed on the page in front of them and they can communicate directly with me . |
| 4 | The front arches are not repeated on the back because a credence table is a side table and will always be against a wall . |
| 5 | Overall , fourteen high intensity blockage sites ( mole fraction greater than 0.025 ) were identified in the regions probed from the UV5 and N25 promoters and twelve of these are summarised in Fig. 5 in the form of a bidirectional transcription footprint ( note that sites at 106 and 110 from the UV5 promoter are not represented on this summation since they are outside of the region probed by the N25 promoter ) . |
| 6 | Yet this still means that over a thousand African languages are not heard on the radio . |
| 7 | They are not taxed on dividends or except as a recapture of related deductible expenses , such as interest — capital gains derived from foreign affiliates under a participation exemption . |
| 8 | Unable to afford the Monet themselves , the Musées de France initiated negotiations for purchase , not by the State but by the insurance company G.A.N. Under the terms of 1990 regulations such firms may acquire works of art considered of importance to France 's national heritage and are not taxed on the purchase price . |
| 9 | First of all , laboratory experiments on hypnosis and memory are not conducted on stressed individuals , but most people interviewed by the police are upset . |
| 10 | Partnership may turn out to have a relatively long life but are not formed on that expectation . |
| 11 | Statistics for the number of recipients of all benefits are not collected on a regional basis . |
| 12 | You may not have heard of the journalist or author concerned but that does not mean that they are not engaged on a bona fide testing programme or working on a first-class magazine feature . |
| 13 | As we suggested in the introduction , " temporary workers are normally thought of as those who are not engaged on indefinite contract of employment , and the obvious opposite of an indefinite contract of employment is a contract for a fixed period of time . |
| 14 | Items in the tests are not selected on the basis of how well they discriminate among students , i.e. they are not norm-referenced . |
| 15 | In Britain , by industry agreement , gin , whisky and vodka are not advertised on television . |
| 16 | of its shares and the other shareholders have not served notice requesting the preparation of group accounts and the company 's securities are not listed on a stock exchange in any member State . |
| 17 | A package which is to be submitted for approval/has already been submitted for approval includes modules which are not listed on a corresponding Design Change ( DC ) . |
| 18 | They are not carved on tablets of stone . |
| 19 | The numbers of mentally handicapped people in the United Kingdom are not recorded on any register . |
| 20 | Yet there is the anomaly that the Housing Executive employs contractors who are not warranted on major jobs . |
| 21 | In later , calmer moments , those conclusions which are not based on published research material need to be contested . |
| 22 | It would seem therefore that the contingent or empirical links uncovered by experimental science between the nature of the stimulus and the intensity and distribution of neural activity on the one hand and between the properties of the stimulus and those of the evoked sensation on the other are not based on discoveries that go beyond , or arise outside of , ordinary experience . |
| 23 | The reason this has not happened is that Eurotunnel 's fares fed into the model are not based on its costs . |
| 24 | Acupuncture : ‘ Claims … are not based on the results of well performed clinical trials although some studies have shown a small but temporary improvement in wheeziness . ’ |
| 25 | These percentages are not based on functional literacy but on the most rudimentary writing skills . |
| 26 | One snag is that some statistical tests , especially calculations of sample error , can not be made on quota sampling because they are not based on random sampling . |
| 27 | are not based on some economic theory but on things I and millions like me were brought up with : an honest day 's work for an honest day 's pay ; live within your means ; put a nest egg by for a rainy day ; pay your bills on time ; support the police . |
| 28 | The last two lines are not based on Mr Graham 's observation since he travelled on to another destination ; they were put in ‘ to gratify Mr Graham ’ , as the Fenwick note has it . |
| 29 | Generally speaking , we know all too little about the teacher 's perspective on pedagogy ; we make generalizations which are not based on anything in the way of reliable information . |
| 30 | The SUBJECT AS AFORESAID proviso reminds the haulier that Overdrive 's rates are not based on accepting liability for matters which the prudent haulier should insure against . |