Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] is not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Firstly it is not guaranteed that the required information will be in the larger lexicon . |
| 32 | According to decisions of labour courts , no legally enforceable relationship exists between the casual worker and the organization for which he is working in the times when he is not engaged by them . |
| 33 | He attends junior camps when he is not following his hobbies of reading biographies or listening to music , and he is a Board Member of KidSports Foundation , which aims to teach the positive side of sports to youngsters . |
| 34 | This is a book about baddies , yet it is not intended to be read by goodies , because there are n't many of them around . |
| 35 | The High Court itself is bound by the House of Lords and the Court of Appeal , yet it is not bound by its own previous decisions . |
| 36 | … It is to be competent where those who control can not be competent , yet it is not to control . |
| 37 | Yet he is not to die : at the very last moment the image jumps slightly and then we note Custer 's singular absence at the centre of the famous circle , which at that moment begins to break up . |
| 38 | The solution is to enjoy staring at the cat at moments when it is not staring back . |
| 39 | Increased usage of the VSOE Pullman train for repeat itinerary charter work on days when it is not required for the Folkestone run , has given prospective passengers some further options . |
| 40 | If the cloud base is low , there is bound to be a risk of coming out under the cloud and being unable to reach an area where it is not raining . |
| 41 | Moreover , they usually lay the blame where it is not warranted . |
| 42 | If you accept the definition of a weed as " a plant growing where it is not wanted " , once it has a use and is being grown for a purpose , it is no longer a weed . |
| 43 | An instrument will not be executed before 20 August where it is not binding until certain conditions are fulfilled and these are not met until after 19 August . |
| 44 | The sender is seated facing away from the others in a position where he is not overlooked . |
| 45 | But when he asks why it is not cleaned out , he is told that the man of the house is in no humour for it , after the fourteen hours of his day 's labour , and that there is in any case no water for the purpose since the poor must pay to fetch it up the hill . |
| 46 | That is to explain why it is not picked up in the narrative , but it does not explore the more significant matter of the effect of what the compiler has done . |
| 47 | Fable 45 in R. Dodsley 's Select Fables of Esop and Other Fabulists ( 1798 ) describes a man buying a parrot because he is so impressed by the bird 's saying ‘ I think the more ’ when asked why it is not chattering like the other parrots in the shop . |
| 48 | His ability to tell you how he sees things and then show you how he sees things , with the use of film , leaves the viewer wondering why he is not given the whole Without Walls slot . |
| 49 | Where the applicant has made repeated unsuccessful requests he may wish to know why he is not obtaining the licence . |
| 50 | His sport and study schedule , coupled with his natural diffidence , perhaps explains why he is not remembered as a great socialiser . |
| 51 | The rank shown for Hopkins appears to be sergeant , but it is not understood why he is not grouped with the other three , Lochead , Mullen and Nicholl . |
| 52 | ‘ Certainly it is not known outside of the Bright Palace , and equally certainly it is not known outside of the innermost Council Chambers . |
| 53 | ‘ Certainly it is not known outside of the Bright Palace , and equally certainly it is not known outside of the innermost Council Chambers . |
| 54 | The relational model was described in Chapter 3 and therefore it is not proposed to repeat this description here . |
| 55 | Where the superannuation fund remains unconsolidated , then a fund/proprietary view is being taken : the fund is not owned by the community , therefore it is not included with the community 's accounts . |