Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] it [be] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either it is raining or it is not raining . |
| 2 | Sometimes it is omitted where it is historically expected to be present , and sometimes it is added where it is not expected . |
| 3 | Editor , — Fritz H Schröder rightly emphasises that it is not known whether treatment of early prostatic cancer is beneficial or whether screening for the disease offers any advantage . |
| 4 | Second , sealing the border with Serbia would be unlikely to work if it were not accompanied by the simultaneous sealing of the border with Croatia : the Bosnian Serbs , already talking to the Croats about a confederal division of the spoils ( see page 46 ) , would get their supplies from Croatia , and the Croats — never mind their signatures on the Vance-Owen plan — would anyway continue their military campaign for territory . |
| 5 | no you can wait because er you can wait because it 's not going to be that long |
| 6 | The point is this : trust is only applauded when it is not seen to be misplaced . |
| 7 | Grey white chewing gum matter presents itself spasmodically at her mean Glasgow lips , alternating with her cigarette which is sucked when it is not rolling druggedly about on top of her ticket-issuing machine or charging up and down , and off , the long seat , dropping its fire and ash amongst the plastic cups and other less white rubbish , further propelled by chewed and muttered whinings about the discordant duet of erratic driving bus man and undone Corporation road holes . |
| 8 | Her first instinct was to cover her ears , but she soon realized that it was not going to get any quieter , and let her hands fall to her sides . |
| 9 | A closer interpretation is necessary in family work , with the counsellor focusing on the statement rather than passing it off or trying to pretend that it was not said , seeking to analyse and ascertain what exactly was being said , why is was said , and what the real message might be . |
| 10 | We must be grateful to those who did visit the island and for ever regret that it was not included in Dr. Johnson 's itinerary . |
| 11 | We must be grateful to those who did visit the island and for ever regret that it was not included in Dr. Johnson 's itinerary . |
| 12 | The historic deepening process of the Community was foreseen from the outset , which is why those who commended it to the country 20 or 30 years ago took care to see that it was not misunderstood . |
| 13 | If the boy had a ‘ gift ’ then it was everyone 's duty to see that it was not wasted . |
| 14 | Thus a member that protests from the outset of institutional action that is not sanctioned by the constitutive treaty should be able to claim that it is not bound by that action . |
| 15 | The government consultation paper insists that it is not gunning specifically for county or for district councils . |
| 16 | Separately yesterday , the Department of Trade and Industry announced that it was not referring the proposed acquisition by EFM Dragon Trust of Drayton Asia Trust . |
| 17 | States that ‘ the process of environmental assessment should not be imposed where it is not required by the Directive ’ and gives guidance on the circumstances in which it should be used . |
| 18 | You must have noticed that it 's not working , Faye . ’ |
| 19 | The purchaser should ensure that it is not restricted from issuing notices of assignment by any of the announcement or confidentiality restrictions in the sale and purchase agreement . |
| 20 | " The food web is so isolated from anything we consume that it is not going to affect people " , she added . |
| 21 | Should this not be taken into account , and does it not appear that it is not taken into account in the voluntary code ? |
| 22 | First , he assumes that it is not correlated with permanent consumption . |
| 23 | The extent of the duty to state reasons thus varies according to the nature and context of the measure in question , and it may be said that it is not required to go into matters of detail to a disproportionate extent . |
| 24 | They have , of course , heard about the Holy Spirit , but have either put it all down to typical ecclesiastical in-talk , or assumed that it was not intended for ordinary folk like themselves . |
| 25 | He says if it 's not cut down it literally chokes the jungle and so every four or five years the mangrove is cut and then it grows again like a blackthorn or hawthorn hedge would grow . |
| 26 | That 's not clear exactly what that last bit says cos it 's not saying like you all of the land they rent out , but I guess it just means the excess above which |
| 27 | In about February 1991 Mr. Mahdi had been proclaimed President of Somalia by the U.S.C. It was not clear on what basis such an assumption of office could be made and it was not accepted by the other clans . |
| 28 | That that 's not much but if it 's if it 's I mean if it 's not padded out with waffle and drivel cos you I mean if it 's a good ti concise answer that 'll probably get a good mark . |
| 29 | it 's stopped raining and it 's not raining or anything . |
| 30 | In practice , it is standard for agreements to seek to exclude any liability for pre-contractual representations by including entire agreement provisions under which the acquirer confirms that it is not relying on any representations , etc. other than those included in the agreement . |