Example sentences of "[verb] [coord] it [be] [not/n't] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Well , I think we should tell national office that this is , you know , this is happening and it 's not on !
2 The expansion of forestry by means of a policy of attrition and isolation of farms is occurring but it is not necessarily a process which in the long term will lead to a reasonable balance of land use .
3 ( 4 ) Many tenants object to forfeiture provisions applying where distress or execution has been levied on its goods at the premises , as even in the best run organisations this sometimes occurs and it is not always an indication that the tenant is in financial difficulty .
4 People always think we ignore them when they 're waiting but it is n't really like that .
5 At least , this might be the view that Norton-Taylor wishes to promote but it is not readily evident in his book .
6 ‘ It was n't an easy task and shows members of the public it is not just fires the fire brigade attends and it is not just cats and dogs that vets deal with . ’
7 and that 's where the back door is , in the other bedroom you 've got a ventilator you know but it 's not actually facing into the bedroom , it 's facing outwards towards the bathroom , you know and the stairs
8 Of course she is becoming more well known and it is not always easy to realise it .
9 She says it will mean that women 's representation at Oxford will be reduced and it 's not even equal at the moment .
10 It surprises and it is not always well ordered .
11 He was never tightfisted but it was n't often he was that generous .
12 There 's an assumption by some politicians that just because there is this immense change taking place in Eastern Europe , that this is victory for Western capitalism erm , I think there might be some of who might be a bit cautious about that victory and might believe that er there is still much that needs to be shared and understood and it is n't as simple as perhaps some political figures might suggest it could be .
13 But no , it was a certain type of tobacco but you 'd got to bring it ready-rubbed and er you know , it 's back to the Co-op you 'd go and it was n't very far .
14 This is extremely time consuming and it is not always easy to tell whether the grains are what you think if they are not well-preserved .
15 Carpet company boss Richard Atherton said : ‘ I have apologised but it was n't really our fault .
16 King was pushing him hard , telling him he was no good and such like , when to King 's surprise Smith started to answer back and no one ever did that , so things worsened and it was n't long before they started fighting , an alarming situation on a small cramped footplate .
17 It may take a little practice , there may be a telephone box or a house or two to remove but it 's not as difficult as it sounds .
18 I was fighting but it was not enough , ’ Edberg said .
19 Maggie sat on the bed and fumed but it was not long before she started to smile .
20 If indeed she had and it was n't just Feargal 's own assumptions .
21 er the E C has really bought upon itself with the common agricultural policy a big animal that is very slow to move and it 's not really any advantages of each individual .
22 A greater problem arises at the stage where you have made the article to order and it 's not quite right .
23 I know what you said but it is n't even dried yet .
24 This is what a girl in Borstal meant when she said to me , ‘ I gave him everything I had but it was n't enough ’ .
25 Attitudes have really changed and it 's not just a question of superficial behaviour .
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