Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] be not [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The salesperson should open with a smile , a handshake and , in situations where he or she is not well known to the buyer , introduce himself and the company he represents . |
| 2 | The employee should not need to show that the perception is incorrect nor that he or she is not actually disabled at all . |
| 3 | When a child goes to school he or she is not only confronted with the traditional school subjects , but also with codes and practices governing behaviour . |
| 4 | In this way it is hoped to establish more precisely where competition for jobs takes place between young people and adults , where young people are protected from competition , and where they are not even considered . |
| 5 | Thorson ( 1941 ) suggests that living specimens have been found in W. Greenland , but he also cites the Azores amongst further distribution where they are not now found alive . |
| 6 | Some nuns and priests chose to go into the FMLN controlled zones where they are not only carrying out religious work but also helping in the educational campaigns . |
| 7 | Even where they are not directly linked to major matters of public policy , industrial relations may have a political resonance far beyond their apparent importance , entering the terrain of political symbolism : as exemplified perhaps by the gesture of Franco in intervening to prevent the closure of a railway workshop in Andalucía ( Sur , 30 March 1968 ) . |
| 8 | 79/80 class lists are included with these notes where they were not personally collected on the 21st June . |
| 9 | We estimate that 13206 ( 12% ) of the 114362 women were delivered at hospitals where they were not initially booked for delivery ( table I ) . |
| 10 | I mean I did n't find any husbands going out and choosing lampshades , for instance , or they were n't particularly bothered about the colour of curtains . |
| 11 | But where it is n't well known is the people who ought to know , and that 's the pensioners , you know th perhaps er your er parents , people er older than yourselves who are drawing state pension , and er the advertising seems to have gone astray . |
| 12 | The rule of law thus described still prevails in the Probate Court , where it is not enough to prove a relation between testator and beneficiary , which in the court of equity would require the beneficiary to displace the presumption of undue influence by proving independent advice to the testator . |
| 13 | Although I am not entirely convinced by the contents of the motion , I agree with parts of it . |
| 14 | ‘ You must know that I am not without artifice where magic is concerned , ’ said Weasel . |
| 15 | As I tend to use a float for zander I am convinced that I am not actively feeding fish in these situations as the float shows me that the zander has no intention of leaving the swim . |
| 16 | Aside from the fact that I 'm not normally given to physical violence , I 'm quite well known locally , and I did n't particularly want to be seen carrying a half-naked woman ashore — which is what you threatened me with . |
| 17 | This particular film has quite a strong political statement to make , which is something that I 'm not really known for . |
| 18 | He told me that I was not badly hurt , and that the plan to catch Johann had been successful . |
| 19 | For example , to Mrs Thrale he described the scene of this famed moment of quietude briefly — ‘ on a green bank , with a small stream running at my feet , in the midst of savage solitude , with Mountains before me , and on either hand covered with heath ’ — then commented , ‘ I looked round me , and wondered that I was not more affected , but the mind is not at all times equally ready to be put in motion . ’ |
| 20 | From her flustered expression and the fact that I was n't instantly told to mend my manners , I knew she felt guilty . |
| 21 | But I made it perfectly clear — or at least I thought I did , ’ Blufton added , spreading his palms in a gesture of openness , ‘ that I was n't actually offering her the job . |
| 22 | ‘ The ridiculous thing is that I was n't remotely attracted to Karen . |
| 23 | I felt sick when she praised the lead , knowing that I was n't really coping . |
| 24 | I understand ; I mean , you want to know that someone is n't just making the whole thing up when they talk about a man being that special to them . |
| 25 | Most people feel that the church ‘ knows about death ’ , and that someone is n't really treated with proper respect and dignity at the time of their funeral unless the church is present . |
| 26 | Although she told me she was experiencing a certain amount of discomfort due to the condition of her appendix , and although she was not really looking forward to surgery and to the anaesthetic , none the less Kirsty seemed to have no more than the expected apprehension which would have been felt by anyone . |
| 27 | Though she tried as faithfully as she might to devote herself to the needs of this rude community , she knew that she was not greatly liked and the knowledge injured her . |
| 28 | She was about to tell him that was his own stupid fault and that she was n't here to wait on him — particularly since he had proved to be so inhospitable . |
| 29 | It 's worth mentioning that you 're not automatically insured on dry ski slopes so it 's worth arranging some personal cover — accidents are n't especially common but you never know . |
| 30 | ‘ Since you claim that your objectives are the same as mine , and that you 're not here to work against me , as I 'd supposed , I 'm going to put you in charge , as it were … make you responsible … ’ |