Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [conj] it [be] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked wise and solemn when he said this , because he knew that ladies — even sorceress 's daughters — had their own ideas about what they ought to wear and it was not to be supposed that Flame would be any different . |
| 2 | Here the value of privacy may act against the interests of family members ; neighbours may consider that it is not their business to interfere and the beaten wife-at least before the growth of women 's self-help centres — may find that she has nowhere to go ( Pizzey , 1974 ) . |
| 3 | I must stress that it was not a first-hand observation , but in fact is third-hand . |
| 4 | However , he should recognise that it is not just the consumer who responds to ‘ market forces ’ . |
| 5 | Even this affects church life , as I shall show , but we must recognise that it is not only rank hedonism that flourishes under private banners . |
| 6 | Where a defendant has a bankruptcy order made against him , or being a limited company is subject to a winding-up order , the plaintiff in a simple money claim should consider whether it is not best to ask for the action to be adjourned generally and lodge a proof of debt . |
| 7 | He should know that it is not the Government who take action in these matters , but the Attorney-General . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Readers wishing to make a similar tray should note that it is not possible to assign values arbitrarily to the sides of the rectangle and ‘ rise ’ of both flaps and expect the resulting outline to be a smooth one . |
| 10 | Firstly one should note that it was not until about 1846 when Liouville published two of his papers that Galois ' work became better known . |
| 11 | It is enough to say that , having adopted the character of Oliver Twist , I have been fortunate in meeting with a kindlier and less formidable response than he ; and while anyone who knows the editor 's capabilities must realise that it is not beyond his powers to write a further introduction of the same delight as that preceding Volume II , it would be unreasonable to complain that in his assessment of the situation the needs of prompt publication have been put first . |
| 12 | Might do because it 's not close gestures differ . |
| 13 | keep that hand ready otherwise you 'll discover that it 's not there when you want it , use it , OK |
| 14 | Being honest about our motivation is crucial since , at this stage , we might discover that it is not our own Dream at all , or that our motivation is somewhat dubious : ‘ It will impress my friends ’ , ‘ It will be one in the eye for my parents ’ , ‘ It will ease my sense of guilt ’ , ‘ It will make me feel more secure ’ , ‘ It will give me power over other people ’ , ‘ It will make me feel special ’ , ‘ It 's what my partner keeps suggesting I do ’ , ‘ It 's the opposite of what my partner suggests I do . ’ |
| 15 | The treaty was based on fear of the ‘ dark terrors ’ of what might happen if it were not ratified . |
| 16 | Or you might plead that it was not slanderous because it was true . |
| 17 | I 'll say that it 's not . |
| 18 | Yet if we reflect a moment , we may realize that it is not so ingenuous after all . |
| 19 | Alice could see that it was not going to be easy for any of them to admit obligation to Jasper , even though he was being correctly impersonal , sitting somewhat to one side of the scene waiting for their approval , the image of a responsible cadre . |
| 20 | He was on a white horse but even she could see that it was not Ana 's horse . |
| 21 | But it was n't ; she could see that it was not a real smile at all . |
| 22 | The girls knew how soon this mood could change if it was not fully entered into . |
| 23 | It was soon clear that few of those present could comprehend that it was not simply another shooting incident in the army 's war against the Provisional IRA . |
| 24 | so you could say that it 's not double U |
| 25 | In particular , he could say that it is not for the Conservative Party or anybody else to determine the budget options of Parliament . |
| 26 | Or you can install a wooden framework , and cover it with plasterboard , chipboard or hardboard ( although the latter may buckle if it is not well supported ) . |
| 27 | Finally , if an animal is coping with extremely adverse conditions by self-narcotisation , I would say that its welfare is poor but the effect of the narcotic may mean that it is not suffering . |
| 28 | The onus , one would have thought , lies on those who would show that it is not the case that the fact that God , whether in the form of the Father or of Christ , has been seen as ‘ male ’ , is an underlying factor in western culture , distorting human relations . |
| 29 | Time would show that it was not quite , perhaps , such a close union as the Queen thought and that mutual esteem between sovereigns , while useful , was no substitute for hard and fast agreements between states . |
| 30 | I hope that it will be possible — though I shall understand if it is not — for a Minister to come to the House to say something about that major incident , which involved the jetty at Grangemouth , which is part of the dock and BP complex . |