Example sentences of "[not/n't] [be] [adj] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is to say , a system could not be cognisant unless it appreciated how intentional changes in its perceptions were constrained by reality . |
| 2 | This will not be surprising since it has by now become apparent that such adjectives inhabit a very restricted niche in the world of English syntax ; in fact they are limited to the prenominal attributive position . |
| 3 | Julia knew that it could not be real because it brought with it even more horrible visions , in one of which Comfort and Anthony had her pinned to the ground and were hitting her with garden rakes with specially sharpened tines . |
| 4 | Imaginative and incalculable youth , which clamours for the moon and may not be content till it has damaged most of the street lamps . ’ |
| 5 | The present system may not be perfect but it has worked pretty well and would be capable of improvement and adjustment without the need to go back to the drawing board . ’ |
| 6 | The idea was that the distinction should not be apparent when it came to examining human activities and social relationships in actual urban areas . |
| 7 | Our Report would not be credible if it did not acknowledge these differences and explain our response to them . |
| 8 | At a civic reception that evening Chapman announced that the club would not be satisfied until it had won the League Championship . |
| 9 | Whatever the true origins of grammatical gender , it can not be true that it has nothing to do with sex . |
| 10 | Though a picture may sometimes be worth a thousand words , this may not be true when it comes to drawing out facts from figures . |
| 11 | But you would still not be surprised if it ended its useful life after ten years or so of daily use . |
| 12 | It will be aware of its master , in that it hears and smells him , and of its own exertions , in that it is awake , but it will not be aware that it recognises him , for this is of the order of tomorrow 's delayed return — a linguistic belief of which dumb brutes are incapable . |
| 13 | Defamatory comment may not be actionable if it refers to people by class rather than by name . |
| 14 | And then I thought well it 's , it 's got , it says diamonds and sapphire , I thought they ca n't be real but it says , you know |
| 15 | I mean if he charges two and a half I would n't be disappointed cos it 's been in his garage , he 's pushed everything along and he 's always so |
| 16 | It 's not right when it happens to the lads from the inner cities , so it would n't be right if it happened to the lads from the county set . |
| 17 | It was a crass question — and an honest answer — but then there is nothing to say that very clever people ca n't be stupid when it comes to everyday human exchange . |
| 18 | Should n't be surprised if it drives me straight into the arms of the recruiting officer . |
| 19 | But in the evening , under the dark , the gulleys ceased to drip , the pudding took a crust , and everyone was saying , " Should n't be surprised if it snowed again . " |