Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [pers pn] is not [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lyotard holds that we can best understand the nature of the unconscious through examining precisely how it is not structured like a language , that the most important criterion of demarcation of the unconscious from the ego lies in the ways that the former does not operate as does language . |
| 2 | He describes how he is not invited to a ball at Harrington but waits in the terrace garden to see ‘ Maud ’ afterwards : |
| 3 | This movement is usually made more apparent because the head sinks into the shoulders and the hands come close to the body to protect it from some blow , curse or frightening event , e.g. Juliet 's movement after her father has demanded why she is not conforming to his wishes . |
| 4 | According to decisions of labour courts , no legally enforceable relationship exists between the casual worker and the organization for which he is working in the times when he is not engaged by them . |
| 5 | Increased usage of the VSOE Pullman train for repeat itinerary charter work on days when it is not required for the Folkestone run , has given prospective passengers some further options . |
| 6 | Fable 45 in R. Dodsley 's Select Fables of Esop and Other Fabulists ( 1798 ) describes a man buying a parrot because he is so impressed by the bird 's saying ‘ I think the more ’ when asked why it is not chattering like the other parrots in the shop . |
| 7 | His sport and study schedule , coupled with his natural diffidence , perhaps explains why he is not remembered as a great socialiser . |
| 8 | The rank shown for Hopkins appears to be sergeant , but it is not understood why he is not grouped with the other three , Lochead , Mullen and Nicholl . |