Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [conj] it [be] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir Hector said : ‘ There was a general acceptance that we have to get things moving in the right direction but it is not easy to find a quick solution . ’ |
| 2 | In the studies with gastrin and its analogues an often uncontrolled variable has been gastric acid secretion , although the presence of gastric acid is not essential for a colonic response as it is not abolished by total gastrectomy . |
| 3 | Rangers are likely to contest any punishment stronger than a one-match ban but it 's not all bad news . |
| 4 | GARY Lineker scored his first goal today since being sidelined from the Japan League for three months with a broken foot but it was not enough to save Nagoya Grampus Eight from defeat in the opening match of the Nabisco Cup . |
| 5 | Does not the Secretary of State understand that it is precisely because the TGWU is so committed to effective training and the future expansion of British industry that it is not prepared to give credence to the Government 's sham arrangements ? |
| 6 | Television , for the NVALA , is a uniquely powerful medium , and one therefore that can have devastating effects on the social fabric if it is not checked . |
| 7 | The general theory of the second best then provides the unhelpful result that it is not necessarily better to move prices in those sectors which can easily be adjusted , so as to align more closely with marginal cost . |
| 8 | I mean Louis seems to be really sort of like a different cat but it 's not |
| 9 | The needs are so varied and require such specialist and informed help that it is not possible to deal with them here . |
| 10 | ‘ On the question of whether the material which has been made available is sufficient to justify the initiation of a prosecution against Patrick Ryan he ( Mr Barnes ) has come to the clear conclusion that it is not sufficient for that purpose and that a prosecution would not be justified , ’ the statement said . |
| 11 | First , that the conditions I have described constituted a substantial interference with the residents ' enjoyment of their property up to June 1990 ; second , that enough residents were affected to constitute a public nuisance if it were not for his other defences . |
| 12 | Our solutions containing rice derived glucose polymer promoted the highest water obsorption in the secretory state but it is not known whether increasing the polymer concentration ( but maintaining ORS hypotonicity ) would enhance water absorption by further stimulating active glucose transport or whether water absorption would be jeopardised , even by a moderate increase in osmolality . |
| 13 | There is a rigid hierarchy but it is not just a sexual hierarchy . |
| 14 | Add a little more olive oil if it is not supple enough . |
| 15 | Er , in terms of training , commercial training and it 's not just the Fire and Rescue Service I spoke recently with the Chief Ambulance Officer , who 's experiencing the same problems . |
| 16 | This scheme was widely welcomed and easily settled the debate over what style would be most appropriate for a rural Light Railway though it was not without some apprehension that the W & L Board gave the go ahead . |
| 17 | Beyond that there is the deep-felt conviction that it is not within the rights of any person to use the machinery of state in order to force his conception of the good life on other adult persons . |
| 18 | The Indians in their own habitat are a completely different proposition and it is not surprising that England have only won three of the nine Test series in India . |
| 19 | It has been true in parts for a period of British politics but it is not the theoretical key to unlock the essence of things as was once thought to be the case . |
| 20 | A sentence of this kind would be an interesting test for advanced foreign students of the English language because it is not merely unepigrammatic but devoid of meaning . |
| 21 | However , Merrow who had already been relegated , put up a spirited display and it was not until the second half that Haslemere gained any real control . |
| 22 | There is also a systematic neutralization of the proximal-distal dimension when it is not especially relevant , so that I can say , searching through a tin of needles for a number 9 , either : ( 75 ) This is it ! ( 76 ) That 's it ! |
| 23 | The existence of Ulster 's British majority posed a similar difficulty although it was not fully recognised at Westminster until the general strike organised by the Ulster Workers ' Council in May 1974 . |
| 24 | Er only a bit of fun this really , it 's not a It it can be a serious exercise but it 's not meant to put you under any pressure . |
| 25 | An ordinary NHS patient can ask to be given a greater degree of privacy in a separate room if it is not needed on medical grounds for other patients , and can pay for the privilege . |
| 26 | Research in the Arts is mostly conducted on an individual basis and it is not possible to do full justice to this activity here . |
| 27 | Difficult to prove at this stage when so many clam up but I have a distinct feeling that it was not only coupons that were being given away . |
| 28 | Clients who needed money would become upset at what they considered inappropriate questioning , but this would suggest to the workers that they had touched a sensitive point , confirming some personal theory that it was not really money that the clients required . |
| 29 | It is rare , indeed , to find today the original zealous approach though it is not altogether lacking . |
| 30 | For instance , if clitorectomy often known as female circumcision — is a ‘ moral ’ requirement to serve male interests , it is nevertheless women who carry out , maintain and insist upon the practice , and it is women who express their moral offence if it is not carried out . |