Example sentences of "[noun pl] that [pers pn] is not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A hostess in tight teeshirt and jeans lingers only long enough to assure Kate discreetly with her eyes that she is not poaching on her territory , smiles velvetly at Jeremy , brings them their drinks . |
| 2 | This does , however , prove so difficult in most cases that it is not recommended . |
| 3 | The latter may not realise in a coherent way what is afoot , but it knows that the duty of a government is to provide law and order and senses that it is not deploying its resources to do so . |
| 4 | The most famous example is the Rainbow Lobby , which reminds donors in unreadably small footnotes to its fliers that it is not affiliated with Jesse Jackson 's Rainbow Coalition . |
| 5 | He must try to convince delegates that he is not to blame for Britain 's economic mess if he wants to keep his job . |
| 6 | She suspects that she may get rather more exposure to outpatient clinics and theatre sessions than her medical colleagues because they get bogged down on the wards with tasks that she is not allowed to do . |
| 7 | In the past , fresh fish used as bait has been standard-rated , on the grounds that it is not intended for human consumption . |