Example sentences of "[coord] it be not [verb] [subord] " in BNC.

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1 Only a three-yard stretch of the theatre has been unearthed , and it is not known whether any more will be excavated .
2 Firstly , it is inadvisable to take remedies consisting of mixtures as no homoeopathic provings have been done on mixtures and it is not known whether the effects of these are different from the effects of their individual components .
3 The natural history of AIDS related sclerosing cholangitis has not been clearly documented , and it is not known whether its presence has an independent influence on the prognosis of the affected patient .
4 Few of these have been specifically identified and it is not known whether any single factor is essential for the development of Crohn 's disease .
5 There are thought to be risks of developing cancer of the breast or lining of the womb as a result of HRT , and it is not recommended if there is a family history of heart disease , breast or womb cancer , or if you have high blood pressure , blood clotting problems , a heart disorder or gall bladder disease .
6 A blanket amnesty for those involved in guerrilla activity since 1985 had yet to be finalized and it was not known if there would be official inquiries into massacres by the military , especially that at Mooiwana in 1986 .
7 The rows may be triggered by a seemingly trivial incident , but it is not felt as trivial when it symbolizes past conflicts and needs .
8 From there she could have travelled to France or Belgium but it is not known whether she boarded a ferry .
9 The police have improved both their procedures and their training , but it is not known whether social attitudes in general have changed greatly .
10 But it is not known whether TCR- β gene rearrangement or expression is required for such a transition , and no information is yet available on a role for TCR- α gene rearrangement or expression .
11 Perforated discs ( bi ) ( fig. 14 ) and the afore-mentioned zong came to designate heaven and earth , but it is not known whether this was their original meaning .
12 North American Indians , Polynesian and Micronesian Pacific islanders , Australian Aborigines , and Asian Indians are usually considered in these terms , but it is not known whether all human populations previously subject to severe ‘ feast and famine ’ conditions have a thrifty genotype .
13 The differential fee for night visits is intended to discourage general practitioners from using deputising services , but it is not known whether it has had this effect .
14 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 .
15 A charter to hold a market and an annual fair was granted in 1348 , but it is not known when the use was discontinued .
16 He also exhibited in Ulverston and in his diaries talks of preparations for big shows in Manchester and Liverpool , but it is not known if these took place .
17 Amongst the items salvaged were a complete Merlin engine , propellers , guns and instruments and the Deputy Keeper of the RAF Museum , Jack Bruce , flew out to Berlin to inspect the items , but it is not known if any of the items were suitable for use .
18 Oxyradical dependent photoemission of granulocytes stimulated by platelet activating factor has been detected in vivo in rat mesenteric microvascular beds , but it is not known if these reactive oxygen species are generated in vivo in the colonic mucosa because phagocytes may be activated during isolation procedures used in in vitro studies .
19 He waited , listening , but it was not repeated so he pressed on .
20 He laid its foundations , but it was not finished when he met his Waterloo and the Allies who defeated him were not inclined to allow the work on the Arch to continue .
21 But it was not included as basic pay when the club 's accounts were published .
22 It was reported on TV-AM that there had been forty arrests as a result of the riot , but it was not known if any charges would be brought .
23 She said Mr Khamenei was hit but it was not known if he had died .
24 US authorities have promised only to ship the would-be immigrants from the Marshall Islands , but it was not known where they would be taken .
25 Just as it looked as though he was going to be " bridesmaid " again in 1986m he emerged from a tense season as champion for a third time , but it was not resolved until the very last race of the season once more .
26 One result of this difference of reference is that it is possible to construct sentences which will be analytic or contradictory on the one interpretation but not on the other : ( 11 ) Nikolai offered us the message decoded but it was not decoded when he offered it to us 4.2 One curious feature about these adjectives is that they somehow seem to modify not only the noun which they accompany but simultaneously the verb as well ; if this is a genuine observation it will be surprising on general grounds , since it would be decidedly abnormal in syntax for one element to simultaneously qualify two different items .
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