Example sentences of "[coord] it is [not/n't] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , wrote Harsnet , there is continuity as well as discontinuity , but that does not mean , he wrote , that there exists what is called character , personality , character , Goldberg wrote in the margin , personality , as they seem to think , wrote Harsnet ( and Goldberg went on typing ) , when they say you have such a generous character if you would only recognize it , or you have so much to offer , or it is not for myself I speak but for you , not for myself I mourn but for the waste of all that generosity , when they pour those words over you , character , generosity , warmth , looking sad , shedding tears , putting on a brave face , saying do n't pay any attention to me , or , it 's nothing , forget it , I 'm crying for the waste , meaning waste if it 's not directed towards them , but you have only to see what happens when one lets oneself be persuaded by that sort of thing , wrote Harsnet , you have only to see what happened to Hutchinson , MacMahon , Rollins and Goldberg . |
| 2 | And it is n't without its pathetic aspects anyway , this evening scene with the two mature parties , their spectacles , their hair , their heavy old shoes , and the extra trust that she in particular will be needing to feel , and may not feel . |
| 3 | Suddenly , an obviously disused airfield appears , right alongside our track — and it is n't on our map ! |
| 4 | That is for local authorities to decide , and it is not for me to offer them advice . |
| 5 | But it is not for me to moralize . |
| 6 | Anyway , it sounds like something to make long pisses much more interesting , but it is not for me , thanks to cruel fate . |
| 7 | I would not exclude a consideration of the greenbelt functions served by the area , but it is not for us to question the correctness of the approval by the Secretary of State for the Environment of the general extent of the greenbelt for York . |
| 8 | This is a highly intuitive environment which cuts down on training needs , but it is not to everyone 's taste , and it needs more development work behind the scenes if we have to write bespoke software . |
| 9 | Both Alix and Liz are of the opinion that Esther 's relationship with her niece , with whom she shares her flat , is very odd indeed , but it is not to their advantage to discuss this with one another , or with Esther herself , and they never mention it . |
| 10 | Paying attention to real readers is certainly one productive way of breaking out of the view that the text alone determines audience response , but it is not without its difficulties . |
| 11 | The new pattern of teaching practice gives increased coverage of the secondary age range in a split system , but it is not without its own difficulties . |
| 12 | Most often she stands with the left foot forward ( a borrowing no doubt from the kouros , but it is not like his a full stride , rather so short a step as to seem like a dance-motion ) , left hand pulling the skirt to the side and letting a swag hang free , right forearm raised forward with an offering . |
| 13 | The reality is that having a comprehensive and fairly-balanced service agreement is a tremendous advantage to any executive , but it is not in itself enough . |
| 14 | This may have strengthened Gloucester 's hand in the region , but it is not in itself an adequate explanation of his arrival there . |
| 15 | This may have strengthened Gloucester 's hand in the region , but it is not in itself an adequate explanation of his arrival there . |
| 16 | But it is not in his power to give back the blessings and the promises given by God . |
| 17 | ‘ It may be to them , but it is n't to me ; it 's still just a pile of bricks . ’ |
| 18 | But it is n't like you to hold it against me . ’ |