Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] it [be] [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We must be grateful to those who did visit the island and for ever regret that it was not included in Dr. Johnson 's itinerary . |
| 2 | We must be grateful to those who did visit the island and for ever regret that it was not included in Dr. Johnson 's itinerary . |
| 3 | " The food web is so isolated from anything we consume that it is not going to affect people " , she added . |
| 4 | Whereas before I used to say let's do this or that and worry if it was n't done , now I 've decided that I 'm really not going to worry about the garden any more . |
| 5 | That that 's not much but if it 's if it 's I mean if it 's not padded out with waffle and drivel cos you I mean if it 's a good ti concise answer that 'll probably get a good mark . |
| 6 | Ministry of Agriculture specialists confirm that it is not required under EC law . |
| 7 | Some of know that it is not working now , and will never work unless some government really faces up to the reality of the cost involved . |
| 8 | ( If the computer terminology makes you reel uncomfortable , remember that it is not suggested that we are computers . |
| 9 | ( Please note that it is not intended to issue an agenda or further papers for the presentation . ) |
| 10 | if you find that it 's not moving |
| 11 | By this time next month we 're just about at the solstice we 're find that it 's not getting light until about seven o'clock in the morning and it 's getting dark again by about half past three . |
| 12 | So' if it 's not blowing your tune , try something different ; there are lots of alternatives . |
| 13 | ‘ We are , ’ he insisted , his grip on her wrist tightening , ‘ and I wish that it were n't happening — ’ |
| 14 | So it 's jargon , it 's assuming people will pick things up as quickly as we have and it 's not recognising that people have different interpretations . |