Example sentences of "that it be not [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll ring up and say that it 's not for me . |
| 2 | Though we threaten her with a headline reading ‘ Real Labour candidates do n't eat muesli ’ she insists that it 's not for her own consumption . |
| 3 | But then I 'll be told that it 's not about him at all , in that silly sense . |
| 4 | ‘ You 're just peeved that it 's not about your subject , that 's all . |
| 5 | Restaurateurs obviously know that it 's not in their best interests to poison people : however , seemingly inaccessible places can harbour dirt and discarded food scraps , which in turn encourage rodents , cockroaches and other pests . |
| 6 | Just take it from me that it 's not in your best interests to go hunting around for the ship . ’ |
| 7 | It is enough to say that , having adopted the character of Oliver Twist , I have been fortunate in meeting with a kindlier and less formidable response than he ; and while anyone who knows the editor 's capabilities must realise that it is not beyond his powers to write a further introduction of the same delight as that preceding Volume II , it would be unreasonable to complain that in his assessment of the situation the needs of prompt publication have been put first . |
| 8 | We have always said that it is not for nothing that the Unix prompts are dollar and percentage signs and at last somebody out there has the common sense to recognise that fact too : the new Unix Reseller Show , set for May 4 to 6 in Dallas , is blatantly promoting itself with the slogan ‘ How To Make Money With Unix ’ ; if that does n't bring the punters piling in , nothing will . |
| 9 | We have always said that it is not for nothing that the Unix prompts are dollar and percentage signs . |
| 10 | You may tell me that your personal life is not my concern and that it is not for me to comment — and you would be justified however , I can not help but make it my concern because I have your future very much at heart . |
| 11 | The hon. Gentleman will understand that it is not for us to tie the hands of the Government of Kenya but to encourage , offer help and point the way whenever we possibly can . |
| 12 | I would also I think put in a word for the work of the joint po policy panel erm which is shared between this committee and the social services committee because it seems to me that it is not for us to be thinking that there is a group of children for who nursery education is necessary er or desirable and a different group of children for whom something else erm is necessary and desirable , largely because of their parents ' position . |
| 13 | It is similarly unconvincing for UKOOA to say that it is not within its remit to consider trade union or labour relations when the Select Committee was presented with a previous UKOOA agreement and understanding dating from the 1970s , which dealt with exactly these points . |
| 14 | Now in Katsikas the Court has asserted that the Directive does not require the employee to take advantage of the transfer provisions if he or she decides that it is not in his or her best interests to do so . |
| 15 | Alas , there is no way this can be overcome but it occurs so rarely that it is not in itself an outstanding problem . |
| 16 | Having accepted the fact that your body is a machine for which you do not have the manual , and that it is not like anyone else 's body , what can you do about it ? |
| 17 | I decided that it was not for me and moved over to accountancy — I had always been reasonable at maths — working for the Co-op and attending college part time . |
| 18 | Almost immediately on arrival , surrounded by the cosmopolitan excitement of New York , its immense anonymity , the total lack of personal interest shown towards him after having been the centre of warmth and appreciation in Montreal , he knew that it was not for him . |
| 19 | The Commissioner pointed out that it was not for him to decide how statutes should be interpreted but he was satisfied that the complaints about odours from the factory had not been ignored . |
| 20 | The policewoman shot her a look which said that it was not for her to say so , even if she , herself , had been thinking it . |
| 21 | But shortly afterwards , er , I was in confrontation with the chairman the basis of my contract with was such that it was not to his liking and I was not prepared to give way in the matter and was dismissed within six months of the acquisition of by . |
| 22 | I do him the credit of suggesting that it was not of his invention . |
| 23 | Clara , when the idea was broached , declared instantly that it was not worth her while to ask her mother 's permission , whereupon the school embarrassingly said that if it were finance that were in question , then help might be forthcoming . |
| 24 | Sitting on the train she had suddenly thought that it was not worth it . |
| 25 | I do not believe Jenkins had any such ambition , and I am quite sure that it was not within his nature to take any active steps to intrigue , but Harold Wilson did believe — and conscientiously so — that such intrigues were taking place . |
| 26 | His silly face , so meaningless and without awareness of danger , seemed translated into sense through his return to music , and his entire concentration on the rhythms of the jig — Nicandra felt exhausted and exasperated by the realization that it was not in her power to be either kind or cruel to Silly-Willie . |
| 27 | Its only significant concession to opponents of abortion was a clause which required parental notification in the case of young women under the age of 18 , although notification could be waived if a doctor concluded that it was not in her best interest . |
| 28 | Corollaries of this belief are , that evil can not itself create , that it was not in itself created ( but sprang from a voluntary exercise of free will by Satan , Adam and Eve , to separate themselves from God ) , that it will in the long run be annulled or eliminated , as the Fall of Man was redressed by the Incarnation and Death of Christ . |
| 29 | What he really meant was that it was not in his interest or that of the intelligence services involved . |