Example sentences of "of [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [be] [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do him the credit of suggesting that it was not of his invention . |
| 2 | The burden of proving that it was not reasonably practicable would appear to fall on the defendant . |
| 3 | This saddles the defendant with the task of proving that it was not practicable that the procession should have been postponed . |
| 4 | On the preliminary issue the judge dismissed the application holding that a local authority could sue for libel in respect of its governing or administrative reputation even though no financial loss was pleaded or alleged , that where a local authority instituted proceedings in reliance on section 222(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 it was for the local authority to decide on the expediency of litigating and it was not the court 's function to do so on an application to strike out , and that since the words complained of reflected on the local authority itself in the management and rectitude of its financial affairs , the statement of claim did disclose a cause of action against the defendants . |
| 5 | ‘ In the first place , there is the doctrine , which may now perhaps be regarded as a rule of evidence , that , if a voluntary disposition in favour of the husband is impeached , the burden of establishing that it was not improperly or unfairly procured may be placed upon him by proof of circumstances raising any doubt or suspicion . |
| 6 | We did her the favour of pretending that she was not talking about her own lack of brains . |
| 7 | Recognise that addictive diseases affects different people in different ways and it is very variable in its intensity but that all share the denial of believing that they are not addicted : the crucial test of addiction is not whether one can stop the use of an addictive substance or behaviour but whether one can happily stay off and not be drawn back to it or to something equally addictive . |
| 8 | You are kind of dozing but you are not asleep because you ca n't get to sleep because there is a needle sticking in your arm and you have got a drip going on and they come and change the bag and you are constantly feeling sick . |
| 9 | But by way of indicating that they were not , and could not be , the final truth , he appended a series of objections to his lecture course . |
| 10 | In fact , he has continually made a point of recording that he was not a boy from the wrong side of the tracks , as some tried to indicate , but that his mother/grandmother made sure they were well provided for . |
| 11 | This might lead us to conclude that in the case where taxes can not bear the additional charges resulting from depreciation accounting ( which is another way of saying that there is not the political will to impose them ) , in order to retain control of the charge to revenue accounts , the existing system will remain . |
| 12 | I 'll think of stopping when I 'm not . ’ |
| 13 | Further good news is that more and more survivors are regularly meeting together , often to unburden themselves , sometimes to experience at least the psychological satisfaction of knowing that they 're not alone . |
| 14 | But like all such moments it came to an end , yet not before she had the satisfaction of knowing that she was not the only one affected . |
| 15 | So far , so good , but finding a set of correlations of this sort still says nothing about whether they are necessarily part of the memory formation process unless I can find a way of showing that they are not simply the aftermath of the unpleasant experience of tasting the bitter bead ; that is , I must meet my own third , reductionist criterion . |
| 16 | This is not just a matter of showing that you are not stealing or plagiarising other people 's work . |
| 17 | I thought you might stand a better chance of winning if there were n't enough votes . |
| 18 | Rebecca recovered quickly from the shock of finding that she was not alone . |
| 19 | First , it provides safeguards for detained persons and provides for their proper treatment with the object of ensuring that they are not subjected to undue pressure or oppression . |