Example sentences of "[pron] [coord] [be] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | The parents were delighted that the decision was theirs and was not imposed on them by others . |
| 2 | the ‘ evidence ’ comes from the subject himself and is not given to him by another person . |
| 3 | They decided that he was only in it for himself and was not the sort of person the comrades wanted to have with them , and definitely not part of the consensus . |
| 4 | Two are still known to me and are not HIV & plus , as far as I know . |
| 5 | It may take time for the resisters to realize that you mean to influence events through them and are not wanting merely to impose your nominal authority over them . |
| 6 | The Labour party has learnt nothing about the deep-seated wish of the British people for local government structures that reflect what they feel about their local communities , and units of government that mean something to them and are not imposed on them . |
| 7 | On one or two occasions they did manage to meet alone , but Stapleton followed them and was not pleased to see them together . |
| 8 | If your debtor wo n't see you or is not available whenever you call , you can draw your own conclusions and similarly get on with the necessary action . |
| 9 | Loss of , or damage to , any motor cycle which you are driving or using , which does not belong to you and is not being bought by you under a hire purchase agreement . |
| 10 | who knows you but is not related to you as husband , wife , parent , grandparent , brother , sister , child or grandchild ; and |
| 11 | Generalizations hold for the known cases which prompted them but are not scientifically interesting unless they also hold for others . |
| 12 | He has sat and matched the former world amateur champions shoot up the rankings and said : ‘ I 'm glad to see them doing so well but it 's annoying when you know you are as good as them but are not able to do anything about it . |
| 13 | The nonconformists noted that he did not unchurch them but were not happy with his plea that they recognize bishops to be essential to the Church . |
| 14 | Mr Colley said he had read papers which suggested there was a link between them but was not able to confirm there was anything in the theory . |
| 15 | This is because , played correctly , the stroke is a demanding one and is not for everybody to use . |
| 16 | Subject to these qualifications , the prohibition of pecuniary interest seems to be an absolute one and is not further qualified by any requirement that the interest be substantial . |
| 17 | This show will be even better than the last one and is not to be missed ! |
| 18 | It is now generally accepted in Scottish Education that the above view of the purpose of assessment ( i.e. in order to grade pupils ' performance ) is a limited one and is not the most conducive to the education of the majority of pupils . |
| 19 | It was now of the utmost importance for the Unionists to clarify their own position ; Balfour 's pledge had been a conditional one and was not in any case binding on his successor , but the unpopularity of food taxes remained . |
| 20 | Despite all of that I am driven to conclude that the decision was a voluntary one and was not vitiated by any undue influence . |
| 21 | One box in Lincolnshire had the manifestations of a poltergeist or mischievous ghost apparent in the building but it was of a gentle nature and although it moved cups of tea and generally showed its mischievous attributes , it never hurt anybody and was not vicious or dangerous . |
| 22 | She will joke about herself and is not touchy if other people risk a mild tease about colour . |
| 23 | The information was n't either was n't available to him or was not understood by him and he was n't able to interpret it for the board . |
| 24 | as if the children had n't heard her or were not aware of her presence , they all ran back towards the side of the house , and there they stood as a group , staring at the man with the short legs and the girl with hair that looked almost white , walking towards their mother . |
| 25 | If you look at any good policeman , you will notice that he always walks facing the traffic , so that he can see what is coming towards him and is not taken by surprise . |
| 26 | However , the Chartists did not receive any public support from him and were not conscious of his attitude ; so that George Julian Harney wrote on Wordsworth 's death : ‘ We are not impressed with any heavy sense of sorrow … . |
| 27 | Mr Upham , 45 , was at Labour 's campaign headquarters when police broke the news to him and was not expected to be at last night 's count . |
| 28 | Lawton suspected nothing , merely practised caution because it was trained into him and was not an instinct . |
| 29 | This is never easy , and she will only respond if she feels that your suggestions spring from real affection and concern for her and are not just an attempt to dominate or to ‘ bully ’ her into a new regime . |
| 30 | Her own sense of failure was projected into others in order to ward off a depression about herself which finally overwhelmed her and was not to lift for some years . |