Example sentences of "[adv] [is] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The numbers of such birds shot annually is not known , but evidence that these introductions have increased the breeding or wintering stock is lacking . |
| 2 | Luckily the office below is not used as they have produced quite a smelly mess with droppings and remains of prey falling out from the ceiling ! |
| 3 | Whether their attitudes derive partly from the emphasis given to reading aloud is not proven . |
| 4 | As memos are often short and written to others within the same organisation , the style that a memo is written in is not thought to matter . |
| 5 | The range of personal problems which these officers can assist in is not restricted , and it includes bereavement , illness , drug and alcohol dependence , relationships , depression , gender issues , and debt counselling . |
| 6 | If a sum greater than that paid in is not recovered at the trial , the plaintiff will be liable for the defendant 's taxed costs from the time of the payment in , even though he or she has ‘ won ’ the action . |
| 7 | If the extra oxygen taken in is not needed by the muscles for running away or fighting , the effects can be dramatic . |
| 8 | More fertilizer might mean more grain ( and more carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide to add to the greenhouse effect ) , but there obviously comes a point where more fertilizer does not mean a bigger yield or perhaps is not justified on cost grounds , particularly when grain prices are low , as they were for part of the 1980s . |
| 9 | And perhaps er what has come out that perhaps is not reflected either in my initial statement or in the summary is this point about maximizing the benefits of the relief roads er through complementary measures within the urban area . |
| 10 | Reform is popular with middle-class liberals , though Mr Smith personally is not persuaded of the case for it . |
| 11 | So is not smoking or drinking at night . |
| 12 | DOWNING Street insists that President-elect Bill Clinton is not angry with the British Government and so is not snubbing John Major by refusing to meet him in Washington later this month . |
| 13 | Any increase in price per person payable as a result of a part cancellation is not a Cancellation Charge and so is not covered by Norwich Union Insurance . |
| 14 | Someone of great influence in Britain must have exercised it on his behalf but who did so is not known . |
| 15 | The rock has to be mined and then thrown away , so is not held in very high esteem . |
| 16 | Connelly 's not going to fuck it up by starting a drugs war , is he ? ’ |
| 17 | But the definition of neutrality adopted above is not committed to such a view , which is rooted in the confused notion that to act neutrally is to act fairly . |
| 18 | Ideally it would be nice to be the perfect shape tomorrow or next week , but this just is not going to happen . |
| 19 | Your duty tonight is not to wash up , but to allow the Master to slaughter you on the black and white field — unless you play a game as wicked as Papa 's — in which case you may finish off what the Africans began on me ! ’ |
| 20 | the technology generally is not proven ; and |
| 21 | The world outside is not standing still and neither must we . |
| 22 | Dance Your Ass Off is not used in the sense of profanity . ’ |
| 23 | The occasional smack meted out in a happy , secure home is not going to scar a child 's psyche . |
| 24 | And one particularly thorough research study on boys growing up in London concluded that if a boy offends , the best way to prevent him from offending repeatedly is not to catch him in the first place ( West , 1992 : 104–11 ) ! |
| 25 | The first of these influences represents the influence of aggregate demand since the key term , m t , is an economy-wide average : its influence is not specific to one particular market — it affects all markets and hence is not indexed on . |
| 26 | It is important to remember that the reason for letting your customers buy now and pay later is not to make a sale , but to make a profit . |
| 27 | That clearly is not going to be acceptable to those authorities . |
| 28 | Why natural lacquers separate chronologically so clearly is not vet fully understood . |
| 29 | This too often is not seen . |
| 30 | All vendors should seek specialist tax advice if considering deferring consideration through an earn out as there may be adverse capital gains tax consequences particularly if the earn out is not achieved . |