Example sentences of "[conj] [ex0] [be] not " in BNC.

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1 We need the latter for the ultimate goal of human existence is the vision of God , the mystic 's vision , where there is not pain or suffering or mutability , but only unchanging , radiant and joyful perfection .
2 the natural deduction from what I have said so far would be for Governments to end the necessity of monetising debt and make sure that they do n't put themselves in the position of monetising debt — at any rate in circumstances where there is not a substantial deficiency of demand for labour and where therefore the monetisation of debt would not be counterbalanced by an increase in real production .
3 ‘ He is saying that where there is not a straight fight between Labour and Conservatives , people may wish to vote tactically . ’
4 Such connections are occasionally recognised in orthodox medicine where there is not a long time delay between one complaint developing and the next , though the significance of the link between diseases is frequently missed .
5 In Lincolnshire there are a large number of small schools where there is not a deputy head , and it is inappropriate to transfer a teacher from another school on a temporary basis .
6 But Papert wants something more , as he wrote in Mindstorm : ‘ I want to know what kind of computer culture can grow in communities where there is not already rich technophilic soil .
7 However , gravel does stick to muddy boots , and weeds seem to be able to grow through it , even where there is not real soil to support them .
8 Where there is not sufficient space to fit a rail from side to side , pull-out rails ( such as the extending wardrobe rail , or sliding wardrobe rail from Woodfit ) can be fitted from front to back to provide hanging space .
9 There are a substantial number of churches , particularly in either rural or inner-city areas , where there is not even one trained musician .
10 The focus on popular political strategy , on the one hand , and on changes in political representation , on the other , may reveal democratic advance even where there is not the kind of regime change called a ‘ transition to democracy ’ ; so that systems undergoing such complete ( Spain ) or partial ( Brazil ) transitions may be compared to others ( Mexico ) where none have taken place .
11 Where there is not a collection , I think that 's perfectly reasonable .
12 How many orchestral recordings do you own of , say , a typical Romantic Symphony , where the orchestral playing is truly watertight of ensemble , where there 's not a single moment when any one player or section is audibly ‘ out of sync ’ with the main ensemble ?
13 Where there 's not much money around , a couple is often forced to stay in the same house .
14 The other problem we 've got , and I will call it a problem , is the relationship to beat with , with the sections and elections to regional councils , in the union , where there 's not enough people or just barely enough people to stand for a section and they 're automatically elected .
15 Where areas have their own separate currencies , the forces revealed in the accounts have a vital bearing on the prospects for exchange rates ; where there are not separate currencies these same forces have a bearing on the prospects for the real economy , including unemployment .
16 All that Montefiore 's example shows is that there are circumstances in which it is unfair to act neutrally , where there are not even prima facie reasons to be neutral .
17 Dividing the X -axis into three is in principle straightforward , but in practice there are snags , especially where there are not many data points .
18 Where there are not only the ingredients of an express or implied contract to waive privilege but also a fiduciary relation or other elements of public policy making recognition of privilege unconscionable , the waiver of privilege may be specifically enforced and the witness held in contempt for failure to make disclosure .
19 After another couple of hair-raising bends , they entered the tiny village of Ham , where there was not a light to be seen .
20 Even where there was not direct evidence of a breach of trust , the occupation would suggest to the newspaper reader that this is a crime of the middle class , such as ‘ a civil servant who admitted inciting a child to commit an act of gross indecency … . ’
21 There was no site at which phoneme identification was impaired where there was not also a disruption of oral-facial movement , although at one site ( in one patient ) movement was disrupted without any impairment of phoneme identification ( Ojemann and Mateer , 1979b ) .
22 This did not take on , but from the time of the Pioneers some red-figure artists sometimes draw in outline on a white slip , most often on the interior of a cup where there was not the problem of the receding surface .
23 The main area for the manufacture of fine broadcloths was the southern Cotswolds , notably in the Stroud valley , where there was not only a supply of high-quality local wool — Cotswold wool was generally regarded as the best in England — but also quantities of fuller 's earth and available water power ( 65 , pp.153–6 ; 84 , p.309 ) .
24 A further protest rose to her lips , but , since she had other more important matters to think about , she obligingly went and placed her foot on the ledge and , raising her trouser leg a little , allowed him to study her beige cotton sock where there was not so much as a broken thread .
25 In Grampian , there were seven murders last year compared with two in 1991 , in Dumfries and Galloway two rather than one and in Northern , where there was not a single murder in 1991 , last year brought five .
26 Already in the first century AD , under the influence of Judaism , Roman Society had begun to introduce a weekly day of rest — unlike ancient Greece where there were not even any school holidays , except on special occasions such as days in honour of Apollo , Poseidon , etc .
27 There are also rivers for which LAOs have not attempted to make agreements on the grounds that there are no problems or there is not sufficient demand , all very well until someone decides to apply the letter of the law as it presently stands .
28 If someone believes that it is raining , or that the knave stole the tarts , there is either a state of affairs such as he believes in or there is not , and his belief , and the statement which expresses it , is true or false ; accordingly .
29 Either there is ownership and the rights and obligations that go with it , or there is not and neither are there nor can there be those rights and obligations .
30 Either there is some cake left or there is not .
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