Example sentences of "[Wh pn] is not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 3.18 The consideration that loss of amenities may be more serious for someone already disabled than for someone who is not does not only apply to the elderly . |
| 2 | For the cat , in search of a friendly lap on which to sit , makes a bee-line for this ideal companion , who is not moving around , not waving hands about , not making shrill remarks and , above all , not staring . |
| 3 | So please look out for that endangered species — the lesser-paid landscape architect , who is not feathering his own nest but simply trying to occupy a niche in the food chain . |
| 4 | The urbane Mr Zhu , who is not connected with the Tiananmen Square crackdown and who speaks excellent English , would be ideal . |
| 5 | Apart from that , I do not think that I learned a great deal from Conservative Members ' contributions to the debate — except , perhaps , that the hon. Member for Chelmsford ( Mr. Burns ) , who is not noted for his breadth of vision , does not like Labour councillors , which did not seem to me to advance the argument very much . |
| 6 | In 1681 he described himself as ‘ gardener to her Majestie ’ , probably Henrietta Maria [ q.v. ] , the dowager queen , at Somerset House , before she left England in 1665 , rather than Catherine of Braganza , Charles II 's consort , who is not recorded as sharing her mother-in-law 's interest in gardening . |
| 7 | Affiliated and party organisations entitled to appoint delegates to the General Committee and the Executive Committee of this party , may nominate an individual member of the Labour Party who is not disqualified under the constitution of the Labour Party , or under the decisions of party conference as a parliamentary candidate . |
| 8 | A large woman who is not apologising for her size is certainly not a figure to invite the dominant meanings which our culture attaches to femininity . |
| 9 | By contrast to her sister-in-law , the Duchess of York , who is not invited to the church service or the family lunch , will be at Sandringham for Christmas . |
| 10 | Note that an officer who is not authorised to test and inspect will have to ask the driver before his examination . |
| 11 | Staff and parents should be encouraged to question anyone in the unit who is not wearing identification , while anyone leaving the hospital in a stealthy manner should also be questioned . |
| 12 | And the uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin , that soul shall be cut off from his people ; he hath broken my covenant . |
| 13 | ‘ Nor do we see any reason why a wife who is not separated from her husband , even a wife who is still to be regarded as cohabiting with her husband , should lack this protection of the criminal law . |
| 14 | As conceded by the ombudsman , these submissions are well founded in the case of a valuer who is not employed by the society . |
| 15 | It is essential , therefore , when employing freelance staff , or anyone else who is not employed on a permanent contract of employment , to make contractual provision for determining ownership of copyright . |
| 16 | Thus , in a thoroughly typical way , man , who is not endowed with an instinctive love of animals or care for them , achieves the ability to make a success of animal-husbandry as a form of economic life by channelling his otherwise rampant aggressiveness back against himself as a force of conscience which frequently expresses itself in pastoral cultures as a vengeful and recriminating god of the sky . |
| 17 | ‘ Having a good cry ’ , especially while being held by someone who is not trying to talk you out of it , is good , provided doing so does not seriously breach further injunctions about being ‘ feeble ’ and ‘ out of control ’ . |
| 18 | He is an enigma who is not trying to be one . |
| 19 | The temptation to ‘ fiddle ’ quotas or interviews is always present , and for an interviewer who is not getting interviews this temptation must at times be great . |
| 20 | Paul Chadd , prosecuting , claimed Harper , who is not related to the twins , set fire to straw bales to provide light . |
| 21 | He also formally directed the jury to return a not guilty verdict on an arson charge against carpenter David Harper , 21 , of Uckington , who is not related to the twins . |
| 22 | Mr Justice Auld also directed the jury to return a not guilty verdict on an arson charge against David Harper , 21 , of Uckington , near Cheltenham , who is not related to the twins . |
| 23 | The judge also formally directed the jury to return a not guilty verdict on an arson charge against David Harper , 21 , of Homecroft Drive , Uckington , near Cheltenham , who is not related to the twins . |
| 24 | When anyone dies or suffers physical injury at the hands of a motorist who is not covered by third party insurance , the MIB steps in and compensates the victim . |
| 25 | A councillor who is a student of standing orders is always an asset to the council , but a councillor who is not becomes a burden and a handicap to debate , and frequently a disappointed and frustrated person . |
| 26 | Now that can create problems between one person who 's elected and a person who is not elected . |
| 27 | who is not blinded by power or money , |
| 28 | A seasoned assessor will soon spot someone who is not taking an active and full part in the activity and it will be regarded as no better than trying to force your way on to the centre stage . |
| 29 | He also makes the point that as someone who is not earning and who is unable to sell his house , his circumstances are not unlike those of many other people . |
| 30 | The only female character is Billy 's mother , who is not regarded as a good mother , neglecting her youngest son and having a succession of boyfriends . |