Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] is not [verb] " in BNC.

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1 However , it must be pointed out that not all monopoly suppliers act against the public interest ( eg it is not suggested even by the most ardent advocate of privatisation — refer to Chapter 3 — that the water supply or sewage disposal industries should provide competitive services to each household ; the duplication of resources in these cases would be extremely wasteful to society ) , nor do all oligopolies abuse their position .
2 Apparently it is not intended to decide that a bowler with a long run pays more than a dashing opening batsman , but rather to ensure that a highly-paid Test cricketer does not necessarily pay the same amount as a young uncapped player .
3 Whatever reply I find for that one , obviously it is not going to be
4 This is the kind of data which is not relevant to his objectives and thus it is not recorded in his model .
5 And it is not it is not fixed it is not fixed or in geological terms , petrified .
6 There may be cases of an intermediate kind , where , though a person is appointed to settle disputes that have arisen , still it is not intended that he shall be bound to hear evidence and arguments .
7 You see also it is not signed .
8 ‘ She pretends to pay Alexei no heed ; but whenever he is not watching her , she looks to make sure that he will follow when she rides away . ’
9 Well clearly it is not going to yield to any such analysis , and to believe that it will is to deny the reality of subjective life and to side with the behaviourists .
10 He poured his mother 's ashes in the place she is now and I am absolutely positive that he knows now she is not coming back . ’
11 In the developed democracy there was pay for attending the Council , but ironically it is not attested before Thucydides ' account of how the oligarchs of 411 ( temporarily ) brought it to an end ( viii.69 ) .
12 Now it is not expected to go on much beyond spring of next year .
13 Surely she is not suggesting that only her side of the case should have been put .
14 Surely it is not asking too much to allow her to get on with her own life in her own way ? ’
15 Lyotard holds that we can best understand the nature of the unconscious through examining precisely how it is not structured like a language , that the most important criterion of demarcation of the unconscious from the ego lies in the ways that the former does not operate as does language .
16 The baton is frequently of use to soloists , who are not all musicians , and whose eye profitably follows the baton 's movements , especially in slow tempos , which are always the hardest to follow : but then it is not heard .
17 If the speaker identifies discrimination with irrational feelings of hostility against blacks , then there exists the basis for a denial of prejudice : if the regiment is motivated by the desire to uphold tradition , then it is not motivated by feelings of antipathy towards blacks , and therefore it is not prejudiced .
18 But when we experience the work as play , then it is not work any more .
19 It is one of the greatest tragedies of the church in the west today that there is a similar grumbling and hardening of heart , so that the word of the Lord is simply not heard ; and if heard , then it is not obeyed .
20 If the conspiracy theory is an argument , then it is not directed rhetorically against its obvious object .
21 Then it is not targeted towards any sector of the workforce .
22 On the other hand , if the buyer asks for an article by its trade or brand name and does so in such a way as to exclude any discussion of its suitability , then he is not relying on the seller 's skill or judgment , Baldry v. Marshall ( 1924 C.A. ) .
23 ‘ Well , at least it is not affecting me that badly , ’ Cleo thought , and pinched him sharply on the arm to get his attention .
24 He describes how he is not invited to a ball at Harrington but waits in the terrace garden to see ‘ Maud ’ afterwards :
25 His simple , understandable but rich symbolism and clever technique show someone who has put his whole heart into the character of his poem , if indeed he is not writing from experience .
26 But the extent of his magnanimity can not fail to astonish , and indeed it is not lost on Jacob .
27 The Greek authorities made no effort , indeed it is not known whether they had the legal authority , to allow the post mortem examination to take place before the body was released , despite the scarcity of important evidence in a case of this kind .
28 Maybe he is not involved .
29 I did have a little thought last night that maybe he is not expecting much this year but looking to get us on an even keel for an attempt next year on the title ( with maybe another central defender ) .
30 This movement is usually made more apparent because the head sinks into the shoulders and the hands come close to the body to protect it from some blow , curse or frightening event , e.g. Juliet 's movement after her father has demanded why she is not conforming to his wishes .
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