Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] is [adv] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the adult world he finds success at work and discusses romance , but soon learns that being a grown up is not all that 's it cracked up to be . |
| 2 | ‘ After extensive enquiries we 've decided there is n't enough evidence to proceed with a prosecution , ’ an NRA spokeswoman said yesterday . |
| 3 | Exactly what we spend our money on does not matter too much , as long as the money going out is not more than the money coming in . |
| 4 | Finite in number , the limited material world they make up is not all there is , for , besides an infinite God , we have immaterial souls . |
| 5 | What must be noted here is that much of the strength of the political ethos propagated in prewar years rested on its incorporation and distortion of concepts and assumptions whose origins were far back in Japanese history , and which were broadly unquestioned by the majority of the population ; and that it was firmly integrated with the social system and standard code of morality and behaviour . |
| 6 | But perhaps it is better to avoid Rouen , the midday traffic going in and coming out is too much of a worry . |
| 7 | However , the information the tail-ender picks up is probably less than half of what the expert picks up . |
| 8 | Okay , so that 's what you learn in micro economics this year and which should be fairly familiar to you ask now is why that is the case . |
| 9 | The only exceptions are shots for television or for the Sunday colour magazines ; unless these have been specifically arranged there is not much point in worrying about them . |
| 10 | That 's another thing you ca n't get now is very much is chocolate blancmange . |
| 11 | But now , ’ he went on thoughtfully , ‘ I find that playing around is n't much fun any more . |
| 12 | In general , the complications introduced by having to predict changes both of system and of behaviour are so great that most forecasters assume that the system will not change ( except by evolution ) and claim that if everything is going to change there is not much point in having a forecast anyway because there will no longer be an organisation to act upon it . |
| 13 | think again is n't that |
| 14 | To explain why it does so is quite another matter . |
| 15 | But what is required now is not more research , but sustainable alternatives for harvesting the oceans ' bountiful resources — methods such as squid jigging or tuna trolling which have a negligible effect on non-target species . |
| 16 | Speed missing maybe is n't that big a problem ( ! ) . |