Example sentences of "[verb] and it [be] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , I think we should tell national office that this is , you know , this is happening and it 's not on ! |
| 2 | On the preliminary issue the judge dismissed the application holding that a local authority could sue for libel in respect of its governing or administrative reputation even though no financial loss was pleaded or alleged , that where a local authority instituted proceedings in reliance on section 222(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 it was for the local authority to decide on the expediency of litigating and it was not the court 's function to do so on an application to strike out , and that since the words complained of reflected on the local authority itself in the management and rectitude of its financial affairs , the statement of claim did disclose a cause of action against the defendants . |
| 3 | THE BARE STONE WALLS OBVIATED THE NEED FOR WALLCOVERING AND IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE ASHLEYS MOVED TO THEIR NEXT HOUSE THAT THEY PRESSED AHEAD WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF WALLPAPER . |
| 4 | The merged ‘ Norfolk and Suffolk Polled ’ could be any colour as long as it was polled and it was not until the Red Poll herdbook was formed in 1874 that the colour of the breed was formally agreed as red , preferably deep in colour , with a red udder ; white touches were permitted only in the tail switch , or on the udder and just in front of the udder on the inside flank . |
| 5 | ( 4 ) Many tenants object to forfeiture provisions applying where distress or execution has been levied on its goods at the premises , as even in the best run organisations this sometimes occurs and it is not always an indication that the tenant is in financial difficulty . |
| 6 | In about February 1991 Mr. Mahdi had been proclaimed President of Somalia by the U.S.C. It was not clear on what basis such an assumption of office could be made and it was not accepted by the other clans . |
| 7 | He looked wise and solemn when he said this , because he knew that ladies — even sorceress 's daughters — had their own ideas about what they ought to wear and it was not to be supposed that Flame would be any different . |
| 8 | It is the trap into which Italy has fallen and it is not an example to be copied . |
| 9 | It is the trap into which Italy has fallen and it is not an example to be copied . |
| 10 | it 's stopped raining and it 's not raining or anything . |
| 11 | There was no official word on where and when Dubcek would be buried and it was not clear whether one of the country 's best-known modern politicians would receive a state funeral . |
| 12 | But it is an expensive one in terms of living tissue produced and it is not the only one possible . |
| 13 | I am waiting and it is not a time for you to be chatting . |
| 14 | The pattern of appropriate allocation is also highly sensitive to the morbidity measures used and it is not clear how variations in morbidity relate to actual resource needs . |
| 15 | The principle of treatment by similars — that what a remedy could produce it could also cure — was as far as we know first put forward by the Greek physician Hippocrates in the fifth century B C. Over the centuries , however , it was forgotten or disregarded and it was not until the end of the eighteenth century that it was rediscovered empirically by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann . |
| 16 | You know and it 's not fat , not all that fat , you know , but |
| 17 | ‘ It was n't an easy task and shows members of the public it is not just fires the fire brigade attends and it is not just cats and dogs that vets deal with . ’ |
| 18 | Juan and Pepe , who run the bar , luckily need little sleep and it is not uncommon for revellers returning from the star club at 4.00am to find a bar party in full swing . |
| 19 | however , the program control stack is still cleared when the error is detected and it is not possible to RETURN to the point where the error occurred . |
| 20 | Even a dustbin on a gas ring or glass fibre bottle skips , unheated , may be employed and it is not unknown for an old enamel bathtub to be pressed into service . |
| 21 | However , if the Transfer Regulations do not apply and it is not the transfer of a business as a going concern , the position is governed by the common law . |
| 22 | Of course she is becoming more well known and it is not always easy to realise it . |
| 23 | Now I would be the first to admit that I I 'm not a judge as accountant , I 'm an insurance broker er and erm I do n't understand er and I 'm not aware of all of the rules and regulations that affect accountants er and affect the way audits are carried out , b but I must say I was a bit surprised t to hear during the debate , er that that was really what the problem was , the problem with B C C I was this conflict of interest , that fraud was known and it was not declared er and er I think that these er these regulations should now make that considerably er more clear . |
| 24 | She says it will mean that women 's representation at Oxford will be reduced and it 's not even equal at the moment . |
| 25 | It was a long document which took about forty minutes to read and it was not greeted with warm enthusiasm . |
| 26 | However , numerous difficulties were encountered and it was not until 1961 that a relatively successful programme budgeting system was introduced into the US Department of Defense by the Rand Corporation . |
| 27 | It surprises and it is not always well ordered . |
| 28 | The streets are narrow and twist and turn and it is not advisable to take a car up them . |
| 29 | He took time to settle and it was not until the second half that he began to make a positive contribution to the match . |
| 30 | It 's thought Becky Blandford 's hat came off as she fell and it 's not certain whether it had a chin strap , like the one she 's wearing here . |