Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] it [be] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the rest , it is distasteful where it is not dull . |
| 2 | Well the price you actually see on the er we do n't say free cos it 's not |
| 3 | If P is some occam term and x is a variable , we say that an occurrence of x in P is free if it is not in the scope of any declaration ( other than a parallel declaration ) of x in P , and bound otherwise . |
| 4 | But I thought that erm barn dance or something like that would be favourite cos it 's not too expensive and it 's something that everybody can muck in on . |
| 5 | Thus an inductivist rationalist might rule that astrology is not a science because it is not inductively derivable from the facts of observation , whilst a falsificationist might rule that Marxism is not scientific because it is not falsifiable . |
| 6 | The strike was related to the refusal of the bantustan authorities to recognize the National Union of Mineworkers which it regarded as foreign since it was not registered in the bantustan , but in South Africa itself . |
| 7 | Sometimes people assume that the meaning of a pronoun is clear when it is not . |
| 8 | Conversely , to state the law as doubtful when it is not doubtful will also be penalised in marks . |
| 9 | It led her to believe that her deluded behaviour was within the realm of the acceptable when it was not . |
| 10 | In two respects , however , the definition is wider than at common law in that the Act ( a ) renders a species dangerous if it poses a threat to property and ( b ) allows for a species to be considered dangerous if it is not commonly domesticated in Britain , even though it may be so domesticated overseas . |
| 11 | The research team succeeded in getting their prize pair of chimps , Austin and Sherman , to flash images at each other and to respond appropriately by fetching the object signified for the other or to return empty-handed if it were not there . |
| 12 | Held that it was not taxable because it was not paid under an enforceable contract . |
| 13 | This is saying that power becomes dangerous when it is not used with mercy — in other words , when a ruler becomes merciless . |
| 14 | It would be absurd if it were not so unlikely . |
| 15 | Other species from one particular microhabitat in the region may be over-represented in the predator assemblage if it is a favoured hunting area or under-represented if it is not ( see Append . |
| 16 | This may seem confusing if it is not made clear what she means by ‘ literal ’ . |
| 17 | This death of Solomon reissues would be understandable if it were not for treatment given by EMI to other pianists . |
| 18 | A non-zero non-unit polynomial f will be called reducible iff it is not irreducible . |
| 19 | He said a derailment was likely if it was not replaced soon . |
| 20 | ‘ The internal dissension in the three parties , ’ wrote Beatrice Webb in her diary , ‘ each party finding its bitterest enemies among its own members or ci-devant members , would be ludicrous if it were not a sinister symptom of the decadent disrupture of British public opinion , owing to lack of faith either in the present order or in any consistent and comprehensive principles of reconstruction . ' |
| 21 | No , but here 's a , here 's a , a stamp authorizing it , showing it 's as legal cos it 's not legal till the |
| 22 | ‘ I say yes , but it 's no good if it 's not all of us . ’ |
| 23 | The central issue has been why the ‘ magic of plurality ’ should make something unlawful if it is not unlawful when done by one person alone . |
| 24 | Like 13-year-old Joey Papineau , who could have told the baffled university dons : ‘ Neighbours is great because it 's not like real life . |
| 25 | The second is the issue of precatory words ( verba precativa ) in setting up trusts , and is more contentious because it is not commonly accepted that it is a post-classical issue at all . |
| 26 | At no stage would this reference ever be admissible because it 's not going to be relevant after your shield 's gone in because your shield going in relates to the questions understanding be agree or correct me but this is how I understand the situation . |
| 27 | The paranormal is automatically consigned to the demonic because it is not immediately biblical . |
| 28 | Although the document creates a settlement ( see p99 ) Certificate L is not applicable because it is not a voluntary disposition . |
| 29 | US and allied governments stressed that the exact moment was unimportant as it was not a " trigger point " , but that military action might begin at any time they chose thereafter , unless Iraq had complied with the UN resolutions . |
| 30 | This technique is not always as effective as division , but does achieve a nearly random distribution , and so is useful when it is not possible to exploit any existing order in the key sequence . |