Example sentences of "[noun pl] but it [is] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There 's a lot of talk about success in waiting lists but it is not at all clear that there is any great benefit that 's arisen here . ’ |
| 2 | I 'm longing for kids but it 's not up to me . |
| 3 | The action will affect 107 schools but it is not clear how many have what the union regards as oversized classes . |
| 4 | The ratio of the consumption of wood to steel varies considerably between different countries but it is not necessarily an index of the degree of industrialization or of technological advancement . |
| 5 | " Our legislation is copied by several countries but it is not effective because of an institutional weakness and , sometimes , lack of political will " , he declared . |
| 6 | Well I know it 's got potatoes but it 's not that filling . |
| 7 | I know they 've got a bit of crime rate with burglaries but it 's not actual violence round , and round Valley you can do the same , go in a pub and come out , and er no one 'll say nothing . |
| 8 | The court is likely to fix a directions appointment in all cases but it is not obliged to do so . |
| 9 | As we noted above , taxing interest at source and at a composite rate has positive attractions for personal savers but it is not attractive to commercial depositors who , because of their varying tax positions prefer payment gross . |
| 10 | Young Monodactylus are able to tolerate freshwater conditions but it is not usual for them to survive in a totally freshwater environment beyond a body length of 5cm . |
| 11 | I think I get a few , , excuse me things but it 's not too bad . |
| 12 | Soil creep is still moving the weathered rocks down the slopes but it is not often that the changing river channel is directly below a slope to remove this rock debris . |
| 13 | This does not fit squarely with my equations but it is not unrelated to them . |
| 14 | Sebastian de Ferranti , Basil 's brother and now a director of Ferranti 's competitor GEC , is a trustee of the interests but it is not clear whether he shares these views . |
| 15 | There is quite a good correspondence between Office area boundaries and district boundaries but it is not exact . |
| 16 | Such erosion is also contributing to accelerated sedimentation in reservoirs but it is not the only cause , as Tejwani ( 1987b ) has discussed in relation to reservoirs in the Indian Himalaya . |
| 17 | They had three on on door I mean three security men but it 's not worth it mind . |
| 18 | The English are sometimes accused of caring more about animals than fellow humans but it is not an accusation that can be levelled at Christine Hall . |
| 19 | There 's been a lot of hot air generated over many years about grass cutting standards but it 's not an idle thought when I say if anybody wants to see where the best grass cutting takes place then they should visit . |
| 20 | ‘ It receives money from the others but it 's not apparent what else it does . |
| 21 | West Country Living : It may be roses but it 's not all rats |
| 22 | It looks as if it ought to be with the compound ones but it 's not . |