Example sentences of "[pers pn] that it [be] not " in BNC.

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1 Just take it from me that it 's not in your best interests to go hunting around for the ship . ’
2 Further , it makes me angry with myself to find that the perfectly natural and utterly unfair result is that I begin to dislike Paxford , no exercise of the will convincing me that it is not the unfortunate P. who is boring me with his views on everything under the sun .
3 When I read a novel the emotions aroused in me bring the experience of the events of the narrative into the present , but I am not likely to be misled into thinking it is actually happening for there are enough indicators in the environment to assure me that it is not .
4 ‘ it seems to me that it is not possible for a person in the position of the bank to exclude the discretion of the court , but one nevertheless starts from the position that the contractual position between the parties is that the costs will be paid on an indemnity basis .
5 But someone told me that it is not the same as the passion fruit on sale at the shops and that the fruits are poisonous .
6 In that respect it seems to me that it is not something that is necessary to come through the full procedure of the council in order for you to do and I I thought that would would deal er establish .
7 I would also I think put in a word for the work of the joint po policy panel erm which is shared between this committee and the social services committee because it seems to me that it is not for us to be thinking that there is a group of children for who nursery education is necessary er or desirable and a different group of children for whom something else erm is necessary and desirable , largely because of their parents ' position .
8 A comparative nothing' of a life , you might think ; and yet it did more to convince me that it was not my imagination at work than all the finery of a court lady could have done .
9 It seemed to me that it was not only natural but positive : it demonstrated that he still had a relationship with God .
10 He says they have formed the notion that it is legal , he is telling them that it is not .
11 For instance , if you 've got a problem that you 're keen to talk about and I rush in to reassure you that it 's not a problem , I dodge your agenda .
12 I agree with you that it 's not feasible that Harley is on some kind of drug — even beta-blockers would n't help a golfer that much .
13 I agree with you that it 's not right to call your son names , and that slapping him is potentially dangerous .
14 Perhaps I 'll remind you that it 's not a good idea to play games with me . ’
15 Stewart McDonald will tell you that it 's not that easy to achieve those three things .
16 I take my hon. Friend 's point , but I must say to him that it is not a matter for me .
17 It was many years since Selwyn 's wife had persuaded him that it was not good manners to pick his teeth in company , but his lips still made the motions of mouthing a toothpick .
18 But his publisher persuaded him that it was not wise to print such an open attack on the Government .
19 He thought everything was easy to those who believed ; and nothing would persuade him that it was not so .
20 Shildon reminded him that it was not wholly the fruit of his investigation for Eliot , he had a head start because he used to work for MacQuillan in Detroit .
21 For some reason these thoughts of Emily sent her memory shooting back to the previous Friday in Vass 's office when he had brought up the subject of the new crèche and she had somehow ended up , almost aggressively , informing him that it was not her intention , ever , to remarry .
22 The way the temperature fell at his remark told him that it was not the correct one .
23 With a twinge of conscience it occurred to her that it was not often Omi got out ; a rare trip to the theatre or a concert , Wannsee in summer , or Potsdam , but in the winter she was trapped in the flat , passing long , lonely hours looking on to a street where little happened .
24 It is admitted that there was er such a letter and er on this occasion er Miss evidence is that having heard that the landlords consent for the assignment still had n't been obtained , asked Mr again whether it was possible in view of that , er to withdraw from the contract and er it is case that again Mr repeated the advice he 'd given to Mr two days earlier and told her that it was not possible and that again is denied .
25 Rumour has it that it is not his child .
26 But the Aga Khan 's solicitor , Matthew McCloy , said yesterday : ‘ You can take it that it is not His Highness 's present intention to appeal to the House of Lords . ’
27 Pat is certain it that it was not .
28 The promoters tell us that it 's not like a book in which someone is telling you something .
29 And tell us that it 's not our turn :
30 This one will also work on most IBM compatible machines with DOS 3.0 or higher , although the author informs us that it is not compatible with many Tandy 1000 computers .
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