Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] is not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it must be pointed out that not all monopoly suppliers act against the public interest ( eg it is not suggested even by the most ardent advocate of privatisation — refer to Chapter 3 — that the water supply or sewage disposal industries should provide competitive services to each household ; the duplication of resources in these cases would be extremely wasteful to society ) , nor do all oligopolies abuse their position . |
| 2 | Apparently it is not intended to decide that a bowler with a long run pays more than a dashing opening batsman , but rather to ensure that a highly-paid Test cricketer does not necessarily pay the same amount as a young uncapped player . |
| 3 | Whatever reply I find for that one , obviously it is not going to be |
| 4 | This is the kind of data which is not relevant to his objectives and thus it is not recorded in his model . |
| 5 | There may be cases of an intermediate kind , where , though a person is appointed to settle disputes that have arisen , still it is not intended that he shall be bound to hear evidence and arguments . |
| 6 | You see also it is not signed . |
| 7 | Well clearly it is not going to yield to any such analysis , and to believe that it will is to deny the reality of subjective life and to side with the behaviourists . |
| 8 | He poured his mother 's ashes in the place she is now and I am absolutely positive that he knows now she is not coming back . ’ |
| 9 | In the developed democracy there was pay for attending the Council , but ironically it is not attested before Thucydides ' account of how the oligarchs of 411 ( temporarily ) brought it to an end ( viii.69 ) . |
| 10 | Now it is not expected to go on much beyond spring of next year . |
| 11 | Surely she is not suggesting that only her side of the case should have been put . |
| 12 | Surely it is not asking too much to allow her to get on with her own life in her own way ? ’ |
| 13 | The baton is frequently of use to soloists , who are not all musicians , and whose eye profitably follows the baton 's movements , especially in slow tempos , which are always the hardest to follow : but then it is not heard . |
| 14 | If the speaker identifies discrimination with irrational feelings of hostility against blacks , then there exists the basis for a denial of prejudice : if the regiment is motivated by the desire to uphold tradition , then it is not motivated by feelings of antipathy towards blacks , and therefore it is not prejudiced . |
| 15 | But when we experience the work as play , then it is not work any more . |
| 16 | It is one of the greatest tragedies of the church in the west today that there is a similar grumbling and hardening of heart , so that the word of the Lord is simply not heard ; and if heard , then it is not obeyed . |
| 17 | If the conspiracy theory is an argument , then it is not directed rhetorically against its obvious object . |
| 18 | Then it is not targeted towards any sector of the workforce . |
| 19 | On the other hand , if the buyer asks for an article by its trade or brand name and does so in such a way as to exclude any discussion of its suitability , then he is not relying on the seller 's skill or judgment , Baldry v. Marshall ( 1924 C.A. ) . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , at least it is not affecting me that badly , ’ Cleo thought , and pinched him sharply on the arm to get his attention . |
| 21 | His simple , understandable but rich symbolism and clever technique show someone who has put his whole heart into the character of his poem , if indeed he is not writing from experience . |
| 22 | But the extent of his magnanimity can not fail to astonish , and indeed it is not lost on Jacob . |
| 23 | The Greek authorities made no effort , indeed it is not known whether they had the legal authority , to allow the post mortem examination to take place before the body was released , despite the scarcity of important evidence in a case of this kind . |
| 24 | Maybe he is not involved . |
| 25 | I did have a little thought last night that maybe he is not expecting much this year but looking to get us on an even keel for an attempt next year on the title ( with maybe another central defender ) . |
| 26 | Firstly it is not guaranteed that the required information will be in the larger lexicon . |
| 27 | This is a book about baddies , yet it is not intended to be read by goodies , because there are n't many of them around . |
| 28 | The High Court itself is bound by the House of Lords and the Court of Appeal , yet it is not bound by its own previous decisions . |
| 29 | … It is to be competent where those who control can not be competent , yet it is not to control . |
| 30 | Yet he is not to die : at the very last moment the image jumps slightly and then we note Custer 's singular absence at the centre of the famous circle , which at that moment begins to break up . |