Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [pron] [be] not " in BNC.

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1 I have also complained to you continually about the loss of orders I have taken from my customers , ie back orders which get lost on the computer or they are not delivered due to the lack of stock .
2 They have to call it a club or they 're not allowed to serve hard liquor .
3 You 're either with the enemy or you 're not .
4 If that 's the case you know resources should n't be going into , into that particular industry or there is not a direct economic case apart from to the social costs that they be involved in .
5 Either there is money in the purse or there is not , etc .
6 I am born of noble stock and I am not too proud to admit it .
7 They have played some great football and it was not more than the team deserved , and was great reward for manager Doug Williams in his first year in charge .
8 ‘ I want to see my team play good football and I 'm not stepping aside from that .
9 When the fish is moving at speed and they are not required they are clamped to the fish 's sides fitting exactly into depressions and grooves on the surface .
10 When we were walking over here this morning , I was suggesting to you that in fact computers , really , were numeric devices — they did arithmetic _ and I 'm not sure you actually agreed with me .
11 Heads have been turned , and have begun to swim , amid the flow of invention , delivered in works which have been Englished in rapid succession and which are not always easy to tell apart .
12 When the wardrobes are moved it could be that they will hide the wall light switch and he 's not bothered about that one little bit !
13 In order to ensure uniformity in all the member states , it must be recognised that the concept of ‘ matters relating to tort , delict and quasi-delict ’ covers all actions which seek to establish the liability of a defendant and which are not related to a ‘ contract ’ within the meaning of article 5(1) .
14 It must therefore be stated in reply to the first part of the second question that the term ‘ matters relating to tort , delict or quasi-delict ’ within the meaning of article 5(3) of the Convention must be regarded as an independent concept covering all actions which seek to establish the liability of a defendant and which are not related to a ‘ contract ’ within the meaning of article 5(1) .
15 In , in , in , in one terrace and I 'm not gon na mention names again because the , the family 's still around , you know , and I do n't want to embarrass them .
16 The Benedictine monasteries regarded themselves as islands of true Christianity in a sea of pagan barbarism and it was not until the eleventh century that the monks of the abbey of Cluny and its affiliated houses began a campaign that was able to educate the laity and local clergy .
17 Sophia tried to see her sister as a spinster and it was not so very difficult — a rather eccentric spinster not even looking as if she might once have been ennobled by some tragic love affair .
18 Joseph said : ‘ Well , just make sure you impress on her that I had nothing to do with any murder and she is not to suggest it . ’
19 It 's almost like a club and we 're not members .
20 If you 're not a member of the club and you 're not accepted the rituals and people do n't like you , they wo n't tell you and as a result you wo n't be an effective hunter , you wo n't be able to support many wives even if you wanted them and if you have wives what they needed , because if a man does n't feed his wives they , they , they all eventually get up and go , they 'll say two fingers you know , you ca n't feed us .
21 ‘ Don Howe 's got us all on this exercise programme and I 'm not breaking any records in there but my general conditioning is OK . ’
22 What has changed though is the refurbishment programme and I 'm not quite sure what Mr was on about about er er the refurbishment programme .
23 Due to sudden and unexpected problems the last Q.T. day had to have a shortened and condensed programme and it was not possible to provide tea at the end of the day .
24 er I 'm slightly worried about the effect on the Olympic movement of Atlanta being chosen only in the sense that er that this is the , I think the sixth time in 25 years that a North American city has got it and it does look rather as if the er pressures are now , on the financial side , are now coming very much from the North American continent and I 'm not at all sure that that 's really good for the Olympic movement .
25 It is hardly surprising that there is a high degree of confusion and it is not always clear who is to blame ( or can claim credit ) for particular activities .
26 Flying demands all your concentration and it is not wise to risk flying if you have business worries or some other mental stress on your mind .
27 It was a long time since she had felt fear and it was not at all exhilarating .
28 It was perhaps part of his general attempt to calm her fears , but it is a potent indication that there was an underlying fear and she was not properly informed that no alternative was available .
29 Answer guide : These expenses are more controversial as there is a need to establish what is a business expense and what is not .
30 If these figures are right that we 've been given by the department and I 'm not saying them whether they 're right or whether they 're wrong but well we have to r rely on what we 're getting this is why Mr is sending this lot to the Chief Executive for him to do some work I think it 's very important that it is done independently , not by the independent sector but by done independently .
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