Example sentences of "[vb base] it is not [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you will no doubt also understand what I mean when I say it is not at all easy to define just what this quality is . |
| 2 | ‘ The more I 'm into music and the more I 'm into guitar playing , I realise it is n't about how great a guitar player you are ; it 's about writing songs and it 's about fitting guitar and voice together . |
| 3 | As I wait at the traffic lights I find myself crying ; I realise it is not for Hilda but for him . |
| 4 | ‘ I hope it is n't in the cathedral , ’ he said mournfully , ‘ I am never at my best in churches . ’ |
| 5 | If the rating is not marked on the switch or volume control it is n't worth the risk . |
| 6 | Oh he 's off work and you see he has all the time off for councils and you know it is n't as if he 's there fulltime . |
| 7 | ‘ And these stones — so unexpected in this magnificent country — because I confess it is not for the pleasures of civilisation that I came to this district but for the informing breadth and spectacles of Nature — reminded me of somewhere I knew not where and that was my over-selfish study which all but ended in a brute collision with yourselves ! ’ |
| 8 | When we stroll past the front of the van I peep up to check the reaction , and I guess that the two cops hunched inside see these two anxious faces glancing nervously , and they decide it is n't worth climbing out the van for , and I reckon that if I was them I too would lock the doors and stay inside . |
| 9 | I suppose it is not beyond the realms of possibility that he was passively involved in the supposed robbery — an accomplice who was merely required to ignore it . ’ |
| 10 | One hang-up for the profit-motivated British garage is that they feel it is not worth taking on work for less than a tenner . |
| 11 | what 's happening is that the membership handbook should have been out last week but I think it 's actually going out physically today and I 've done a reminder which 'll be mailed out with it erm making one or two little pointed remarks about blah blah blah this is a very important event and please note it is not in Edinburgh you know erm S S K are very supportive of us we should you know take advantage of this very important |
| 12 | I mean it is not as if we 've suddenly gone to totally new territory . |
| 13 | And I think it is not at all clear what sort of mechanism he has in mind . |
| 14 | People are actually inclined to run when they feel threatened or frightened , and you have to be sure that if you leave it is not on the basis of that weakness . ’ |
| 15 | You see it is n't about myself I want to talk . |