Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] it [is] not " in BNC.

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1 But she must know that it is n't clever to be asked to leave a country while on assignment .
2 Anyone who has been instrumental in this transformation of another person 's life through the impact of the Word of God and the Spirit of God will know that it is not his own doing .
3 He should know that it is not the Government who take action in these matters , but the Attorney-General .
4 Even this affects church life , as I shall show , but we must recognise that it is not only rank hedonism that flourishes under private banners .
5 However , he should recognise that it is not just the consumer who responds to ‘ market forces ’ .
6 Here the value of privacy may act against the interests of family members ; neighbours may consider that it is not their business to interfere and the beaten wife-at least before the growth of women 's self-help centres — may find that she has nowhere to go ( Pizzey , 1974 ) .
7 erm For example if erm two people are walking down the street and there 's a certain amount of jostling , then the victim , if he is a victim , may well consider that it 's not violent , or that it 's nothing out of the ordinary , or that it 's something which is acceptable , and then not take the matter any farther .
8 Well you bu you 'll know if it is n't .
9 no you can wait because er you can wait because it 's not going to be that long
10 Yeah but you do n't know whether it 's not er people phoning up to find out who 's there and whether he 's there and all to do with burglaries and things .
11 Where a defendant has a bankruptcy order made against him , or being a limited company is subject to a winding-up order , the plaintiff in a simple money claim should consider whether it is not best to ask for the action to be adjourned generally and lodge a proof of debt .
12 And do n't think that it is n't a temptation .
13 This can be a patch of grass or bare earth , a stone , a car mat , etc. , but do ensure that it is not large enough to cause problems if the model should touch it .
14 Will he ensure that it is not unfairly excluded as a result of the foreign dumping of inferior chain ?
15 The purchaser should ensure that it is not restricted from issuing notices of assignment by any of the announcement or confidentiality restrictions in the sale and purchase agreement .
16 It er , first of all I can confirm that an announcement is being made today er secondly secondly secondly I can confirm that it is not usual for such announcements to be made by way of oral statement .
17 Should this not be taken into account , and does it not appear that it is not taken into account in the voluntary code ?
18 It does n't matter that it 's not real silk . ’
19 In such circumstances , the new Kinnock approach — as long as he can show that it is not irredeemably inflationary — might appear quite attractive to people who would not otherwise have considered voting Labour .
20 The onus , one would have thought , lies on those who would show that it is not the case that the fact that God , whether in the form of the Father or of Christ , has been seen as ‘ male ’ , is an underlying factor in western culture , distorting human relations .
21 Even a cursory examination of amendment 27 to the Maastricht Bill will show that it is not me but Mr Maxwell who is having trouble .
22 Under the " once-and-for-all " test what matters is that the income can be used to benefit the individual in question in the year of assessment in which it arises , and it does not matter if it is not possible so to apply that income in a subsequent year of assessment .
23 Have a guess does n't matter if it 's not right .
24 Might do because it 's not close gestures differ .
25 What I mean by this is the prevalence of the assumption that religion does not matter because it is not true — it is an illusion .
26 But the word can also be used to denote the idea that religion does not matter because it is not true .
27 I do n't laugh if it 's not funny .
28 And I like to think in fifty or a hundred years ' time it will not be possible for any orchestra to play sloppily and claim that it is not possible to do better .
29 I can still run although it 's not so easy these days
30 Do remember that it is not only the signed and sealed contract that helps to concentrate people 's minds on their commitments .
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