Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adj] [coord] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And in fact the coffee rooms not only were not profitable but I think at one time were even subsidized by the directors ' own pocket which just how balmy some people can be . |
| 2 | With an room occupancy rate of just 26.5pc , Mr Davies claims the hotel , opened just two-and-a-half years ago , is not profitable and he needs to find another use . |
| 3 | ‘ I know it 's not possible but it 's happened , ’ he said angrily . |
| 4 | Some seepages can be sampled if there is a noticeable flow , but many are so insubstantial in quantity that sampling is not possible and it becomes difficult to talk of a ‘ discharge ’ . |
| 5 | Peter 's commitment is certainly not total but I think his interest can be maintained if we do n't frighten him . |
| 6 | I , with a mother 's intuition , had suspected that ‘ things ’ were not right but I expected that it was one of those ‘ hiccups ’ … ) not so , I 'm afraid . |
| 7 | It 's not right and I have to lie for him ! |
| 8 | I think I 'll stick with Lulu — I 'm not superstitious but it 's been so good for me up until now that I 'm not going to throw it away . |
| 9 | We did n't go to the funeral , but me cousin Dora who was Aunt Lucy 's daughter , she got there was er Walter , , Walter and Leonard were in a pram and me cousin Dora went down Lane and wh to the corner of Street and watched the funeral go past up to I 've got vague memories of that they 're not clear but I do know that he took us to watch me dad 's funeral past the corner of Street and I presume that now that it must have gone up Street up to Street street , cos he 's buried at Ryecroft . |
| 10 | When you receive his report , read it carefully and then ring him and ask him to explain more fully any matters which are not clear or which worry you . |
| 11 | Whether the less common B II state actually exists in solution is not clear and it has been suggested that its appearance may be linked to crystal packing effects ( 3–5 ) . |
| 12 | scale is not linear and it puts enormous weight on being alive and not much on whether you are active or working . |
| 13 | large , not generous but I think good grief poor Christopher 's sitting there . |
| 14 | It 's not scientific but I felt like it . |
| 15 | The fee for performing at Yeovilton was not high but they did offer free fuel . |
| 16 | ‘ They say they 're not interested but they send in helicopters and troops to take measurements . ’ |
| 17 | He attempted to subcontract in Switzerland but the manufacturers were not interested and he had to start a company in the UK for the purpose . |
| 18 | That is not sensible and I seek to move the Community in the appropriate direction . |
| 19 | ( " he is not old but he suffers terribly from gout " ) . |
| 20 | Erm I 'm not saying that er there were n't problems in security and using public transport and fear of using public transport after dark , but we were quite surprised that compared with the rest of the U K it was erm not acceptable but it gave us an indication on , on where to go from there on , erm and also I think er the important factor that in the lower in Strathclyde that we 've actually consulted women in terms of er what they want and what they need er in the transport world erm in public transport and that 's not lip service we 've actually had discussions groups and that information has been fed into the large erm public transport review that were undertaking at the present time . |
| 21 | This is not acceptable and we believe that increasing the charge to non-Barclays customers will discourage them from using Barclays branches and leave our counters available from our own customers . ’ |
| 22 | Colleagues , this is simply not acceptable and I call on Congress to support this resolution and instruct the E C to raise the matter in the proper government departments . |
| 23 | You 're not English and you 've never even been to England . ’ |
| 24 | Applicants whose native language is not English and who do not hold a recognized qualification in English will be required to provide evidence that they are sufficiently competent in the use of the English language . |
| 25 | Applicants whose native language is not English and who do not hold a recognized qualification in English will be required to provide evidence that they are sufficiently competent in the use of the English language . |
| 26 | It is not wrong and I understand that next week we shall have the opportunity to debate the correctness of what I have said . |
| 27 | Data on admission to hospital is not comprehensive but they suggest that admission rates rise with declining social class . |
| 28 | To try to predict the state of the market in five years time is not easy but it seems likely that the products will be more integrated , have a degree of artificial intelligence to provide unskilled operators with advice on how to compose the pages and support colour both through local printing systems and via links to professional equipment . |
| 29 | It was not easy but I think it is for the best , in the long run . |
| 30 | ‘ At this early stage positive intervention , while not easy and which demands sensitive work with child and parent or parent substitutes , can succeed . |