Example sentences of "not [Wh adv] it is [verb] " in BNC.

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1 One further point is worth remembering ; the root definition is concerned with what is being achieved , not how it is done , and any inclusion of a ‘ how ’ statement should be shown as a constraint , eg improving productivity by the use of incentive bonus schemes .
2 But the cad transfer file is concerned with the object itself , not how it is portrayed .
3 It is concerned with the data that exists , not how it is used .
4 Where the criticism is uttered on an unprivileged occasion by the Prime Minister , the risk would be worth taking , but not when it is uttered by the likes of General Amin .
5 ( Note that what matters is when a gene affects survival and fertility , not when it is expressed ; for example , a gene which is expressed early in the development of the heart might increase the chance of heart disease much later in life . )
6 For example , Wittgenstein ( 1953 : 132 ) warns that ‘ the confusions that occupy us arise when language is like an engine idling , not when it is doing work ’ .
7 In other words , revenue should be shown for the period in which it is earned and not when it is paid .
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