Example sentences of "not [vb pp] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think at the moment the it 's the Scottish theory , not proven but it looks promising . |
| 2 | There was no tax invoice because the firm was not registered when it billed for the work . |
| 3 | Again , how — if at all — does a mosquito perceive its own high-pitched ping as it closes in on its prey , a sound not uttered as it dances with its fellows in gay abandon in a summer evening 's cloud . |
| 4 | Sunlight reflected from a window among the palm trees to lance a sliver of dazzling light at our cockpit , then the reflection was gone and we were at sea level , engines screaming , and I fumbled for the camera , prayed it had not broken when it fell from the ceiling , and took another picture just before Maggot lifted the aircraft 's nose so that we swooped up and over the palm trees that edged the beach . |
| 5 | The issue of selecting an NSF candidate for the ( as yet unannounced ) presidential elections was not resolved when it emerged that any candidate would be required to endorse Roman 's programme . |
| 6 | To that extent , the EC does not seem to have accepted the ramifications of the post-communist years and has not decided whether it wants to consolidate itself as a rich man 's club at the western end of the continent of Europe , to which the east Europeans can apply for associate membership , or to widen its institutions , starting with freer trade . |
| 7 | Presumably he would have continued in the office for the whole of the pontificate , had he not died before it ended . |
| 8 | We 're not told and it does n't say on your ballot paper please be sure to remember you 're voting on what you think is right rather than what is in your personal interest , you were just asked to vote . |
| 9 | A wide luff tube is not used as it hinders waterstarts when full of water . |
| 10 | A single electronic component such as a silicon diode or a transistor is not protected because it possesses no topography within the meaning of the regulations . |
| 11 | The differential fee for night visits is intended to discourage general practitioners from using deputising services , but it is not known whether it has had this effect . |
| 12 | The aetiology of these fibrotic conditions is not known but it seems that in overlap conditions immunosuppression is of value in suppressing fibrosis in and around the biliary tree . |
| 13 | The pathogenesis of this finding is not known but it appears to be unrelated to any effect of the diabetic state on platelet prostacyclin receptors as prostacyclin binding appears to be normal in diabetic platelets ( Shepherd et al , 1983 ) . |
| 14 | That it has been ‘ the only game in town ’ , as many have argued , has not meant that it has necessarily been worth following , either from an Israeli or a Palestinian view . |
| 15 | After a few years , the conclusion was reached that the experiment had not worked as it had been expected to , and cuts in educational spending soon brought it to an end . |
| 16 | The adage of ‘ a diagnosis is not required because it does not affect management ’ is now outdated when many treatment options are available . |
| 17 | The first note was not paid when it fell due . |
| 18 | After her long successful career in criminal law a move to family law and civil proceedings generally is her preference and not chosen because it fits male prejudices about women . |
| 19 | I decided it was just because she had n't mattered that it had n't been worth shocking her . |
| 20 | ‘ You had n't considered that it had nothing to do with you , I suppose ? |
| 21 | It had been a long walk , but Travis was barely breathing hard , a fact she wished she had n't noticed because it underlined his strength and she found that such a potent attraction . |
| 22 | The regime was n't defeated although it had come to a dead end and the liberation movement did not conquer the situation although they made government impossible . |
| 23 | It will appear suddenly in the pocket of a jacket you have n't worn since it came back from the cleaners . |
| 24 | She had n't known if it had been changed — it was unlikely — but if nothing else it would help to gain him admittance . |
| 25 | ‘ But you were n't supported and it did n't work … so what have you achieved ? ’ she asked sarcastically . |
| 26 | A Green vote is n't wasted as it says she 's concerned about the future of the planet . |
| 27 | He got his PhD through animal experimentation , but he was n't qualified when it came to recombinant DNA technique . |