Example sentences of "that [pers pn] is not [verb] " in BNC.

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1 A woman who is generally satisfied will organize her days so that she is not overcome by the many demands on her time .
2 Chung gains too from the fact that she is not balanced quite so closely as Perlman .
3 She may know that she is not going to recover from the blow of widowhood any sooner than other women do , many of whom at least have a large legacy of happy memories upon which to draw in the years ahead of them .
4 ‘ Even though you know that she is not coming back , it does n't stop you missing her every day . ’
5 ‘ Well , we 'll get the cars to keep an eye out for her , but I have an awful feeling in my gut that she is not coming home .
6 The Queen has been told that she is not to summon anybody to form a Government until she has heard who the new Leader is .
7 The fault element in rape is that the man knows that the woman is not consenting or ‘ could not care less ’ that she is not consenting .
8 It may be difficult in certain circumstances for the man to understand that she is not consenting . ’
9 A hostess in tight teeshirt and jeans lingers only long enough to assure Kate discreetly with her eyes that she is not poaching on her territory , smiles velvetly at Jeremy , brings them their drinks .
10 That she is not taken seriously as a poet seems to be the greater problem .
11 She suspects that she may get rather more exposure to outpatient clinics and theatre sessions than her medical colleagues because they get bogged down on the wards with tasks that she is not allowed to do .
12 Peter immediately replied , ‘ I would like Susie to give up work and stay at home , so that I can be sure that she is not cheating on me and not planning to leave . ’
13 A declaration should be enclosed for the Charity Trustee to sign saying that s/he has read the constitution , understands her/his responsibilities and that s/he is not disqualified from acting as a Charity Trustee .
14 An initial objection which he poses is , interestingly , that it is not fitting that a woman should represent a father .
15 Nevertheless , its point about the evidence for God 's goodness — that it is not compelling and that , indeed , there may be moments when it appears that the facts of life may not be reconciled with a good Creator at all — might also be applied to the evidence for God 's existence .
16 The Trustee Act 1925 , ss31-32 , should be extended ( see Williams on Wills 6th edn , Butterworths , 1987 , vol 2 , p1267 and 1275 ) if monies are to be retained until such child or children come of age , so that the trustees have flexibility in their use of both income and capital of a child 's share of the trust fund , as should the power of investment so that it is not limited by the Trustee Investments Act 1961. ( v ) Insurance — Section 19(1) of the Trustee Act 1925 limits a trustee 's power to insure to insurance against fire to three-quarters of the value of the property ; as the trustees will probably not have any cash , the occupier wife should be made responsible for insurance .
17 Although a DC is the sole permission required for updating software stored in LIFESPAN , LIFESPAN ensures that it is not granted without all the interested parties having agreed to it .
18 It must be stated at this point that it is not intended here to suggest that there is a conspiracy on the part of doctors to deprive patients of their rights , or that doctors act out of ill will .
19 In the past , fresh fish used as bait has been standard-rated , on the grounds that it is not intended for human consumption .
20 ( Please note that it is not intended to issue an agenda or further papers for the presentation . )
21 Prior to consideration of each individual Short Course , it should be noted that it is not intended to give a developed version at this point .
22 They are reasons for holding that it is not binding .
23 This is very important if a UK business is to ensure that it is not charged VAT at the standard rate on the supply of these goods where the customer 's VAT number subsequently proves to be false or otherwise incorrect .
24 Be guided by the cooking time on the packet and always taste the pasta yourself to check that it is not overcooked .
25 We have not taken this decision lightly and are making efforts to ensure that all staff are aware of the issues so that it is not seen to be just the ‘ childish ’ agitation of a minority group .
26 Thus a member that protests from the outset of institutional action that is not sanctioned by the constitutive treaty should be able to claim that it is not bound by that action .
27 In a more complex case I might sit in on a discussion within a committee but begin to consider that it is not moving in a direction that suits me .
28 The Cartesian answer would be that they all stand for various kinds of mental activity , a distinguishing mark of the mental being that it is not extended in space like the other substance of Descartes 's dualism , matter .
29 So far , we have mentioned two possible answers , those of Descartes and Brentano : Descartes 's , in terms of mental activity , a distinguishing mark of the mental being that it is not extended in space ; Brentano 's , in terms of a concept that needs further elucidation , the concept of intentionality .
30 In practice , it seems that it is not decline itself , but a fail in population to below critical threshold levels that is important in affecting service provision ( Winter 1971 ) .
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