Example sentences of "it be not [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it were not known that pupil-dilation was intimately related to neurological functioning of the brain its absence in some cases of head injury might go unremarked ; but once its significance is appreciated , such a seemingly slight symptom assumes drastic importance . |
| 2 | So the , the May the fourth directive is not working because it 's not guaranteeing that the poor get enough to bring them up to the middle peasant status which is , is the aim . |
| 3 | But it 's not just , it 's not labelling and screening them it 's |
| 4 | So it 's jargon , it 's assuming people will pick things up as quickly as we have and it 's not recognising that people have different interpretations . |
| 5 | What we 're actually doing is checking the firing pin is n't broken and looking down the barrel to make sure it 's not blocked and is properly oiled . |
| 6 | It 's not moving but when it 's papers and pencils and stuff like that |
| 7 | we do n't really need to go any further because we 've found it 's not balanced but we just for completeness , how many Cs on this side ? |
| 8 | No it 's not sit and watch somebody else do it it wo n't hurt her |
| 9 | It 's a living system , it 's designed to help you , if it 's not supporting and helping you then it must be changed . |
| 10 | It 's absolutely ludicrous that it 's not advertised and that no one does anything about it . |
| 11 | Well you , it 's not corroded or anything is it ? |
| 12 | It 's not felt that your private life in terms of your political opinions will necessarily impinge on your public life , and , and to deprive somebody of the right to express their opinions in public would be regarded as an infringement of his civil liberties , which would be unthinkable in a republican erm situation . |
| 13 | Tap tap tap all bloody day long , when it 's not singing or falling off its perch . |
| 14 | ‘ I think you 'll find it 's not hate that makes you react as you do , Shannon . |
| 15 | If the weather 's all right and it 's not raining or nothing , I usually go to the garden to help Mr Frost . |
| 16 | it 's stopped raining and it 's not raining or anything . |
| 17 | It 's not to say that we are against capital projects , we are not . |
| 18 | It 's not to say that the positive news it does n't work if in fact it is of interest to people , and it strikes them as , as such , and there are all sorts of subterfuges incidentally ranging from using facts and statistics and which relate to people , to even actually using individual stories . |
| 19 | It 's not forfeited if you do n't claim it . |
| 20 | Well they spell it it 's not spelt as i if you , if you were talking it really , you 'd probably , you 'd probably |
| 21 | You go down there on your hands and knees and you report it 's not meet and then you |
| 22 | Mind you , it 's not sunbathing or badminton I have in mind but planting — what more satisfying thing is there to do in the garden than to plant bulbs , or a tree or shrub to give you joy for years to come . |
| 23 | He does n't usually do that ; at least , it 's not known that he does . |
| 24 | It 's not known if Nixon or Reagan ever read this passage . |
| 25 | It 's not known if the patrol which spotted the stolen car was part of this operation . |
| 26 | It 's not known if the weapon he uses is real , but he could be dangerous . |
| 27 | It 's not known if he 'll return to the school . |
| 28 | It 's not known if more funds will be made abvailable to send young criminals to places like Earlswood , or wether local authorities will still be expected to pay the bill . |
| 29 | It 's not known when the public flogging will be carried out . |
| 30 | Yes but it 's not It 's not hurting but it 's disturbing you know ? |