Example sentences of "but it [be] not [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is not one that voters seem much interested in . |
| 2 | Equation ( 7.9 ) is one version of the Lucas supply function , but it is not its usual representation . |
| 3 | The latter is a desirable by-product , but it is not what the game should be about . |
| 4 | But it is not what counts finally . |
| 5 | Lower inflation may please economists and be an index of an improving trend , but it is not what most people want . |
| 6 | Modern crocodiles do sometimes straighten themselves out when running at speed , thus the movement from shoulder and hips is longer and there is a more effective stride , but it is not their normal posture . |
| 7 | But it is not their wish that I put myself into their shoes , rather than living free and wishing that for them also . |
| 8 | A woman can have Izzat but it is not her own — it is her husband 's or father 's . |
| 9 | ‘ It is difficult to get full information here , but it is not something we want to comment on . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I know I am being investigated but it is not something I would like to talk about . ’ |
| 11 | If you think you might possibly enjoy doing a particular exercise , but it is not something terribly exciting , do not write it down . |
| 12 | ‘ But it is not our regulars , or our magnificent away supporters , I am criticising . |
| 13 | But it is not my intention to rehabilitate this theory , or to suggest that it is allegorically preferable to current theories of sexual difference . |
| 14 | I do not reject this out of hand ; but it is not my primary purpose here ; rather , it is to suggest a methodology which might enable us to gain insights into the functioning of the lyric poem per se , while always being mindful of the dangers of seeking generic overviews of historical phenomena . |
| 15 | But it is not his temper makes him unlike any poet I have ever known so much as his , well , as his coarseness in general . |
| 16 | You think me strange but it is not I who is strange — it is the truth that you find strange . |
| 17 | But it is not itself a fact of our lives . |
| 18 | In short , the frame enhances , but it is not itself , the subject of attention . |
| 19 | It is unfortunate , but it is not your fault . |
| 20 | It 's the key of somebody 's caravan but it 's not ours . |
| 21 | But it 's not something one enjoys doing . |
| 22 | But it 's not something that I 'm particularly trying to capture ’ . |
| 23 | No it is n't erm and erm even those who in , in my experience who did get through there was just an occasional er time when they did n't pass that part of it , they , they , they , they could n't quite manage that , the height side frightened them and er they failed , erm so there 's quite a lot of demands on them and I 'm sure that a lot of women could do it and a lot of women if they had the chance would do it or would , if they were willing to do it , but it 's not something that grabs most women , I do n't think it does , I think it 's the physical side that puts them off , and that is what is the problem with the Fire Service , it is a physical job . |
| 24 | Most people prefer privatization on the right of the party , where I stand , but it 's not something that we get up early in the morning and actually pray for at every day . |
| 25 | It cracks me up but it 's not something I 'd |
| 26 | the members who are members of the branches are prepared to fight , but it 's not them I 'm er I 'm the other people who are er they 're gaining from our fight , they 're gaining from our fight . |
| 27 | ‘ And if I saw it on , say , Julia Roberts or Demi Moore in a film I 'd think it was wonderful , but it 's not me . |
| 28 | Plenty of people are making a lot of money but it 's not me . |
| 29 | But , if you reject it , but it 's not me you deny , but God . |
| 30 | Oh I do n't dislike them but it 's not one that |