Example sentences of "[coord] [be] certainly not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Golding 's boys are never without problems and are certainly not described as perfect little darlings . |
| 2 | They were not expected to advance till July , and were certainly not expected in this part of Belgium , so Sharpe suspected that the musketry had been caused by Prussian troops at firing practice , yet a long acquaintance with war 's surprises had spurred Sharpe to investigate the sound . |
| 3 | We are also very strongly influenced by our expectations ; if we have heard and understood half a sentence , it seems that our brain is already guessing at what the rest of it will be before it is heard , and is certainly not acting in a passive way like a simple machine . |
| 4 | EMC is said to have plans of its own to bring out a new generation of Symmetrix , and is certainly not daunted by the hot breath of competition — it just announced a two-for-one stock split to be effected via a scrip dividend . |
| 5 | Unless any cash payment is passing which is required by the husband for the purchase of another property , a contract would appear to be unnecessary and is certainly not required if the transaction is to be carried out following a court order ( whether by consent or otherwise ) as application can always be made to the court for the terms of the order to be carried out ( see Chapter 8 ) . |
| 6 | Geologically this seems unlikely , if only because the Campanian chalk is widely distributed in the Paris Basin and is certainly not confined to the Montagne de Reims . ’ |
| 7 | The rising , the most extensive popular movement between 1381 and the sixteenth century , was relatively limited in its aims and was certainly not directed at the overthrow of the social order . |
| 8 | Helped make the winning goal in the semi-final against Norwich City and was certainly not overawed by the occasion Paul Bracewell ( midfield ) : Captain and midfield director-of-operations , Bracewell knows all about FA Cup finals . |
| 9 | What if , just like me , you generally desire to be fitter and thinner but are certainly not going to do anything as ludicrous as measure your pulse or rate of oxygen depletion ? |
| 10 | Now what , what was left was a guideline for economic development other , of sixty five thousand , which happens to be equivalent to pollution prevention schemes at one , but was certainly not earmarked to anything in particular , it was just a guideline that they were thinking of , and I , I think it would be a help to Policy Panel and Policy and Resources Committee , to obtain a response to that non-identified sixty five thousand pound item . |