Example sentences of "are not [adv] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Standardization to take into account the differing age and gender composition of the class groups indicates that the observed variations are not simply an artefact of the differential age and sex composition of the social class groups ( Table 4.12 ) . |
| 2 | If you are not already an active Supporter , contact your local branch to find out what is being organised in your area . |
| 3 | Although draught excluders are not strictly an insulation material , they cut heat losses and improve comfort levels . |
| 4 | This is never easy , and she will only respond if she feels that your suggestions spring from real affection and concern for her and are not just an attempt to dominate or to ‘ bully ’ her into a new regime . |
| 5 | Foreign affairs are not often an important factor in British general elections . |
| 6 | While parents provide a lifeline for many women in poverty , they are not always an unproblematic source of help . |
| 7 | Running dogs offer an especially sporting approach , I think , but dogs working in this way are not really an effective method of combating heavy infestations of rabbits . |
| 8 | His observations made in 1695 are not only an important source of early medicine ( and therefore of world significance ) but are also a vital source of Hebridean social history . |
| 9 | Past results are not necessarily an indication of future performance . |
| 10 | ‘ More bobbies on the beat gives rise to greater confidence but they are not necessarily an effective use of police time , ’ he said . |
| 11 | Pigeons are derived from the Rock Dove and which nested and perched in cliff side and buildings are the nearest thing so I the pigeons are n't really an argument and you do if you want proper birds in the city centre such as thrushes and blackbirds and even sparrows you need real trees to encourage them and the these trees are fairly mature and helpful . |