Example sentences of "and [pron] is certainly not " in BNC.

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1	‘ We need to get back towards the Victorian days of discipline ’ says Dr Boyson in one of his attacks on ‘ permissiveness ’ , and he is certainly not alone among Tory fundamentalists in fondly remembering the glories of empire , child labour and workhouse in Queen Victoria 's reign .
2	Well , of course Gordon has the sort of Liverpool record which one has to respect and he is certainly not the man to argue with .
3	But it is not the whole story ; and it is certainly not the correct starting-point .
4	There are many reasons why we eat — and it is certainly not simply to satisfy the pangs of hunger .
5	At this stage , as Kristeva implies , an interest in , even a fascination with sex difference is very much a fact of our lives ; and it is certainly not a neutral fact .
6	While the idea of cannibalism may seem repugnant to us , it clearly has its advantages , and it is certainly not unique to spadefoot toads .
7	Structural reform by itself , however , is unlikely to deliver the required change of direction and it is certainly not a substitute for the commitment of inside reformers to shape policy and practice .
8	The stock psychoanalytic approach assumes a universal connection between hair and sexual virility , and it is certainly not difficult to find examples which fit this interpretation .
9	Now , ‘ hot ’ is merely a possible trait of butter in , for instance , Arthur put the butter into a dish ; and it is certainly not the case that any lexical unit functioning as the direct object of pour has ‘ hot ’ as a canonical trait — in Arthur poured the milk into a dish , for instance , ‘ hot ’ is , again , merely possible .
10	This is not a diet to do in a hurry and it is certainly not a crash diet .
11	However , legal advice is not provided solely by lawyers and it is certainly not restricted to those operating within the professional structure described in Chapter 3 .

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