Example sentences of "n't [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I now want to talk about two or three of the mechanisms and techniques we hope to be able to use in implementing changes when things are n't necessarily to your liking . |
| 2 | But it was n't down to me . |
| 3 | Deep in my stomach the whirling pits started a few trial revolutions and it was n't down to the meat pie I 'd had . |
| 4 | As for reporting to Daddy , you go right ahead , though you might find that what he has to say is n't much to your liking . ’ |
| 5 | Perhaps directors in particular need to realise how much their vitality means to the continuing performance — that it is n't enough to be left up on a stage merely doing it night after night . |
| 6 | The Cobra on the other hand is almost timeless , not just because of its uncluttered and stunningly beautiful looks , but also because there really is n't enough to date — just minimum trim , two leather-covered bucket seats , soft door pockets and a dashboard full of instruments . |
| 7 | If the poppy ‘ Moira Jane 's Cafe ’ and ‘ Now Is Tomorrow ’ singles were n't enough to ‘ big them up ’ , then why should this be any different ? |
| 8 | You may be worried about other body fluids like spit or piss , but HIV is only ever found in these in very small amounts which are n't enough to be infectious . |
| 9 | have n't just to literally lie back there and the man says what happens , when it happens , and they 're to do as they 're told sort of thing because that obviously develops sexual abuse , women being raped , and attitudes that lead towards these things . |
| 10 | I went mad , he said well accidents happen , I said not with my fucking dad they do n't not to my dad I said I 'll tell you what Mr if I 'd have known then what I know now I would n't even let you operate , I would n't Joy I would have said leave him alone , I wished he 'd have died when the |
| 11 | It was n't your painting , it was n't up to you to decide for me . |
| 12 | The traditional fishmonger was n't up to much either , apparently , selling the same varieties of fish to the same ageing customers . |
| 13 | If your vet is n't up to date with this problem , I suggest you write to Peter Neville , the animal behaviourist who has made a study of pica . |
| 14 | I knew I was n't up to it . |
| 15 | However , this can be a useful built-in safety factor , as it prevents those who are n't up to it from sailing in waves where they will be a danger to themselves and others . |
| 16 | ‘ My Russian is n't up to much . ’ |
| 17 | This led him to accept work in productions that really were n't up to his standard and the increased bookings resulted in a massive turnover of dancers . |
| 18 | What they saw , as one put it , were two people who were n't up to boating in the bath , never mind on the Thames in spate . |
| 19 | Educated at : Harrow ( ideal for the sort of chap who is n't up to Eton ) |
| 20 | In terms of actual technique , perhaps I was n't up to it anyway . |
| 21 | Now a podgy , desperately unfit bar-fly , he simply was n't up to taking on the Man of Action role that he craved . |
| 22 | Only twice has a piece of work been unusable , in which case , he says , ‘ it 's my mistake in choosing an artist who was n't up to the commission , so I pay for it anyway and just do n't use it ’ . |
| 23 | If your brickworking skills are n't up to it , you can also cheat by using brick slips , stuck directly to the plaster with special adhesive . |
| 24 | As it turned out , the studio ‘ was n't up to much any more and half the equipment was broken ’ , but , according to Mondays ' manager Nathan McGough , ‘ a little light went on as soon as I met Chris and Tina , so I phoned them to ask what they thought of the band and what they had planned for the next couple of months ’ . |
| 25 | What if I was n't up to the task ? |
| 26 | Or maybe you did n't work hard enough , or had chosen subjects you really did n't enjoy , or you just were n't up to it . |
| 27 | I was awful , in those days I was into acid green sleeks and I had my hair cut in a triangle When I saw Auntie Muriel I thought , if that 's the way you end up , working on a farm , I 'll stay at home and become an underresourced juvenile But it was n't up to me . |
| 28 | We ate so much of it , it was so marvellous , that we hardly wanted the sausage and the ham , noticed only in passing that the wine was n't up to much , and that the eggs in the omelette which presently appeared were spanking fresh and buttercup yellow — in the French countryside one takes that for granted . |
| 29 | T'owd dear was n't up to doing much better by the chocolates , having problems wi' sugar in her water , so I did well out o' that . |
| 30 | Well , they were n't up to much , I do n't suppose . |