Example sentences of "[noun] [is] [not/n't] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 So the capital programme is er , erm , as I said earlier , the capital programme is not within the guidelines set by Policy and Resources Committee .
2 An' 'e 'd say : ‘ Them books is n't for the likes o' you , Jack .
3 R is not beyond the realms of contemplation the Parliament should seek , infused by a reforming zeal , to rationalise the court structure of the United Kingdom , incidentally abolishing the Court of Session .
4 Marriage is n't on the cards . ’
5 Losing your home is not on the cards while you can demonstrate a willingness to repay your debt .
6 The meaning is not in the words it 's in the way you say it is n't it ?
7 Comedy is not about the jokes you tell , not just about how funny you even tell them , but simply about whether you 're funny or not .
8 If Anna 's not with the navvies I 'll try to get some of their men to search between your camp and the new road . ’
9 On low-lying cliffs , provided that such development is not against the wishes of the landowner ; ( bolts are inappropriate on mountain cliffs and sea cliffs where a spirit of adventure should remain ) .
10 The dynamic principle in the construction of the tale is not in the events narrated but in their manner of presentation .
11 She would have had to leave her alone in the house , and Nelson Close is n't in the suburbs , is it ? ’
12 ( The facts that Rousseau never used the phrase ‘ noble savage ’ , and that Hobbes has been widely misinterpreted are irrelevant here , since my concern is not with the conceptions that two seminal thinkers actually articulated , but is rather with the stereotyped dichotomous conceptions of human nature and human society that have come to be associated with their names . )
13 They will conclude , as people on a South London council estate expressed it when they observed the middle-class congregation going into their local church each Sunday , ‘ That church is n't for the likes of us . ’
14 But the book is not for the priests alone .
15 For a refreshing change this book is not about the exploits of the Lancaster , but that unsung stalwart of Bomber Command 's early war years , the Whitley .
16 The roof-rack is n't behind the steps is it ?
17 But the story is not about the animals .
18 An overall Labour majority is not beyond the realms of possibility .
19 As the medieval allegory is not among the categories into which reviewers are accustomed to fitting witty first novels by women , it is not surprising that the multi-level approach should have been attributed to indecisiveness on the part of its author .
20 His giving him possession also of the registration document made no difference since a registration document is not in the eyes of the law a document of title .
21 If I judge that the agreement is not in the interests of this country , it would not be right for me to sign it and I will not sign it .
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