Example sentences of "[noun] be [not/n't] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Secretary of State 's proposals are not for the sake of better industrial relations but , for the sake of the worst prejudices of the Tory party . |
| 2 | Now you also have to realize that the foreigners are n't like the ones you 've heard about either . |
| 3 | It is important to note that the contradictions are not in the appearance of material relations but in their concrete essence . |
| 4 | And like many records of war , images of the anger , humiliation , privilege and resistance experienced by the fighters are not in the picture . |
| 5 | Only the Russian brown bear and the American black bear are not on the list . |
| 6 | To sum this up , the ‘ rules ’ of talk are not like the rules for solving equations or constructing syllogisms . |
| 7 | By contrast , if the forged words were not in the documents , he could with pardonable exaggeration use the words ultimum quasi robur . |
| 8 | Second best were the grammar schools , deemed to be a kind of honorary public schools ; secondary modern schools were not in the running . |
| 9 | The new men of the Kremlin were not above the simplicity of taking a former idea and adapting it to their needs . |
| 10 | And strangely enough , the branch , the branches were not in the machinery of negotiations . |
| 11 | But all to no avail , the manufacturers were not among the sponsors . |
| 12 | From school I knew this parable by heart , and I think the reader must have known it too , because as he reached the concluding sentences , his frail hands were already feeling for the embroidered marker and preparing to close the great heavy book , so that his eyes were not on the page but were gazing unseeing into mine as he spoke the final well-worn words , ‘ Then said Jesus unto him , ‘ Go , and do thou likewise . ’ ’ |
| 13 | But this time , the voices were not in the distress of agony that had been heard in the reception area . |
| 14 | At least one senior member , who for a time was delegated the task of convening its meetings , considered the panel to have been of little relevance in the first year or so : because the books were not on the shelves , so there was n't a great need for finding ways of stimulating the use of this material . |
| 15 | Reflective thinking is not beyond the capacity of any but the most severely mentally retarded . |
| 16 | The deal is not in the bag until the ink is on the purchase and sale agreement so always keep looking for the opportunity to close the door and complete the deal . |
| 17 | In both cases it can be argued that the succession is not to the treaty , but to the territory as defined . |
| 18 | On the other hand , a commercial transaction devoid of any element of bounty is not within the definition . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | But for ministers , shadow ministers and most MPs on both sides of the House , the division that comes to mind is not between the executive and the House but between the government and the Opposition . |
| 21 | She said : ‘ Tonight 's vote is not about the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 22 | CLIFF Brunt is not against the principle of testing , he insists . |
| 23 | Mozambique 's on the coast 's not on the coast . |
| 24 | ‘ My own car is not in the city just now , an inconvenience for which I offer my regrets . |
| 25 | A ride on the Big Dipper is not on the prize list , just the chance to be part of the TSB English Schools Athletics Championships , one of the biggest events of its kind in the world . |
| 26 | We are to understand that their relationship is cuddly , and that TI is n't in the Sparc business for the short term . |
| 27 | Yeah , but that light 's not for the light . |
| 28 | If the key is not on the hook then the guest is in . |
| 29 | but Caroline 's half term is not until the week after next |
| 30 | At Dunyveg there is a castle built on a rock almost surrounded by the sea and possibly on the site of a much older dun , but this important Macdonald stronghold is not of the period we are considering . |