Example sentences of "[adj] is [adv] [art] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | there is no doubt that this is not a publication to be left around the bedroom floor gathering foot prints and Coca-Cola stains , but then similar neither is it to lie moribund on the coffee table or in the display cabinet . |
| 2 | This is not a reference to problems such as the environment , about which there is a consensus . |
| 3 | As with males , this is not a reference to the side-effects of hot-blooded Latin lovers , but means any object that is found in the body but is not of the body . |
| 4 | This is not a reference to any pet the Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger may have had but rather to a ‘ thought experiment ’ he proposed ( a thought experiment is one that can not actually be performed , but the examination of which can reveal scientific truths — or , at least , plausibilities ) . |
| 5 | This is not a decision to be entered into lightly . |
| 6 | This is not a step to be undertaken lightly for it can have serious implications , even if the test result is negative . |
| 7 | But this is not a fact to be taken for granted . |
| 8 | ‘ You may care to consider whether this is not a practice to be followed in the case of Ferranti . ’ |
| 9 | This is not the way to the ladies room in the Kingshouse Hotel . |
| 10 | This is not the way to the ladies room in the Kingshouse Hotel either . |
| 11 | ‘ This is not the way to the Mercury Garden , ’ it announced . |
| 12 | ‘ This is not the way to Sleep of the Just , ’ it said . |
| 13 | But this is not the concourse to the train platforms . |
| 14 | This is not the moment to . |
| 15 | This is not the answer to which the study of the New Testament leads . |
| 16 | This is not the path to Ben Nevis . ’ |
| 17 | This is not the time to be thinking about what the chief instructor is going to think or say . |
| 18 | This is not the time to subject me to some kind of general knowledge quiz … or to make love to me , although heaven knows I 'd like you to . |
| 19 | But this is not an attempt to be controversial for the sake of it . |
| 20 | The profits contribution from the Famous Grouse brand held steady , but sales of new and mature whisky to other distillers for blending purposes fell , as the industry reduced supply in line with the fall in demand , and this is where the damage to profits took place . |
| 21 | Over and above that , obviously this is where the advantage to the policy holder comes in because obviously if they get a gearbox problem that 's going to cost , say , a hundred and eighty pounds in six months time , they 're not going to be able to go back to the dealer and say look I want you to put this right for me , because obviously it is outside the statutory guarantee . |
| 22 | But you know the rest — this is just a tribute to three lovely unselfish children , and it may bring back some lovely memories , as it does to Pop and myself . |
| 23 | In context this is just a reply to Pippin 's remark that the song ‘ does not sound altogether encouraging ’ . |
| 24 | This is n't a ploy to be recommended . |
| 25 | A scheme to slow down traffic in the area has already been agreed by the County Council , but Chairman of the District Council , Ken Hall , says ‘ this is n't the end to all the problems ’ . |
| 26 | But with United still bottom of the Second Division and staring relegation in the face , the editor of the club 's fanzine says this is n't the time to be selling star players . |
| 27 | Certainly there has been a rapid increase in the number of consultancies offering such services , but this is simply a response to the demand created by the draft EC legislation on environmental audits and the draft British Standard on Environmental Management Systems . |
| 28 | To replace them , for example , would cost something over a million pounds , but this is actually a repair to those er culverts the . |
| 29 | This is actually the sequel to Flight of the Old Dog in which the hero Luger is resurrected . |
| 30 | It is , therefore , possible by sheer verbosity to defeat the operation of the rule ; but this is hardly a method to be recommended . |