Example sentences of "[adv] [be] not [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is of course no need to be unduly alarmed at these discrepancies ; we should reflect that any normal language presents numerous instances where certain recalcitrant items refuse to fit into a generally acceptable pattern ( e.g. for no very obvious reason the " expected " adverbs difficultly and longly are not accepted in English and have to be replaced by the phrases with difficulty and for a long time . ) |
| 2 | They are not Undead , and so are not kept at bay by a Zone of Sanctuary . |
| 3 | I remember one day we were at the studio doing The Long Duel and we obviously were n't going to work . |
| 4 | Patients with hyperplastic polyps only were not accepted for enrollment . |
| 5 | More fertilizer might mean more grain ( and more carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide to add to the greenhouse effect ) , but there obviously comes a point where more fertilizer does not mean a bigger yield or perhaps is not justified on cost grounds , particularly when grain prices are low , as they were for part of the 1980s . |
| 6 | But to be made to feel as if one 's made of wood by a man who obviously is n't made of wood is too much for any girl 's stomach . |
| 7 | I would try and get people to work as a team together and then when it obviously is n't going to work properly , only then would I make the decision . |
| 8 | However , in the words of the Law Commission it is " difficult and distasteful " and " at least questionable in an age when self-help remedies generally are not regarded with favour " . |
| 9 | Probably because most of us were n't really , well , quite a few of us anyway were n't thinking about sex at that time , so I suppose it was kind of you know , you just started |
| 10 | ‘ Robyn , ’ he murmured roughly , ‘ this just is n't going to work . |
| 11 | There was always the point in the conversation where we knew it just was n't going to work . |
| 12 | ‘ Most networks still are n't constructed in anticipation of people needing or wanting a plug-in connection for a portable at their desk . ’ |
| 13 | Deciduous trees appear less affected than conifers , partly because they offer a smaller area of foliage , and partly because they shed their leaves each autumn and hence are not exposed to air pollution for such a long time as conifers . |
| 14 | Rachel 's Shabby Chic shops look as inviting as a comfortable living room ( except that yours probably is n't covered in price tags ! ) . |
| 15 | They too look good on the shelves , though are not made of wood . |
| 16 | The Croats here are not fighting on behalf of Bosnian independence . |
| 17 | The lion is a symbol of St Mark , but also of the Venetian empire , although whether either of these symbols is relevant here is not known with certainty . |
| 18 | In effect , this was merely an attempt to generalise the agreement reached in Bedfordshire in 1930 , although the criterion adopted then was not based on population size of centres but on local government boundaries , a much more advantageous position for the District , than the 1938 proposal . |
| 19 | Prof Lacey 's main concern , BSE , however is not destroyed by cooking and present lack of knowledge about Creutzfeld-Jakob disease is not reassuring . |
| 20 | I could understand that and was delighted when I saw people realising that we most certainly were not steeped in Factory greyness . ’ |
| 21 | They certainly were n't speaking on behalf of the company and appear to be , frankly , incomprehensible ramblings . |
| 22 | The right hon. Bruce Millan is no longer a Member of this House and therefore is not protected by privilege here . |
| 23 | ‘ This castle certainly is n't lacking in atmosphere , ’ commented Julius . |
| 24 | But the interesting thing is that , although he was certainly done with Christianity , erm and done with doctrinal religion , done with theism , done with all normally erm accepted Christian beliefs , he certainly was n't done with religion itself . |