Example sentences of "[is] that [pers pn] [verb] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | Mostly it 's that they do n't travel well , whatever flightcases you use . |
2 | It 's that I do n't want it . |
3 | Thus we have Macdonald reporting on the " almost unanimous chorus of opinion that women 's work as compositors is so inferior to men 's that it does not pay in the long run " ( the chorus in question being from employers ) But the testimony of individual employers is far from unanimous or even consistent . |
4 | ‘ It 's that it does n't suit you . |
5 | But the thing was , what I , what I was ge getting to last night , is that we did n't bring the name into it , the surname . |
6 | Do n't let it slip straight away , I mean That was annoying thing is that we did n't deserve to lose three one really , I mean |
7 | ‘ What I regret is that we did n't force the bank into this situation 15 months ago when we first approached it over the demerger . |
8 | The difference is that we did n't know then what we know now , we did n't know what would become of us ’ ; or ‘ We were so young and spilling over with everything inside ’ . |
9 | One thing that went seriously wrong is that we did n't hear more of Neil Kinnock speaking as he did amid the wreckage of his political hopes and personal career . |
10 | But seems to me that 's silly is that we did n't keep with that correspondence a copy of the enquiry form , which , the original is gone to the central record . |
11 | But we did n't have to , what I mean the point is that we did n't have to tell , have to tell them , they already knew . |
12 | The trouble is that we did n't have our leaflets ready because when you d er depend on large firms to help you , you know they 're always just so busy when you need them , so it was dragged out . |
13 | ‘ The only difference between this and other games is that we did n't put goals on the end of the performance . |
14 | The difference is that we do n't recognize and celebrate this story — and the Japanese do . |
15 | Like she says I think the position is exes effectively what we 're trying to reinforce is that we do n't want any heros |
16 | I think the problem 's been is the problem 's been is that we do n't want to let any business go |
17 | The important thing for me to emphasize to you er Trevor is that we do n't make appointments to go and see people to talk about advertising . |
18 | What I would like to try and get personnel 's agreement to , if a if at all possible , is that we do n't do this nonsense of having to close list our staff to jobs that we know we 're gon na put them into . |
19 | ‘ The favour is that we do n't tell the police immediately about the car number plate . |
20 | I mean that that 's another alternative is that we do n't bother with pictures . |
21 | And where defining requirements is difficult what tends to happen is that we do n't bother . |
22 | ‘ What they do n't know is that we do n't look like that either . ’ |
23 | What we are trying to say is that we do n't have to look to our mothers for everything . |
24 | All I 'm saying is that we do n't have to go groping about in corners looking for motive , there 's plenty of it lying about . |
25 | The trouble is that we do n't see . |
26 | The negative aspect of the off season is that we do n't see as much wildlife , like rattlesnakes , scorpions and tarantulas . |
27 | The problem is that we do n't get the following day 's forecast until 4pm and sometimes it has to join the queue for updating . |
28 | ‘ The crux of our argument is that we do n't need to have toxic wastes and the fact that plants like Rechem exist , providing easy options for companies , is acting as a disincentive for companies to clean up . ’ |
29 | The basic idea of The Blind Watchmaker is that we do n't need to postulate a designer in order to understand life , or anything else in the universe . |
30 | One , not to erm , be involved at all , two to be involved , and I s think we should because we get very valuable information and help from them , but my own opinion , and I think I speak for my group , is that we do n't need to worry about having representation on the board , if we go for option two , which I believe represents the best value for money , but it 's up to this Committee to decide , and it 's in your hands . |