Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adj] with [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not unfamiliar with the habits of police forces both in East Africa and West London , she felt it was , on balance , unlikely . |
| 2 | If a text which is palpably linguistic is construed with a linguistic theory as its most immediate context , then the text must , indeed , illustrate the features of the theory of language in question , as long as the surface marks are not inconsistent with the categories of the theory . |
| 3 | Willis had emphasised how his young men had welcomed the opportunity to do factory work like their fathers , yet many of my male and female respondents were not happy with the jobs in which they found themselves — they often resisted by leaving them . |
| 4 | It is not concerned with the merits of the instruments but rather with whether the special attention of the House should be drawn to the legislation in that it : ( a ) imposes a tax or fee on the public or a charge on the public revenue ; ( b ) is made pursuant of an enactment containing specific provisions excluding it from challenge in the courts ; ( c ) purports to have retrospective effect when there is no express authority in the enabling statute ; ( d ) has been unduly delayed in publication or laying before Parliament ; ( e ) has come into operation before being laid before Parliament and there has been unjustifiable delay in informing the Speaker ; ( f ) is of doubtful vires or makes some unusual or unexpected use of the powers conferred by the enabling statute ; ( g ) calls for any special reason of form or content , for elucidation ; ( h ) is defective in its drafting . |
| 5 | In its treatment of matrimonial conveyancing , this book is not concerned with the merits of the spouses ' respective claims nor with the proceedings in connection with those claims . |
| 6 | As Rex ( 1988 , p58 ) has pointed out , the 1977 White Paper ‘ A Policy for the Inner Cities ’ stated that it was not concerned with the problems of Black communities as these were the responsibility of the Home Office and the Commission for Racial Equality . |
| 7 | Save that the court would obviously not countenance terms which are nonsensical , the court is not concerned with the terms on which the parties have agreed . |
| 8 | I only pause to observe at this stage that the decision , although obviously of great importance , was not concerned with the terms upon which interim relief in the form of an interlocutory injunction should be granted . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , behind the constitutional difficulty that its inclusion would have imported , the substantive and quite general point remains : industrial democracy as specified in the terms of reference of the Bullock Committee is not compatible with the rights of ownership . |
| 10 | Overriding all these considerations , however , is her forthright view that these linguistic schemes were ultimately nonsense , for the excellent reason that artificial languages are not compatible with the ways in which man and languages actually operate . |
| 11 | For those not familiar with the effects of earth energy lines , Mr Heye sent further documentation with his letter that listed some of the tell tale signs that may show someone is suffering from bad earth vibes . |
| 12 | The MU is not preoccupied with the problems of yesteryear . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , she is quite young and not conversant with the ways of the world , ’ Forrest explains . |
| 14 | Siemens AG held its annual meeting in Munich yesterday , and according to Reuter said it expects to cut the losses at its computer and semiconductor divisions this year , although it was still not satisfied with the results of the two divisions : chairman Heinrich von Pierer told the meeting that the combined losses of Siemens Nixdorf and the semiconductor division last fiscal was over $625m , casting doubt on whether cost-cutting programmes already announced would suffice ; at Siemens Nixdorf , there is now a stronger focus on products with a bright future and a reduction in the amount of work done in-house . |