Example sentences of "[not/n't] [be] [adj] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meadowland should not be too far away , though it need not be adjacent to the settlement . |
| 2 | In extreme cases testicles can pop inside the inguinal canal in the groin and not be palpable in the scrotum at all . |
| 3 | The judge was told it might not be possible for the trial to take place if the officers ' identities were not protected . |
| 4 | You will accept that , in the circumstances , it will not be Possible for the subject to come here . ’ |
| 5 | In this case it will not be possible for the parish or cathedral to pass the resolution referred to above . |
| 6 | ( ii ) It may not be possible for the occupier to exclude liability to a person who enters under a right conferred by law . |
| 7 | As it will not be possible for the group to meet again before October we are going to go ahead and reprint the Infosheets for Field Services/Hospitals , Children and Families , Voluntary Organisations and Mental Health with amendments as an interim measure . |
| 8 | As it will not be possible for the group to meet again before October we are going to go ahead and reprint the Infosheets for Field Services/Hospitals , Children and Families , voluntary Organisations and Mental Health with amendments as an interim measure . |
| 9 | It will not be possible in the space available to detail these changes but I would like to briefly mention some . |
| 10 | However , if the landlord has not elected to waive the exemption from VAT , VAT will not be chargeable on the rent . |
| 11 | At teenage level pupils are developing a sense of their own identity , and it would not be uncommon for the influence of the three main catechising agencies of home , school and parish to begin to weaken . |
| 12 | The way confrontation is handled should not be destructive to the counsellee . |
| 13 | We can not be sanguine about the emergence of nationalism and the fragmentation of Europe . |
| 14 | It would not be consistent with the obligation for a national court to be subject to a precondition such as a requirement that it may not look behind the text of a national implementing measure unless it is first found to be ambiguous . |
| 15 | The hon. Lady did not seem to realise that the diversification policy of those industries can not be cross-financed from the core businesses — I wish that the hon. Lady would listen , because she might learn something and avoid mistakes in future . |
| 16 | We can not be far from the day of the conversation robot that will relieve us of obligation to greet politely the occasional recognisable human that strays across our path . |
| 17 | In detail it is hypothetical , but it certainly can not be far from the truth . |
| 18 | If we conclude that the availability of certain kinds of stone did not seriously affect the execution of a pavement , we will not be far from the truth . |
| 19 | ‘ You might not be far from the truth in that conjecture , ’ he told her mysteriously . |
| 20 | On Tuesday at Christie 's , a one-owner collection includes a neckful of serious diamonds by that ‘ Jeweller to the stars ’ , Harry Winston ( $600/800,000 ) ; while on Wednesday at Sotheby 's , a necklace with 25 huge pearls should not be far from the world record of $1.26 million . |
| 21 | The effect of octreotide on gall bladder motility may not be crucial in the formation of gall stones . |
| 22 | It would not be unreasonable for the Government to start a national debate asking whether freedom of association among groups of employees was any longer relevant . |
| 23 | Yet ambitious and confident consultants , especially those good at business development and successful at winning shootouts , are still able to branch out on their own , and it would not be healthy for the industry if this were otherwise . |
| 24 | Although there was clear authority at that time for the proposition that a man could not be guilty of the rape of a woman who lived with him outside marriage , Hale himself curtailed it by stating that cohabitation was not a defence but merely some evidence of consent . |
| 25 | Of course , if the person making the observation is unaware of the illegitimate status of the person to whom he is addressing his remarks , he would not be guilty of the offence since he would lack mens rea . |
| 26 | Mr. Lester , for the defendants , sought to persuade us that a local authority could not be guilty of the crime of corruption and that the Manchester Corporation case was correctly decided . |
| 27 | CELTIC will tonight visit Dundee against a background of suspicion that all may not be well between the manager , Liam Brady , and elements within the boardroom . |
| 28 | In the rest of the country we can not be sure of the date , although the evidence begins to suggest some time in the late Saxon period , the centuries before the Norman Conquest . |
| 29 | Old Loughtonians , who beat Colchester 6–1 in last year 's final , had most of the possession but could not be sure of the win until ten minutes from time . |
| 30 | Without the original bill we can not be certain of the government 's objectives ; but on balance it seems unlikely that it wished to replace statutory legislation by proclamation . |