Example sentences of "[am/are] [not/n't] [adv] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , I scarcely think so , ’ she said carelessly , ‘ I am not much set on jewellery , you know … ’ |
| 2 | I now know that they are not automatically exempt from prescription charges , and I draw my hon. Friend the Minister 's attention to the recommendation of the Parkinson 's Disease Society of the United Kingdom , which I support , that sufferers should be exempt from prescription charges . |
| 3 | They are not automatically exempt from criticism and occasional ridicule , however . |
| 4 | It is in this context that minorities who may feel that their causes are not adequately represented in Parliament wish to use their freedom of protest to draw attention to their plight . |
| 5 | In making the choice , the selection conference in the case of the Labour Party , and the constituency executive in the case of the Conservative Party , are not easily moved by pressure from outside and even the leaders of the parties have found it hard to get close friends and political associates nominated . |
| 6 | It is important to note that , in any given society , mating patterns are not easily manipulated by policy and edicts , but change in response to education , socio-cultural processes and aspects of development . |
| 7 | For many people , some sexual failure , temporary or otherwise , is made worse by the immense current cultural emphasis on passionate sex being the ‘ be all and end all ’ , with the implication of failure if they are not easily roused to orgasm regardless of what else is going on in their lives . |
| 8 | While it is true that in recent decades it has been made more , rather than less , difficult for elected assemblies to exercise control over public expenditure ( Robinson 1978 ) , it is equally true that political controllers are not completely starved of information about bureaucratic activities . |
| 9 | Second , it may be that earnings are not intrinsically related to capacity , N i , but rather that there is a partially random screening process for a given earnings distribution . |
| 10 | Higher spreads from high-yield bonds have historically overcompensated for the default rate … historical evidence indicates that general economic downturns are not closely correlated with peak high-yield default rates … |
| 11 | Applicants are not normally called for interview , but those given offers for our courses are invited to visit the relevant Department or School . |
| 12 | By section 1(3) , a design shall not be registered if the appearance of the article is not material ; that is , if aesthetic considerations are not normally taken into account to a material extent by persons acquiring or using articles made to the design . |
| 13 | ON SUNDAY November 22 , the Bath Area Group of the Swanage Railway Project chartered a ‘ Brakevan Tour ’ on the Severn Valley Railway for a return journey from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth taking in some loops and sidings that are not normally traversed by passenger trains . |
| 14 | If these matting agents are not thoroughly dispersed before application , then the varnishes or varnish stains will dry to a gloss . |
| 15 | Students are not simply presented with grammar rules — instead grammar is treated as a problem-solving activity . |
| 16 | Wages in Japan are not simply based on age alone . |
| 17 | U2 and close spirits are not simply fighting against lack of rock groups , or regressive traditional rock activity , but against the stiff tradition of Irish showbands , the giddy lack of pop choice or opportunity . |
| 18 | There are many , often very large areas , that are publicly owned and of great value to wildlife but these sites are not primarily managed for wildlife , although this is often an important consideration and some suffer considerable disturbance . |
| 19 | Fire extinguishers for home use are not generally recommended by fire prevention experts , except as a safeguard it you live a long way from your nearest fire station . |
| 20 | Other examples of insurance claims being referred to experts do not appear in the reports and are not generally encountered in practice ; the insurance world has a pronounced preference for arbitration . |
| 21 | Weeping trees are often associated with water , but from the foregoing one can appreciate that they are not generally suited to poolside planting . |
| 22 | ‘ Come now , chéri , my guests will be arriving before long and we are not yet changed for dinner . |
| 23 | In this atmosphere , one would not expect the criticisms and justifications of the monarchy , qua monarchy , to be sharpened into explicitness , for they are not presently needed in debate . |
| 24 | We are not just looking for tax disc dodgers , we are looking for insurance offences , or MOT offences and the condition of vehicles . ’ |
| 25 | He added : ‘ Players are not just training at club sessions , they continue to build up on their own . |
| 26 | We are not just talking about information ; we are talking about the ability to respond to the living language . |
| 27 | The piano works of Igor Stravinsky are not well represented on CD , so the re-issue of Michel Béroff 's recordings is to be welcomed with open arms . |
| 28 | We shall see that employers are key actors within industrial relations and that they possess a considerable margin for defining their own policies which are not wholly determined in response to the actions of unions , or to economic and political pressures . |
| 29 | Although the most commonly used traffic-calming measures , road humps , are governed by statute and are subject to clear regulations , other techniques such as chicanes , road narowing , different road surfaces , shared road surfaces , rumble strips and gateways are not properly covered by legislation . |
| 30 | So far as the tax system is concerned , some groups in society will suffer if tax rates are not fully adjusted for inflation . |