Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] not [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the capital programme is er , erm , as I said earlier , the capital programme is not within the guidelines set by Policy and Resources Committee . |
| 2 | Losing your home is not on the cards while you can demonstrate a willingness to repay your debt . |
| 3 | The meaning is not in the words it 's in the way you say it is n't it ? |
| 4 | Comedy is not about the jokes you tell , not just about how funny you even tell them , but simply about whether you 're funny or not . |
| 5 | On low-lying cliffs , provided that such development is not against the wishes of the landowner ; ( bolts are inappropriate on mountain cliffs and sea cliffs where a spirit of adventure should remain ) . |
| 6 | The dynamic principle in the construction of the tale is not in the events narrated but in their manner of presentation . |
| 7 | ( The facts that Rousseau never used the phrase ‘ noble savage ’ , and that Hobbes has been widely misinterpreted are irrelevant here , since my concern is not with the conceptions that two seminal thinkers actually articulated , but is rather with the stereotyped dichotomous conceptions of human nature and human society that have come to be associated with their names . ) |
| 8 | But the book is not for the priests alone . |
| 9 | For a refreshing change this book is not about the exploits of the Lancaster , but that unsung stalwart of Bomber Command 's early war years , the Whitley . |
| 10 | But the story is not about the animals . |
| 11 | An overall Labour majority is not beyond the realms of possibility . |
| 12 | As the medieval allegory is not among the categories into which reviewers are accustomed to fitting witty first novels by women , it is not surprising that the multi-level approach should have been attributed to indecisiveness on the part of its author . |
| 13 | His giving him possession also of the registration document made no difference since a registration document is not in the eyes of the law a document of title . |
| 14 | If I judge that the agreement is not in the interests of this country , it would not be right for me to sign it and I will not sign it . |