Example sentences of "not [adj] [verb] that [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given Aitken 's fervent support for the Biafrans , it is not unfair to assume that any suggestion of confidence that was not specifically expressed would have been dampened in his mind , since the publication of the document in his view would lend strong support to critics of the government 's policy . |
| 2 | The plain shimmered below a cloudless sky , and it was not unusual to hear that some contadino ( peasant ) who had been working in the afternoon heat had been taken to the local hospital suffering or even dying from sunstroke . |
| 3 | In cases where there was more than one accused , it was not unusual to discover that some evidence was admissible against one accused only and not the other accused . |
| 4 | Is it not patronizing to assume that ordinary Omanis are not interested in affairs of state and to imply that all the peoples of Arabia prefer strong leaders to participatory democracy ( Country Profile NI 173 ) ? |
| 5 | It is certainly not objectionable to say that personal freedom is sometimes limited : any society based on the rule of law does that . |
| 6 | As shape and energy are interchangeable in biological systems , and as all biological reactions are shape-specific , it is not unreasonable to suggest that shape-specific water polymers are the basis of the activity of homoeopathic potencies . |
| 7 | For isotropic elastic materials it is not difficult to show that internal pressurization allows the determination of the plane strain bulk modulus A torsion test will give a fourth elastic constant , the longitudinal shear modulus . |
| 8 | It was not surprising to find that each part of the organisation had developed its own method of personnel operation and had created personnel systems to support these . |
| 9 | Add to this the development in artificial lighting where the emphasis tends to be on cost saving and it is not surprising to find that this preference has more to do with the building professional 's training than satisfying the needs of the occupants . |
| 10 | It is not realistic to suggest that any meaning is possible . |