Example sentences of "are [not/n't] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 But sadly the works of art are not destined for any gallery … they remain a very private and personal part of Kylie 's life .
2 Overall , fourteen high intensity blockage sites ( mole fraction greater than 0.025 ) were identified in the regions probed from the UV5 and N25 promoters and twelve of these are summarised in Fig. 5 in the form of a bidirectional transcription footprint ( note that sites at 106 and 110 from the UV5 promoter are not represented on this summation since they are outside of the region probed by the N25 promoter ) .
3 Unlike a sport like skiing , the considerable risks are not matched with sufficient exhilaration to kindle my interest , although I would n't say no if a boyfriend were to slip naked into one of those clanking climbing harnesses after a hot bath and a glass of wine .
4 As was pointed out earlier , hearing users of BSL are not progressing to full competence in the language and are very likely to use English syntax for sign-based messages .
5 What is clear , however , is that we are not dealing with lexical ambiguity .
6 It is only after listening again to my tape-recording of our meeting that I hear him eventually say in his educated , upper-class Dublin accent : ‘ Well , over 90 per cent of people who get raped are not injured in that rape . ’
7 Because of this , when Muslim children are not withdrawn from religious education lessons it is usually because the parents are not aware of these lessons .
8 When we speak of ‘ culture ’ we are not thinking about high-brow music , or good table manners .
9 Generally indecent assault and gross indecency cases against males reported in the national press are not characterised by overt violence , but point to the dangers of the persuasive powers of people in positions of trust taking sexual advantage .
10 But yesterday and last night , however they are related , are not related as causal circumstance and effect .
11 Since the ratings for the number of fixed objects in a film are not related to actual recognition sensitivity it seems likely that this information is not assisting subjects in the recognition phase .
12 Supervision is vital in maintaining the highest standards : every Rentokil branch has dedicated supervisors as well as drawing on field biologists and quality assurance inspectors whose salaries are not related to any trading performance incentive .
13 Partnership may turn out to have a relatively long life but are not formed on that expectation .
14 These creatures may be just human beings , or just animals or a mixture of both , but which , in this instance , and ignoring for the purposes of this chapter those deviations which we call perversions , are not affected by any element of sexual attraction .
15 γ Os values are not affected by this change , and the ‘ mantle ’ 187 Os/ 188 Os value adopted here ( 0.12776 ) is consistent with 187 Os/ 186 Os=1.060 at the present day .
16 Historic cost profits shown on page 37 are not affected by this change .
17 Substances whose concentrations are not affected by biological activity you 'll often see described as bio-unlimited compounds so you might come across that in your reading .
18 The key point about all the objects collected is that their provenance is known ; they are not collected for aesthetic merit alone .
19 As we suggested in the introduction , " temporary workers are normally thought of as those who are not engaged on indefinite contract of employment , and the obvious opposite of an indefinite contract of employment is a contract for a fixed period of time .
20 We are not engaged in any sort of crusade .
21 The first problem here is that the brevity of Scaevola 's response ( even by his standards three words is modest ) leaves it unclear whether he means that the debtors are not freed from any liability , or whether it is just that they are not freed from liabilities contracted after the first will was made .
22 The preparations within the programme are easy to apply which helps to ensure that delicate skin tissues are not damaged in any way during application .
23 It is important that professional relationships with other schools are not damaged by aggressive marketing .
24 They may take themselves rather too seriously and are full of ‘ in ’ jokes and references , but then they are not intended for general consumption .
25 The test results for each stove are for guidance only and are not intended for direct comparison .
26 Producer services are tradeable ; unlike many services they are not tied to local population and income levels , and as a consequence they contribute to spatial variations in service employment .
27 Such pupils are likely to flourish in a class where the ambience is not competitive , pupils ' achievements are not ranked against each other , and individual progress and achievement are encouraged in their own right .
28 All of these aspects are interrelated and , as such , are not listed in any order of importance , nor is this list in any way comprehensive .
29 The numbers of mentally handicapped people in the United Kingdom are not recorded on any register .
30 And the same point is put beyond dispute in the careful declaration of purpose in John 's Gospel , expressly written about the evidence of Christ 's signs : ‘ There were indeed many other signs that Jesus performed in the presence of his disciples , which are not recorded in this book .
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