Example sentences of "they [be] not [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm in London I 'm in the nick I 'm in fucking Paddington Green for Christ 's sake , the high-security station they use for the Provos and they think I 'm so dangerous so much a security risk they 've got me here and even holding me under the Prevention of Terrorism Act Jesus God because some of them still are n't convinced they are n't dealing with some unholy alliance of the IRA , Welsh Nationalists and uppity jocks . |
| 2 | Now , it 's the pay formula er that is that is the problem in your mind , er have you got any suggestion that they are n't talking about that ? |
| 3 | ‘ This is just another demonstration that they are n't fighting for any cause . |
| 4 | However , it is encouraging they are n't rushing into expanded budgets , ’ says a spokeswoman . |
| 5 | The streets are n't cleaned often enough or they are n't cleaned at all . |
| 6 | They are not caused by individual neurosis , but it is being asserted that religion is best understood as if it were a symptom of a neurosis of humanity as a whole . |
| 7 | While depression , incontinence , dementia , general aches and pains , and particular illnesses are more likely to develop they are not caused by old age itself . |
| 8 | Autocar & Motor is unobtainable at 99 per cent of newsagents ; they wo n't sell it because they are not reimbursed for unsold copies . |
| 9 | Namibia 's media institutions can not play an effective role in the process of nation-building and development if they are not staffed with knowledgeable and skilled personnel , nor can they hope to be successful in their general functions to inform and enlighten the Namibian public without adequate professional training and research . |
| 10 | Namibia 's media institutions can not play an effective role in the process of nation-building and development if they are not staffed with knowledgeable and skilled personnel , nor can they hope to be successful in their general functions to inform and enlighten the Namibian public without adequate professional training and research . |
| 11 | It argues that protection for the birds is unnecessary as they are not threatened by current control practices . |
| 12 | Secondly , you will best get there by squeezing all you can out of every position you hold and out of the experience of every man you serve or meet : pick their brains , study their successes and their failures ; never be afraid to ask questions or put new ideas , but do not get upset or angry if they are not accepted at first , and do not assume that the other man 's judgment is wrong . |
| 13 | They are not speaking to each other , following a disagreement on the eighth night over whether or not Chris was going to have a third bottle of wine with dinner . |
| 14 | Stretchy long tube skirts are an alternative , but they too are impractical : if you sit for most of the day you will undoubtedly get knee-bagging , and they are not flattering to most posteriors . |
| 15 | Stretchy long tube skirts are an alternative , but they too are impractical : if you sit for most of the day you will undoubtedly get knee-bagging , and they are not flattering to most posteriors . |
| 16 | They are not binding as authoritative directives , though the circumstances of the case may require giving them some weight if , for example , others innocently have relied on them . |
| 17 | There may be a limited exemption for non-profit-making bodies and foundations , provided that the data is used only ‘ as part of their legitimate aims ’ and ‘ on condition that they relate only those members and corresponding members who have consented to being included therein and that they are not communicated to third parties ’ . |
| 18 | The majority of the people from the Caribbean , and to a lesser extent from Africa , are of ‘ mixed race ’ although they are not regarded as such by professionals and transracial adopters . |
| 19 | The key point about all the objects collected is that their provenance is known ; they are not collected for aesthetic merit alone . |
| 20 | The commands and statements are listed alphabetically for ease of reference , they are not separated into 2 sections . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | ‘ Old people commonly are despised , ’ observed Richard Steele , ‘ especially when they are not supported with good estates ; ’ while another commented in 1621 how , in contrast to the common ‘ pleasure in infants ’ shown by women , ‘ old people are burdensome to all ; neither their talk nor their company is acceptable . ’ |
| 23 | The psychologist and the healer must be under rigorous discipline if they are not to fall into this trap . |
| 24 | And I know that they are not prefaced by one two three or any other form of indication , which would er suggest that they are in any order . |
| 25 | The reports studied in this chapter are " technical " ; that is , they are not written in general terms but refer to a specific problem within a specific set of conditions . |
| 26 | They may take themselves rather too seriously and are full of ‘ in ’ jokes and references , but then they are not intended for general consumption . |
| 27 | Erm , it 's clearly states that a new settlement should be only contemplated where , and it 's my opinion , that all those factors need to be met and they are not weighted within that er paragraph . |
| 28 | However , although epileptiform tracings can support a diagnosis , they are not detected in all epileptic patients . |
| 29 | They are not composed of real people . |
| 30 | They are , therefore , formulaic in character and although they may call for some adaptation for contextual fit they are not composed on each occasion from constituent parts . |