Example sentences of "[adv] [is] not [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the case of the police car , my belief fails to track the truth in both ways , and so is not knowledge . |
| 2 | Oxford away is not mission impossible ! |
| 3 | I wo n't bore you all with the technical details ; suffice it to say that the alloy truss rod previously fitted to Warwick basses just is n't man enough for the job — a classic case of a nice design let down by choice of materials . |
| 4 | IT SCORES , BUT IT JUST IS N'T CRICKET |
| 5 | IT SCORES , BUT IT JUST IS N'T CRICKET |
| 6 | For one thing there just is n't time . |
| 7 | We 've less than two weeks to do all the beams — there just is n't time to chop and change now ! ’ |
| 8 | THE FERGIE expected to swell the gate at Old Trafford tonight is not Manchester United 's wallet waver , nor even the creator of Budgie the Helicopter . |
| 9 | You do n't really need to , but it 's , there usually is n't time to cover it , cos you 've got other things , but it gives you a much better feel for it if you , if you see the other side of the picture all the time . |
| 10 | Yet it still is not death — |
| 11 | ‘ Normative value added ’ , whilst preferable to quantitative value , still is not market value : salaries continue to reflect the ( it is to be hoped better informed ) judgement of planners , not real needs and opportunities . |
| 12 | What I am saying here now is not hearsay , this is what David telled us in his Bible meetings . |
| 13 | But Drysdale 's claim to fame now is not freckles , specs and white chocolate but arguably the sweetest left foot in the First Division . |
| 14 | ( b ) United Kingdom delegated legislation In terms of quantity , the most prolific source of legislation in the United Kingdom today is not enactment by Parliament . |
| 15 | ‘ A stop has to be put to it , once and for all : To crown everything , not only were we already packing up when he arrived but today 's not men , it 's women . |
| 16 | Boycott simply is n't England material , old man . ’ |
| 17 | It 's the same with men as well is n't it. ? |
| 18 | The real issue here is not size per se but the degree of monopoly power and possible operating inefficiency which accompanies size . |
| 19 | What is at stake here is not innocence of a crime , but your reputation , and by a medical , not a legal tribunal . ’ |
| 20 | But then is n't TV the natural graveyard of politicians , as discovered by Brian Walden , Matthew Parris and Robert Kilroy-Silk ? |
| 21 | The scratching/tearing/chewing of furniture etc. by a cat , dog , etc. is not impact damage . |
| 22 | So the human being seeks variations within a theme of symmetry : a sensitive balance of dissimilar forces … we seek an equilibrium , an order , that permits variety yet is not chaos . |
| 23 | Yet is not David Lynch pushing back boundaries and underlining the instability of subjectivity when he shows , not just the villain played by Dennis Hopper , but the hero , engaging in sadistic behaviour ? |
| 24 | The Institute publishes economic forecasts for both the UK and the world four times a year in our ‘ Economic Review ’ , the production and dissemination of these forecasts however is not part of the performance financed by the ESRC Consortium ) . |
| 25 | This however is not oak it 's sit on it somebody . |
| 26 | The car most definitely is n't king on race day . |
| 27 | That 's not my strong suit , and it certainly is n't Mrs Foster 's . |
| 28 | Now it 's not John Major and it 's not Martin Brandon Bravo and it 's not the Sheriff although we 're thinking on the right lines there , and it 's not Kenneth Clarke or Brian Clough and it certainly is n't Dennis McCarthy and it 's not D H Lawrence either . |
| 29 | Labour candidate Alan Milburn said : ‘ I do n't know which constituency Mr Fallon has been canvassing but it certainly is n't Darlington . |