Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adj] and [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If our income is not stable and inflation resistant , then budgeting becomes impossible . |
| 2 | As shown above , direct comparison between the different types of investigation used is not possible and ony immunohistochemical techniques provide direct demonstration that the tumour cells do indeed contain xenobiotic metabolising enzymes . |
| 3 | Suddenly what seems to be at stake is not economic and material wellbeing , but the Britishness of being Britain … |
| 4 | I do not make a fuss , I do not rant and splutter . |
| 5 | The point of distinguishing them is to show that ‘ social classes , although objectively determined ( structures ) , are not ontological and nominalist entities , but only exist within and through the class struggle ( practices ) ’ . |
| 6 | It can develop strongly in almost any weather , but contrary to popular and widespread belief and advice , the conditions that most favour and encourage it are not damp and mugginess , but hot dry days interspersed with clear , cold , dew-laden nights . |
| 7 | Rimsky-Korsakov added an orchestral figure representing flames for the immolation of the Old Believers , and brought back the Preobazhensky March ; Shostakovich added to that a reminiscence of the Dawn music opening the opera ; and Stravinsky used the intended tune plus two more , giving the ending a much more positive and balanced view of the Old Believers as not regressive and obscurantist but charged with dignity and Christian endurance . |
| 8 | The effect of these personal remarks spoken in Creole is thus rather like that of the " jocular " refusals ; potentially insulting on the face of it , but in fact treated by all participants as not serious and non-threatening . |
| 9 | Foppington is the King of Fops ; hard and witty , not soft and camp ; relish the tartness of his delivery , his enjoyment of the spoken word . |
| 10 | They claim they are pre-Christian and good , not satanic and evil . |
| 11 | Not crossing out , spelling , getting my homework in on time , asking for help when I 'm not sure and presentation |
| 12 | And then suddenly , not black and gold but gold and silver . |
| 13 | But the end product would be very different — not indecisive and multiple , but single and decisive . |
| 14 | Within a few years of the introduction of the Dip.AD , it became apparent that all was not well and discontent in some of the art colleges culminated in the so-called ‘ revolution ’ of 1968 which centred on the then Hornsey and Guildford Colleges of Art . |
| 15 | Understanding is not present and time is wasted . |
| 16 | in cold countries , markets are not dynamic and investment would be more risky and difficult . |
| 17 | We should satisfy ourselves that any work beyond this was necessary because a restricted repair was not practical and re-roofing in part or in full was the only effective method of repair . |
| 18 | If service is to be effected in another part of the United Kingdom , the Isle of Man , the Channel Islands , the Republic of Ireland , a colony , or an independent Commonwealth country , official assistance is not available and service must be effected by the plaintiff or his agent ; |
| 19 | ‘ If improved funding is not available and efficiency savings are still required , then the only flexibility in the budget is that of reducing police and civilian manpower levels . ’ |
| 20 | The formation of the commercial basis of the kingdoms is not uniform and geography must have played an important part in the speed with which they evolved out of the less commercial exchanges of primitive valuables between earlier corporate descent groups and cohesive political units . |
| 21 | In Germany , where mortgage interest payments are not tax-deductible and mortgage loans can not exceed 60% of the value of a house ( compared with 100% in Britain ) , home prices fell in real terms in the past decade . |
| 22 | But the idea of shared management is not trivial and dissent will therefore either be camouflaged — but still be there — or the party whose views are overridden will feel that it was , after all , only a nominal attempt at agreement and partnership which was intended . |
| 23 | Some other meetings in 1788 in corporate towns extended beyond local officials but were not open and general ; yet other gatherings were restricted to membership of particular denominations . |
| 24 | However , this is not necessary and innocence is not an absolute defence although it may influence the decision or the remedies granted . |
| 25 | In seconds he found himself hovering over a group of them which swayed this way and that beneath him in the dark , not nice and firm like the dead branch set in his cage . |
| 26 | The sand was not golden-brown and sun-kissed . |
| 27 | It is available now but supplies are not huge and priority will be given to prized customers . |
| 28 | Even if access to data is restricted through the use of passwords when calling it up from the computer , it is often felt that data are not secure and confidentiality may be breached . |
| 29 | It bore no relation to the Charter , it was n't irreverent and anti-establishment , the pictures were n't strong enough , it did not have enough on ethnicity or women , it was n't exciting , different , political or inspirational . |
| 30 | So he was young ; but his body was n't smooth and gold , pure hard gold , which is what the woman says about the body that you see in that scene of the film . |