Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adj] [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.

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1 But he added that it was not normal to find such evidence .
2 Of course it would be absurd to blame contemporary Germans for what the Nazis did ; but , because this judgment lies at the end of a different and independent mode of argument , it is not absurd to suppose that contemporary Germans have special responsibilities because the Nazis were Germans too .
3 It is not possible to describe all these stages fully here but others have done so elsewhere ( Fogarty , 1985 ; Neugarten , 1968 ) .
4 Therefore , it is not possible to use this condition to argue that a future is underpriced , only that it is overpriced .
5 I , I ca n't understand the secretariat allowing this to come out were told by the president that it was not possible to use this money unless it was grant related .
6 As suggested by Szekeres ( 1972 ) , it is therefore possible to use these as coordinates in region IV , although care has to be taken at the boundaries and it is not possible to extend these coordinates into the prior regions II and III .
7 Even with six vehicles it is not possible to visit more than a small percentage of the schools in England , Scotland and Wales .
8 Under this practice it is not possible to draw any meaningful distinction between ‘ formal ’ or ‘ informal ’ service , or between service ‘ accepted voluntarily ’ and ‘ enforced ’ service .
9 At present it is not possible to draw any definite conclusions about the binding mode of CytR .
10 This technique is not always as effective as division , but does achieve a nearly random distribution , and so is useful when it is not possible to exploit any existing order in the key sequence .
11 ‘ If the custodian works alone on the site , sometimes it is not possible to spend much time with a school party — but they are keen to get good support material they can give to teachers .
12 Also worthy of closer inspection is the church at Stanley , its twin towers ornately fashioned in stone although it is not possible to see any detail from the canal .
13 It is not possible to explore any world faith in depth on one period a week .
14 Lagos State , controlled by the Unity party of Nigeria ( UPN ) , now has its own television station on the air , but in early 1981 it was still not possible to watch this new state television service in central Lagos .
15 Unfortunately the practice ratings from Study 1 were not recorded so it is not possible to test this hypothesis .
16 The rates of both fatal and other accidents have fluctuated over the years and it is not possible to reach any conclusions concerning long-term trends in socio-economic differences .
17 Our study was retrospective and because the quality of general practitioners ' records varies and most records are destroyed after a patient dies , it was not possible to include such patients in our study .
18 Although it is not possible to carry all the bargain lines offered by the company , the Trailer will stock many of Uppingham 's repeatable ranges and special yarn requests can be ordered by prior arrangement. , The prices of all items sold in the travelling shop are inclusive of VAT and may vary slightly from the prices charged in the warehouse .
19 It is not possible to hold all this in the mind while actually painting however often you attempt this sort of subject .
20 Only when it was not possible to squeeze another inch from the land do they stop , allowing the coarse heather to take hold on the steep cliffs .
21 So , although it is not possible to state any overall figures , the prevalence of ageing with a disability among minority ethnic communities is also likely to increase significantly over the next decade and beyond .
22 The astrophysics of such events is complicated , so that it is not possible to give more than limits on the parameters of the gravitational radiation to be expected .
23 However , for the reasons stated , it is not possible to give any precise figure .
24 Although it is not possible to give any exact statistics of the physically disabled , it is possible to give some indication of the extent of the problems they face .
25 It is not possible to give any general estimate as we believe they would be immeasurable and would severely damage the viability of the whole book industry .
26 The evidence is so thin that it is really not possible to say more than this .
27 It is not possible to withdraw more than the amount in the account so you avoid any risk of running up an overdraft .
28 It is not possible to answer this question in terms of the technical efficiency of the device ; its inherent qualities , however admirable in principle , were directly affected by economic factors .
29 It was not possible to do that .
30 It 's not possible to do that any more .
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