Example sentences of "[adv] [is] not [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old epithet ‘ sea gull ’ just is n't appropriate any more , now that gulls are a familiar sight inland ( without having been driven there by gales ) , and more are around in winter than in summer . |
| 2 | The world outside is not standing still and neither must we . |
| 3 | After seven years she says coping with them STILL is n't getting any easier . |
| 4 | The intention here is not to turn this essay , or indeed the panel to which it contributes , into yet another moaning session about the state of British higher education . |
| 5 | He stresses that ‘ our business here is not to know all things , but those which concern our conduct ’ . |
| 6 | The way by which that end is brought about is not given any value , and yet our actions can be so creative in themselves . |
| 7 | ‘ somebody who 's not complying with consent conditions and yet is not having much effect on the river , it probably means the consent condition is not right to start with . |