Example sentences of "[is] [not/n't] [prep] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 But on the basis of evidence available now , it seems reasonable to conclude that class is not of the first importance in structuring our experiences of family life .
2 Er , at the time , we had no response when this was announced by Jim erm , it does in fact clash with our council meeting but in view of the fact that erm our business meeting Se , in December is not until the second Monday , I would be happy to put the erm council meeting back to the following Monday if there was sufficient interest from the members .
3 In the Tchaikovsky , the second phrase is not unlike the first .
4 Britain is not in the first rank of energy-efficient nations , but , taking 1975 as 100 , the energy requirements backing each unit of GDP fell from 115 in 1970 to 81 in 1987 .
5 " I was followed today — and it 's not for the first time , either . "
6 I felt an incredible sense of relief and achievement , but as Richard quickly reminded me it 's not during the first free flights that a bird takes the opportunity to fly off , because it does n't fully realise what it means to be free .
7 She 's not worth a second thought .
8 I said even it 's not till the last .
9 We went in and we paid seven pounds for me and my mum to get in , we did n't pay for the kids cos if they know they 're gon na sit on your lap , they get in there for nothing , but once we get in there we give them their own chair anyway , providing you go in like it 's not in the first week , the following week when the show is quieter and not so many people going
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