Example sentences of "[is] [not/n't] [adv] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the damage can be repaired or invisibly mended , using perhaps a piece of material from a part of the armchair which is not normally in view , then the cost of repair would be paid , less any policy excess applicable . |
| 2 | Angel herself is not wholly in context , and at times the author 's attention slipped . |
| 3 | Although the caretakers salary is not yet under budget control his purchases of ‘ consumables ’ are . |
| 4 | The big snag for listeners is that the equipment for receiving the surround-sound is not yet on sale . |
| 5 | The first consultative draft and Structure Plan Review is not yet at hand , ie there is no indication of the officials ' initial views as to what scale of additional development should be addressed and what strategies should be adopted to guide location and timing in the period to 2005 . |
| 6 | There is evidence for some geological activity on Venus , and though it is unlikely that Plate Tectonics ever got going this conclusion is not yet beyond doubt . |
| 7 | It is not yet near day ; It was the nightingale , and not the lark , That pierc 'd the fearful hollow of thine ear ; |
| 8 | However an efficient , practical approach to semantics that is able to cover general language is not yet in existence . |
| 9 | The Russian Girl finds him as sarcastic and caustic as ever : the day may come when he suffers fools gladly , but it is not yet in sight . |
| 10 | Given the extreme economic crisis , the end of which is not yet in sight , it is left-wing socialist parties in particular which may become very strong in the future , on condition , of course , that Russia continues to respect democratic freedoms and the rights of the individual . |
| 11 | This relatively weak coalification is obviously due to an early ‘ Pre-Permian updoming ’ of the Westphalian and to a late subsidence in very recent times which caused a very young re-coalification that is not yet in equilibrium with the present depth and temperature . |
| 12 | As mentioned above , at the mouth of the river Ems , coalification obviously is not yet in equilibrium with the present depths and rock temperatures , it is still going on . |
| 13 | Mr Clinton has failed to draw clear lines not just because the world , seen from the Oval Office , is complicated , nor because he is congenitally easy-going ; it is also because the structure for effective leadership is not yet in place . |
| 14 | As yet , most of Part II of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 is not yet in force . |
| 15 | The Act ( much of which is not yet in force ) requires publication of sample results and permits members of the public to bring legal action against a discharger who fails to comply with consent . |
| 16 | The hon. Gentleman suggests that the orders have failed , but the main order , to break the tie , is not yet in effect , so it is premature to say that the proposal has failed to introduce competition . |
| 17 | If a pump is not already in use , clearly an extension cable , with a weatherproof connector , will be required to reach back to the nearest electric point . |
| 18 | Please retry specifying an alternative Part Number which is not already in use . |
| 19 | She is not even at level 1 in maths , and should get some help . |
| 20 | A tie-up with a foreign major is now on the cards — Siemens has long-standing ties with Fujitsu Ltd , and the company said that while it is not presently in co-operation talks with other companies , such a move is likely if industry problems persist . |
| 21 | ‘ I can not find any precise definition of the term , it is not either in law or commerce a strictly technical term , or what is called a term of art . ’ |
| 22 | Pollution , the environment , again that is something which is not just for concern , we know it 's of global concern as well . |
| 23 | This increase is not just for number crunching ; the system has been installed to meet user needs for Personal Productivity [ wordprocessing and spreadsheets ] and Information Access [ library catalogues and databases ] . |
| 24 | It is not just for show . |
| 25 | This is not just of interest to professional politicians or academic specialists ; local government has become front-page news , its leading politicians such as Ken Livingstone , David Blunkett and Derek Hatton have been catapulted to national fame and the local-central government conflict detailed in Chapter 4 has been a major issue in three successive general elections . |
| 26 | Vitally , LMS is not primarily about money . |
| 27 | The notion that Freud has of the sexual instincts is not primarily about reproduction , however , but the generalized capacity of the human organism to find erotic satisfaction from any part of the body being caressed or stimulated , quite apart from the act of reproduction . |
| 28 | This book is not primarily about climatology or science ( although , obviously , both are very much involved ) and it does not attempt detailed scientific explanations of the greenhouse effect and the problems of the ozone layer . |
| 29 | The story is not primarily about salvation , but about severe judgement , and it ends in tragedy , in hopes dashed most cruelly to smithereens . |
| 30 | However , this issue of the way the definition of abuse is operationalized for research is not simply of significance for debates about incidence and prevalence , it also crucially impinges on the characteristics and factors associated with abuse . |