Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adj] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is not that a terrible record on which to fight a general election , in which the Government will be defeated ? |
| 2 | Is not that a disgraceful state of affairs ? |
| 3 | Is not that a tragic waste of a life ? |
| 4 | Is not that an extra tax that the Government have imposed on business ? |
| 5 | Is not that an appalling commentary on the Government 's record of caring for the environment ? |
| 6 | Was not that an important statement for Mr. Bikov to have made to us ? |
| 7 | Is not that the best investment that we can make in the long-term future for that troubled area ? |
| 8 | Was not that the main thrust of his observations ? |
| 9 | Is not that the true measure of the Act and of the Government 's lack of commitment to the environment ? |
| 10 | Is not that the true face of the Labour party — no heart , no brains and a leader who is not only a joke but a jerk ? |
| 11 | Normally the kingship descended from father to son , but if this was not possible a suitable claimant played the role of Horus in the funeral ceremonies . |
| 12 | Mel Thompson ( chapter 9 ) goes some way towards rescuing the term , arguing that whilst the trumpeting of particular forms of entrepreneurial success is dangerous because it can be used to locate the blame for economic distress on the victims of economic disruptions , it is equally worthwhile not disparaging a broad set of practices that qualify under a more conventional definition of this term . |
| 13 | The petitions were for the introduction of French and German as main subjects ; the former was admittedly already in the syllabus , but was taught on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons , not iii the main timetable . |
| 14 | It will probably not be necessary to form an objective statement on all expectations , eg ‘ Opening presents on Christmas morning rather than Christmas eve ’ is not such a critical issue as decision-making or finances . |
| 15 | If this telegraphic style goes beyond our standard expectations , it is certainly not such a radical deviation as the opening " sentence " of Joyce 's Finnegans Wake , which is the completion of its last : riverrun , past Eve and Adam 's , from swerve of shore to bend of bay , brings us by a commodius vicus of recirculation back to Howth Castle and Environs . |
| 16 | Confidentiality is therefore not such a strong theme and the results of nursing audit have always been available to managers . |
| 17 | Being without these tensions , pentatonic tones are therefore more bland , movement between them is free , and there is not such a strong feeling of the need for resolution as in the diatonic system . |
| 18 | We 've gone back and forth a couple of times on pickups and pickup placement — one of the problems with having 24 frets is that the pickup has to be slightly further towards the bridge and it 's not such a warm sound , so there might have to be some compromise there . |
| 19 | It is interesting to note that their evolution was a long and gradual one and not such a revolutionary concept but simply an extension of where we are now i.e. in centesimal potency ( 5th edition ) philosophy . |
| 20 | Although introduced during the World Cup , it was not such a revolutionary advance as had been claimed . |
| 21 | Not such a nice teddy though is it ? |
| 22 | but it 's not such a nice stool as this , it has n't got the knobs on like that . |
| 23 | ‘ Mr Shah , ’ said the engineering master , ‘ is not such a nice man as you think ! ’ |
| 24 | The 1895 workshop of Alfred Morgan , undertaker and funeral furnisher of 2 Craven Buildings , Wych Street , Strand was not such a far cry from the confusion witnessed fifty years earlier by Oliver Twist in Mr Sowerberry 's establishment . |
| 25 | It was not such a good day for Waverley , Edinburgh 's third side in the last eight . |
| 26 | ‘ I had done Moliere 's The Misanthrope with him and The Hypochondriac , which is much more difficult and not such a good play . |
| 27 | ‘ Not such a good customer recently , ’ retorted Nubenehem , letting herself flop back down on her couch . |
| 28 | Choosing a field some distance upwind on the other hand , is not such a good idea . |
| 29 | Ideal in good weather ; not such a good idea when rough . |
| 30 | ‘ Often clients think it 's a good idea to come here but after a few weeks they think it 's not such a good idea . |