Example sentences of "be [not/n't] in the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am not in the counsels of bishops and archbishops . |
| 2 | Many of the issues that women seek to raise are not in the interests of men . |
| 3 | They were extremely impressed by what he said and were buoyed up by his message that the Government are determined to ensure that the proposals on reform of the common agricultural policy are strongly resisted because they are not in the interests of Scotland 's farmers . |
| 4 | You d the other darts are not in the bits she 's given you ? |
| 5 | But men are not in the hands of blind fate , for karma speaks not only of the actions and thoughts of the past as explaining a man 's present condition or character , but also as creative of the future . |
| 6 | No we 're not in the woods proper here . |
| 7 | He once shocked Bonar Law , who took a rather more respectful view of money matters , by saying that ‘ a man who made a million quick ought to be not in the Lords but in gaol ’ . |
| 8 | By contrast , if the forged words were not in the documents , he could with pardonable exaggeration use the words ultimum quasi robur . |
| 9 | In both cases their parents took decisions for them which , in my view , were not in the boys ' best interests . |
| 10 | When it was announced that the orders were to be considered this week , the instruments were not in the hands of our clerk and our counsel . |
| 11 | But the problems were not in the backs . |
| 12 | FRINGE BENEFITS Colin Ward samples alternatives that were n't in the manifestos |
| 13 | One or two people said that you were n't in the Americans ' league . ‘ |
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| 15 | It should be remembered by the advisers that , following completion , the management and the investors will work together as a team and it is not in the investors ' interests to antagonise or demoralise their management team at the outset . |
| 16 | Your Directors firmly believe that the proposed addition to Article 93 is not in the interests of the general body of shareholders . |
| 17 | Seas are overfished , pastures overgrazed , wild animals hunted to near extinction , or smoke released into the atmosphere , because it is not in the interests of one individual to reduce his consumption if others do not . |
| 18 | If I judge that the agreement is not in the interests of this country , it would not be right for me to sign it and I will not sign it . |
| 19 | That is not in the interests of this country , or of our partners in Europe . |
| 20 | It is not in the interests of the drinks industry to encourage alcohol abuse and no matter how small the percentage of abusers , it will always be too high . |
| 21 | But it is not in the forces involved that I would locate the main divide in Britten 's operas . |
| 22 | I feel that these difficulties have gone on too long for there to be a realistic prospect of change in time for these children and given their improvement whilst in foster care , where they are not brought up in their parents ' conflict , it is not in the children 's interests for them to go and live with the father and that they need to be placed in an environment with permanent substitute parents , who can meet the boys ' physical , emotional , educational and social needs . |
| 23 | He adds that it is not in the traders ' interests for the elephants to die out . |
| 24 | The meaning is not in the words it 's in the way you say it is n't it ? |
| 25 | The dynamic principle in the construction of the tale is not in the events narrated but in their manner of presentation . |
| 26 | His giving him possession also of the registration document made no difference since a registration document is not in the eyes of the law a document of title . |
| 27 | Enraged that he should take it on himself to tell her the state of her own business , and bristling at the manner in which he spoke of her precious son , Esther said sharply , ‘ Whatever is or is not in the coffers is nothing whatsoever to do with you ! |
| 28 | ‘ He 's not in the islands right now . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ It 's not in the interests of my children . |
| 30 | ‘ It 's not in the papers . ’ |