Example sentences of "is [not/n't] [noun] [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not Nizan 's allegiance to communism which must be interpreted in the light of his resignation from the party . |
| 2 | This is not Norma 's fault , she 's probably quite a nice dear who never wanted the fame , never wanted a prime minister for a husband , just wanted to get on with the washing up back in Huntingdon . |
| 3 | It is not KPMG 's role to undertake the drafting of legally binding contracts ; all drafting should be carried out or reviewed in detail and approved by the client 's lawyers . |
| 4 | It is not KPMG 's role to undertake the drafting of legally binding contracts ; all drafting should be carried out or reviewed in detail and approved by the client 's lawyers . |
| 5 | It is not KPMG 's role to undertake the drafting of legally binding contracts ; all drafting should be carried out or reviewed in detail and approved by the client 's lawyers . |
| 6 | ‘ Language is not thought 's dress , but its incarnation ’ — implying , surely , that one should not , at a later date , alter the text . |
| 7 | The real bone of contention is not Moses ' marriage , but his position . |
| 8 | This is not women 's business . |
| 9 | In fact , however , this is not Hobbes 's view . |
| 10 | This is not Quine 's conclusion . |
| 11 | ‘ It is not Sidacai 's death I am being asked for , but his life , ’ he said . |
| 12 | Well , this is not Darwin 's theory of course , and today , we know erm , that this is in fact total nonsense . |
| 13 | Amis 's Lucky Jim is not Tolkien 's Frodo . |
| 14 | Recognise that it is not God 's will that Satan strip mission field workers through sickness . |
| 15 | A good reason then for thinking that it is not God 's will that women be ordained is that the church has never done so . |
| 16 | He does not actually forbid remarriage for those whose partner has died , but his view seems to be that this is not God 's purpose for marriage . |
| 17 | … and is not God 's way |
| 18 | The greatest stimulant to ‘ false hopes ’ in the Warsaw Pact countries is not NATO 's hostility , but its existence ; the permanence of Socialism in Eastern Europe may never be assured whilst the pre-eminence of the Soviet Union in all of Europe is in dispute . |
| 19 | ‘ Rock'n'roll ’ , in case you had any doubts , is not Jay 's bag . |
| 20 | Now that has never been denied by the leader of that council , although he keeps on , it is not Thamesdown 's policy . |
| 21 | It is not Theda 's intention . |
| 22 | This is not to say that a management buy-out is not arm 's length in most respects . |
| 23 | It is not Leavis 's goal to produce " national intellectuals " to serve as state missionaries , but rather a free.floating and critical educated class , membership of which is characterized by a particular kind of mental orientation : " It is an intelligence so trained that is best fitted to develop into the central kind of mind , the co-ordinating consciousness , capable of performing the function assigned to the class of the educate . " |
| 24 | ‘ And as a matter of fact , she is n't Harry 's sister . |
| 25 | Marriage is n't child 's play |
| 26 | A quiet life is n't Tony 's style . |
| 27 | Of course , the glass-panelled room is n't Saunderson 's studio — that 's next door . |
| 28 | Now , Jim , that is n't Flint 's ship , is it ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ It is n't baby 's bath time yet , ’ continues Pa , speaking very calmly now , ‘ You do Cymbydoll while Mummy does Cymbeline ; that 's after tea . ’ |