Example sentences of "not [adj] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not possible to deal at length with all of these problems in this single chapter . |
| 2 | It is important to remember that it is often not possible to say with certainty whether a speaker has pronounced a syllabic consonant , a non-syllabic consonant or a non-syllabic consonant plus . |
| 3 | As it is not possible to anticipate in advance all the infinitely variable circumstances which may arise in the future , we feel ourselves , albeit reluctantly , forced to agree to a limited extent with that concession . |
| 4 | As it is not possible to anticipate in advance all the infinitely variable circumstances which may arise in the future , we feel ourselves , albeit reluctantly , forced to agree to a limited extent with that concession . |
| 5 | The result would be a black hole : a region of space-time from which it is not possible to escape to infinity . |
| 6 | Is it not possible to focus on form because you want to make your meaning clear , because you want to be more communicatively effective ? |
| 7 | Without endoscopy , it is not possible to differentiate between remission and mildly active disease ( one to four non-bloody stools/day without accompanying systemic illness ) . |
| 8 | Because the reasons against the acceptance of authority vary it is not possible to discover in advance how strong the reasons for acceptance of the authority need be to be sufficient . |
| 9 | It is not possible to indicate with confidence areas of former woodland , although some of the steep wooded bluffs along the river may have been so used , and there are no upland areas of permanent rough pasture . |
| 10 | Without such controls it is not possible to know with certainty whether any changes observed in the product are the results of incompatibility with , or inadequacy of , the package , or are due to the inherent instability of the product . |
| 11 | This had become operational in 1978 , although full earnings-related pensions were not due to come into effect until 1998 . |
| 12 | Although the opening parade was not due to start until noon , crowds thronged into the grounds o f Eglinton Castle from early morning , everyone hoping for a good place in the arena . |
| 13 | It is an empirical matter to determine whether or not this happens in practice . |
| 14 | Does not this call into question a view of lawyers as controllers of the masses ? |
| 15 | It can also increase your bargaining powers if the other side knows you are not afraid to go to court . |
| 16 | What you were saying about approachability of lecturers , I 'm not afraid to ask for help , but I am reticent to ask for help more than once on the same thing , because I would hate them to think that I had n't been listening first time round or that I was stupid . |
| 17 | Frigido , not afraid to cooperate with Time , exists , more than any other freezer , in the fourth dimension . |
| 18 | And er the subject matter of the , the lecture is ‘ Searching the heart of humanity , to find the common bond ’ , which is of course , it 's , it 's just like my film ‘ Eternity ’ , it 's a huge , you know , it creates a huge expectation , but I 'm not afraid to step in front of people now and , and er you know , present myself and say ‘ well let's ask the big question , let's , let's go for it , so er so it should be quite a lot of fun tomorrow . |
| 19 | Low capitalisation tended to be a factor in stifling competition , as firms were not willing to compete on price terms if they did not have the capital backing . |
| 20 | There may have been some support for him among the cardinals , but they were not prepared to act in concert and several now put themselves forward . |
| 21 | If Marshal Piłsudski and Colonel Beck , the Polish leaders in Warsaw , were upset that France had not given them stronger backing over the Wilia crisis , then they were also relieved to find that Hitler was not prepared to go to war over the city — at least not yet . |
| 22 | This is because when there is an actionable nuisance the law provides a legal remedy by way of injunction or damages and this it is not prepared to do in respect of every odour found to be annoying or objectionable ; neither would it be practicable especially since odours are notoriously subjective in nature affecting some individuals and not others and causing a variety of symptoms . |
| 23 | I have already explained , I think three times , in the hearing of President Delors why this Government are not prepared to put at risk the striking progress that has been made in industrial relations in this country since 1979 . |
| 24 | As in so many other instances , we , at least , are not prepared to rely upon hope . |
| 25 | This way , DEC were able to maintain investment in PDP-11 software by those who were not prepared to upgrade to VAX immediately . |
| 26 | She goes on to accuse him and the others of , as it were , defining themselves into respectability : ‘ They are not prepared to count as concept or understanding anything which does not involve speech . ’ |
| 27 | Presumably , Lloyds Bank , which Midland spurned in favour of Hongkong , is not prepared to buy in case it fails to win the bid : it still holds a stake in Standard Chartered from a similar unsuccessful venture . |
| 28 | Quite apart from the immediate salary , they are not prepared to stay in position once the development tasks have been completed . |
| 29 | Last night , Bashir Maan , chairman of Strathclyde Community Relations Council , said he was not prepared to comment in detail about the controversy until Mr McNeill had his opportunity to put his case . |
| 30 | Diseases which may be transmitted during natural mating are avoided by AI , and it does offer the possibility of being able to get a goat which is not CAE-negative put in kid if this is really necessary . |