Example sentences of "not [adj] [verb] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One was not sorry to bid farewell to Portugal and its rhythm of misery and fiesta , the docks , the Agent 's clueless stare . |
| 2 | But in many real-life situations it is not possible to collect information about every case — or the whole ‘ population ’ , as we call it . |
| 3 | It is not possible to control cost in isolation because of the interdependence of quality , cost and time . |
| 4 | In extreme circumstances if it is not possible to take leave before leaving due to work demands then it may be possible for the employee to be paid . |
| 5 | It will be argued that basically these sentences are semantically deviant ; however , it must also be recognised that it is not possible to disentangle semantics from grammar completely . |
| 6 | Recent work has confined that it is not possible to measure intensity of subjective sensation in a way that is distinct from and independent of measurement of the physical stimulus from which it is derived ; that Fechner 's logarithmic transform exists only as a mathematical construction to link reports of sensations with measurements of stimuli ; and an experimental subject 's conformity to Stevens ' power law depends on his getting the experiment ‘ right ’ . |
| 7 | The tin-dipped stamped iron coffin furniture had one drawback : it was not possible to cut lettering into the depositum plates . |
| 8 | One of the most common practical problems at the time of someone 's death is that there are lots of extra expenses involved and yet it is not possible to get hold of cash or obtain access to funds because financial accounts have to be reorganized following the death of the person concerned . |
| 9 | Due to sudden and unexpected problems the last Q.T. day had to have a shortened and condensed programme and it was not possible to provide tea at the end of the day . |
| 10 | It is not possible to achieve equality of knowledge and learning with different curriculum materials and different aims and objectives for curriculum planning . |
| 11 | If the agreement is subject to the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 , then it is important that it does not contravene its provisions : e.g. in certain circumstances it is not possible to exclude liability for death or personal injuries at all . |
| 12 | If you are absent without prior approval we will consider you to be taking unauthorised absence unless you provide a satisfactory explanation of why it was not possible to obtain approval in advance . |
| 13 | SSAP9 states that it is frequently not practicable to relate expenditure to specific units of stocks . |
| 14 | Prior to the elections only Colorado had approved term limits ( not due to take effect until 2002 ) , although California and Oklahoma had imposed term limits on state officials in 1990 . |
| 15 | Durenberger , who was not due to face re-election until 1994 , acknowledged that he had made " serious mistakes " and characterized the verdict against him as a " fair conclusion " . |
| 16 | Gary Parkinson is not due to resume training until tomorrow , so there is no chance of him lining up with Curtis Fleming at full back . |
| 17 | The long range weapon is not due to enter service until the late 1990s and may be delayed while scientists attempt to modify the warhead to defeat the multi-layered Soviet armour . |
| 18 | Specification T11/49 had been issued for a dual control trainer but this was not due to enter service until mid-1953 . |
| 19 | We , as a Council , are not willing to take part in this shoddy scheme but we 'll we will continue to work to provide high q quality real training to the people of the district and to work with business and industry to develop real jobs . |
| 20 | As regards television , it was noted that the broadcasting authorities were not willing to make newsfilm of the incidents outside the Grunwick factory available for party use . |
| 21 | For example , the purchaser may consider that certain supplier contracts are essential to the business but at the same time is not willing to accept responsibility for the vendor 's debts to the supplier . |
| 22 | Although the Macmillan cabinet pressed management to delay a settlement , ministers were not prepared to take responsibility for a breakdown in negotiations ; when the industry settled , the Prime Minister publicly rebuked management for capitulating to the unions and breaching the pay pause ( 1982 : 225–6 ) . |
| 23 | And Ralph Hawkes , who was a splendid person and a very good friend , was not prepared to extend friendship to this degree and allow the piece to be done in Sadler 's Wells , and he took a lot of persuading . |
| 24 | Does not the Secretary of State understand that it is precisely because the TGWU is so committed to effective training and the future expansion of British industry that it is not prepared to give credence to the Government 's sham arrangements ? |
| 25 | Mr Radoman Bozovic , Prime Minister , said : ‘ We are not prepared to give way to pressures contrary to Serbian dignity and to our economic sovereignty . ’ |
| 26 | But shortly afterwards , er , I was in confrontation with the chairman the basis of my contract with was such that it was not to his liking and I was not prepared to give way in the matter and was dismissed within six months of the acquisition of by . |
| 27 | While she may have been forced to permit some seepage of sovereignty to imperial institutions on some issues , she was never prepared to give ground on things that really mattered as , in the same way , Germany is not prepared to give ground on monetary union . |
| 28 | Huy did not say that he was not prepared to exchange trust for trust with Ipuky . |
| 29 | That they were not prepared to countenance Maxse at his most radical confirms that those ends were indeed Conservative . |
| 30 | Not all writers , however , thought in national terms ; the distinguished canon lawyer William Lyndwood was not prepared to identify patria with regnum , and instead thought of it as equivalent to regio , which for him meant the province of Canterbury ( 27 , p.172a ) . |