Example sentences of "[be] [not/n't] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not Lord Longford in drag . |
| 2 | Those of you who know me well may be surprised to learn that I am not anti-referees . |
| 3 | I am not expert enough to say which of the banding systems best fits the bill . |
| 4 | Some , at least , of this confusion and inconsistency arise out of misunderstanding as to what is meant by Wages for Housework , so before proceeding any further I propose to change the term in order to indicate ( a ) that I am not spokeswoman for , nor even in complete agreement with , the campaign of that name ; ( b ) that I do not propose to be sidetracked into an interesting discussion of the precise scientific definition of ‘ wage ’ ; what I am talking about is cash , money , pound notes , that to which a housewife is not entitled , that to which she should be ; and ( c ) that there is housework and housework . |
| 5 | So many patients have fled from me this morning because I am not Doctor Rice . |
| 6 | ‘ No , I am not Lady Merchiston . |
| 7 | ‘ I am not policeman , ’ he said . |
| 8 | And when Jesus appears to a young man , ‘ … he saw the Lord Jesus in the likeness of the Apostle Judas Thomas … the Lord said to him : ‘ I am not Judas who is also Thomas , I am his brother . ’ ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 'd like to point out that I am not Dana and I am with you , not Garry , ’ she said , flicking her tongue across dry lips . |
| 10 | ‘ I am not Pike . |
| 11 | ‘ I am not cross . |
| 12 | ‘ I am not family ! ’ |
| 13 | I am not flavour of the week in some quarters as you may well imagine . |
| 14 | As I take a step forward I say not to worry , I am not police . |
| 15 | But remember I am not Andy . |
| 16 | ‘ I am not Leonard , ’ said a sneering , robotic voice . |
| 17 | Further , can we expect states to agree to accept such a system , particularly with compulsory reference to international courts and mandatory application of their decisions , even if there are not sanctions attached to non-adherence ? |
| 18 | It seems that they are not gods exactly , but made of the same stuff as gods . |
| 19 | These are not insights unique to market theory . |
| 20 | Gymnemins from Gymnema sylvestre ( Asclepiadaceae ) remove the sense of sweetness in some mammalian tongues , but are not deterrent to caterpillars and have less effect on dogs or rabbits than they do on apes . |
| 21 | We are not Americans , even though I do hate the way we sometimes run around them like the little brother . |
| 22 | As most bilingual students studying subjects are not beginners in English this experience more truly reflects their situation than does a lesson in a totally new language . |
| 23 | The diff lock may affect the warranty on a new vehicle as at the moment they are not Land Rover approved fitments . |
| 24 | McCartney and Harrison claim that the quality of the recording is so poor they can not even decipher their own parts , and allege two tracks are not Beatles recordings . |
| 25 | They are not brethren , they are not underlings ; they are other nations , caught with ourselves in the net of life and time , fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth . |
| 26 | Say aloud at normal speed : ‘ Me th ylated sp ri ts are not o ft en e ff erve sc ent , are th ey ? ’ |
| 27 | I think they would have made excellent doctors , now they are not doctors . |
| 28 | There are certain other contracts which are not contracts of sale of goods but which are analogous contracts because the ownership of goods passes under them , e.g. contracts of exchange and barter and contracts for labour and materials supplied ( see Chapter 8 above ) . |
| 29 | We are not horses . ’ |
| 30 | Now the problem is this , human beings are not horses . |