Example sentences of "[am/are] [not/n't] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am/am not interested in attending the MOVEMENT ACCOMPANIMENT DAY on 13th May 1989 |
| 2 | A am/am not interested in attending the HEALTH FOR LIFE DAY on 17th June 1989 . |
| 3 | And Onassis said , ‘ I am rich , but I am not rich enough to pay for all this ! ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I can take any debts you might have on to my books and raise the money I need to start the business off , but I must tell you one thing , ’ Emily said , ‘ I am not rich , do n't make that mistake , I need the business to succeed or I 'm finished . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I think I am not long for this place , ’ she muttered quietly . |
| 6 | Two — when the laird complained that Pennant described how rents drained the Highland economies without saying how they should be refurbished , Johnson said , in effect , that Pennant was obliged to report , not to cure ; ‘ If I tell that many of the Highlanders go bare-footed , I am not obliged to tell how they may get shoes . ’ |
| 7 | And his article is about the corollary of discovering that the other begins at home , namely disenchantment : ‘ almost twenty years later I am not convinced that sexual love between men exists in places like Saudi Arabia ’ ( p. 45 ) . |
| 8 | Most are useful and work well but I am not convinced of the value of a pictogram that shows the direction of airflow in the cabin , nor do I wish to have a reprimand from a stern-sounding lady if I do n't close the door properly . |
| 9 | I have followed the fitter directive but I am not convinced it is the best for the vehicle — should n't engine oil be used for engines and gear oil for gearboxes ? |
| 10 | He produced newspaper cuttings proving that BB came to Nefta but I am not convinced that she stayed in the Hotel de la Liberté , whose plumbing leaves everything to be desired . |
| 11 | But I have sometimes thought there might be a problem in the afterlife , if there is such a thing — one hopes but I am not convinced — when one is supposed to be reunited with one 's loved ones . |
| 12 | But I am not convinced that he truly stays this extra five furlongs , and BURGOYNE will stretch his stamina to the limit . |
| 13 | I , personally , am not convinced that the proposals should be adopted , although I appreciate the competitive pressures that have prompted them . |
| 14 | Thus , for example , I am not convinced that Satan is a centre of pure malicious but rational evil . |
| 15 | She said : ‘ If the tape is real — and I am not convinced that it is — it is without doubt damaging to the monarchy . |
| 16 | I am not convinced that overt sexual behaviour is essential for the development of indifference , even though it may help . |
| 17 | I am not convinced , despite contentions by some , that even with increased resourcing this positive provision could be recreated for many children in their home and community settings . |
| 18 | Moderator I am not convinced that in rejecting the legislation that went down under the Barrier Act , presbyteries were merely endorsing the status quo . |
| 19 | I am not convinced that what is going on is a ‘ compensatory ’ secondary circuit of capital parallel to industrial production , but something is happening with residential and retail land development which appears to be separate from industrial production . |
| 20 | I am not convinced that the ‘ conceptual map ’ of our subject has changed a lot in the last decade . |
| 21 | I am not convinced that Émile Chaillot was aware that his drive was ambivalent . |
| 22 | I am not convinced that even in theory this is an accurate reflection of section 2 , for I think it possible that in many cases the investigation will have concluded at an earlier stage . |
| 23 | I am not convinced that special circumstances apply in this case which override the which is advice given very clearly in the P P G Twelve , that , in general , late objections should not be entertained except in most exceptional circumstances . |
| 24 | However , I am not convinced that the most relevant biochemical questions have yet been asked , partly at least because so much attention has been devoted to the intimate synaptic processes involved in the initiation of LTP that surprisingly little has been directed towards what seems to me most interesting about it — the very long-term nature of the phenomenon . |
| 25 | I am not convinced that this find is a weapon ( it is very difficult to make an accurate judgement from the rough sketch ) . |
| 26 | I am not convinced that the new labels of Euro-sceptics and Euro-federalists are much more helpful , for ’ federalism ’ seems to be a misused and contested term . |
| 27 | Decisions will be made in Brussels on social matters whatever happens and I am not convinced that those decisions would be affected by any new form of regional government . |
| 28 | I am not convinced that , even on the projected budget for the mid-1990s , the budgetary emphasis on safety can yet be considered adequate . |
| 29 | I am not convinced that this issue should be on the political agenda at all , not at this time , not at any time , in fact I am pretty convinced that this is a Tory agenda , a media agenda , why they do they not want to talk about crooks and spivs that support them , that donate thousands of pounds into their coffers ? |
| 30 | When I am not convinced that those er the areas outside those boundaries which are in dire need of urban regeneration , could not accommodate a greater proportion over over the planned period . |