Example sentences of "[pron] [am/are] [not/n't] [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir Marcus Fox , chairman of the influential Tory backbench 1922 Committee , said last night : ‘ I am not opposed to the Queen paying tax . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Another said he believed that the gases should always be mixed , adding superfluously ‘ I am not familiar with the management of experimental gases ’ . |
| 4 | A. I am not familiar with the Blue Chinese Carp as it is not a listed fish . |
| 5 | I am not certain of the date when the Navy finally abandoned the general use of hammocks , but to my mind it must have been as retrogressive a decision as that taken when abandoning the tot of ‘ Nelson 's blood ’ at 12 noon every day ! |
| 6 | This will be difficult to arrange and will certainly not be efficient , but personally I am not sorry at the turn events have taken . |
| 7 | You may be sure that I have now placed a regular order with CRA St Albans , my local stockist , so that I am not disappointed in the future . |
| 8 | I am not sure about the precise details , but I do believe than when Great-Grandfather Tallentire became old and decided to retire he refused to allow his sons to carry on the licence . |
| 9 | I am not sure about the rest . |
| 10 | I am aware that canteen services at 15p a day and luncheon vouchers would not attract income tax , but I am not sure about the £2 . |
| 11 | I am not sure about the question of persons suffering from mental disorder . |
| 12 | I am not sure at the moment if the labour are sure if they would work under the Labour government . |
| 13 | ‘ But taking an international overview , I am not over-critical of the UK . |
| 14 | I shall be staggered if I am not involved with the club at the end of this month . |
| 15 | I am not aware of the details but the compulsory incident reporting system was found to be wanting and so was changed to a voluntary one . |
| 16 | He will appreciate that I am not aware of the details of the case . |
| 17 | I am not aware of the circumstances of the particular case to which the hon. Gentleman refers . |
| 18 | I am not aware of the particular cases to which my hon. Friend draws attention . |
| 19 | I am not aware of the point that the hon. Gentleman raises but , as he knows , a tremendous amount of support has been made available through the Home Office and other sources to assist members of the ethnic minorities in this country . |
| 20 | I AM not worried by the tactics of the Tory Whips during the Maastricht debate because any government has the right to expect members elected on its manifesto to push its business through the House . |
| 21 | Sir Rhodes said : ‘ I am not enthusiastic about the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 22 | I look to the right hon. Member for Sparkbrook when I say that I am not clear about the precise intention that lies behind the phrase in new clause 2 , which refers to ’ satisfactory access to advice and representation ’ — this is for applicants — ’ from advisers and representatives of their choice ’ . |
| 23 | . The damage done to industry by any of these three methods would probably be more than the good done to it by the direct help and , anyway I am not clear on the sort of direct help that might be intended . ’ |
| 24 | I am not interested in the way my sister spends her afternoons . |
| 25 | Another one has taken a quick look and walked away : Motorola Inc chairman George Fisher said the chief executive position at IBM Corp did not interest him : he wrote to employees saying that speculation about the post had been building in the news media and that his name had been mentioned — ‘ though IBM is a fine company , I am not interested in the position ; I plan to stay at Motorola where my work is challenging , exciting and rewarding . ’ |
| 26 | All down to Joyce and her motto : ‘ I am not interested in the pursuit of happiness , but only in the discovery of joy ’ . |
| 27 | ’ I am not ashamed of the Gospel , because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes … ’ |
| 28 | and it will not in that sense make any difference to God love , make a lot of difference to you and to me , but it will not make any difference to God 's love whether we spend our eternity in heaven or in hell , he will not love those in heaven any more than he loves those who are already , who will be punished for ever in hell , because God 's love is eternal , it did n't start at Bethlehem , it did n't start at Calvary and it does n't end when you and I die , as love is eternal , so God has provided salvation for every body and he offers salvation to all who will come to him in repent and and seine fe and except his salvation , you see when the Lord Jesus Christ died upon Calvary 's cross he died to make salvation available for who , for every body , you see he did n't just lay your sins on Jesus , listen to what the old testament profit Isaiah says , there in that tremendous fifty third chapter , and , and in what it 's in verse six , all of us says the profit like sheep have gone astray , each of us has turn to his own way , but the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on him , whether you and I reject Jesus Christ or accept him does not alter the fact that our sin was laid on Jesus the sins are the most awful person you can think of were laid on Jesus Christ , Jesus Christ paid the sins for , for , for , for men like Hitler , he paid theirs , the price for their sins , as much as he paid the price for the sins of somebody like St Francis of Assisi So God is not partial , it 's clear from scripture that all maybe saved , he made salvation available to all in that same book of Isaiah in chapter forty five , verse twenty two , it says look unto me all the ends of the earth are being saved said the Lord , in Romans one sixteen Paul says I am not ashamed of the gospel because it is the power of God onto salvation to all who will believe , and the verse we 've already quoted John three sixty , for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son , that who so ever believe in him should not perish , but have ever lasting life and Paul when writing to Timothy says he gives his own personal testimony he says this is a good and a faithful saying , it 's worthy of every body accepting that God desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth , so it 's quite clear that all maybe saved . |
| 29 | Anyway , I am not happy about the pocket-book business . ’ |
| 30 | Also I am not happy about the state of maintenance on vehicles . |