Example sentences of "[subord] i [verb] [pers pn] is not " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indication can be quivertip or butt indicator and generally I wait for the reel to revolve slowly so I know it is not a line bite . |
| 2 | ‘ And these stones — so unexpected in this magnificent country — because I confess it is not for the pleasures of civilisation that I came to this district but for the informing breadth and spectacles of Nature — reminded me of somewhere I knew not where and that was my over-selfish study which all but ended in a brute collision with yourselves ! ’ |
| 3 | I dare to present this point of view because I believe it is not just my little pipe-dream . |
| 4 | I have prefaced this last thought with the word " ideally " since I know it is not something that is at all easy to achieve . |
| 5 | But you will no doubt also understand what I mean when I say it is not at all easy to define just what this quality is . |
| 6 | For I think it is not out of any maiden meekness in you , ’ he said , with a sudden blazing smile that turned the stricture into a compliment . |