Example sentences of "he be [not/n't] [adj] of the " in BNC.

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1 There is no question about Blunden 's sympathy with Leapor , but he is not enamoured of the Augustan conventions :
2 On occasions , when things are not going well for him , he is not appreciative of the attention he draws .
3 Talking to Stuart Watson revealed that he is n't fond of the membrane switches either , and plans to revert to buttons in the near future .
4 He 's not sure of the time but he says it was after he 'd eaten his sandwich , say six in the evening .
5 He 's not afraid of the dead of night ,
6 He was n't proud of the ability to go berserk because it meant loss of control .
7 Since he was n't sure of the date , it took a little time , but there was no missing it when he found the right volume .
8 It was strange but he was n't afraid of the place any more .
9 He was not certain of the exact meaning of the word , but he knew without doubt that it could not possibly be applied to him .
10 He was not sure of the loyalty of his own household .
11 It was said that he was not enamoured of the tight business disciplines which they attempted to impose .
12 Certainly he was not convinced of the soundness of the Royal Commission 's eventual recommendations and submitted a Memorandum of Dissent as long as the majority Report .
13 He was not guilty of the offence , which is now theft , but would now be so because of s.5(4) where the innocent party 's belief is classified as a non-fundamental one .
14 He was not ashamed of the ‘ By Gum ’ school of reading .
15 But he was not aware of the significance of the polonium release .
16 So perhaps he was not aware of the King 's departure . ’
17 ‘ In proceedings for an offence under this section it is a defence for an accused who is not shown to have intended to stir up racial hatred to prove that he was not aware of the content of the material and did not suspect , and had no reason to suspect , that it was threatening , abusive or insulting . ’
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