Example sentences of "he [is] not [adj] [to-vb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is not obliged to deal with proofs lodged after the last date for proving but may do so if he thinks fit ( r 11.3(2) ) . |
| 2 | The man himself becomes a thief out of sheer desperation , and a sense of injustice , and , ironically , accepts the pardon which he is not willing to accord to the person who stole his bike . |
| 3 | If he regards the inspectorate 's independence and integrity as humbug , he is not fit to serve as Minister of State . |
| 4 | If the prisoner is not aware of the judge 's advice he is not able to present to the Secretary of State a reasoned case for a lower figure . |
| 5 | He is not afraid to come before us in this book as a full-blown figure , someone who is quite recognizable ( from earliest school letters and the accounts of Kirkpatrick ) as ‘ the real Lewis ’ but who is also , for the first time , ‘ found ’ as an artistic voice . |
| 6 | On the question of cancellation charges and other matters , the Minister has made it clear that he is not prepared to talk in terms of sums . |
| 7 | If he does cause a byelection , he will face the charge that he is not prepared to play by the rules laid down by the party conference . |
| 8 | He may enter into a contract of service or may agree to give his exclusive services to another : then during the period of the contract he is not entitled to engage in other business activities . |
| 9 | But he is not entitled to go behind the Act to show that section 18 should not be enforced . |
| 10 | Hard-working , hard-drinking Keith is the first to admit he 's not easy to live with . |
| 11 | Darren Clarke can not defend the title he won so easily last season — because he 's not available to play in next Wednesday 's pro-am tournament which is not part of the championship but a social day out for the amateurs . |
| 12 | He 's not prepared to bet on our willingness to do that . |
| 13 | But he 's not prepared to compromise on what he regards as a moral issue . |