Example sentences of "[pron] is not [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That dog of his is n't something you want to get in a fight with . |
| 2 | Er Traidcraft 's other coffee , which we have n't got any of here , it 's ground coffee , is processed in Germany wh which is n't anything to write home about . |
| 3 | We were playing a silly game , which had not a tragic outcome — it had , thanks to the mercy of providence , a fortunate outcome — but it had an outcome which is not one which ah statecraft should either aim at or be proud of having achieved . |
| 4 | I just had to keep telling myself it would all be worthwhile for both of us : one day she would be flying free , which is not something that always happens to birds of prey bred in captivity . |
| 5 | I 've even cried in front of them , which is not something I do easily . |
| 6 | Taking an existentialist approach , he says that it is God who delivers us into freedom , which is not something which we can accomplish for ourselves . |
| 7 | For example , in the following sentence : Since the last time we met when we had that huge dinner Ive been on a diet the first two tone-units present information which is relevant to what the speaker is saying , but which is not something new and unknown to the listener . |
| 8 | But , er , other people start bringing up sort of problems with the French tax situation on such and such a structure of company or whatever , which is not anything we want to get involved with . |
| 9 | Erm , she is not something simply to be afraid of . |
| 10 | ‘ She is not everyone 's idea of the typical policewoman . |
| 11 | Even if a girl of that age looks like a woman , emotionally she is not one . |
| 12 | Even if she is not someone who could easily enter into discussions of this nature , in which her feelings are explored , it is possible that she could benefit considerably from advice and comfort delivered to her in a less personal way through the pages of a book . |
| 13 | ‘ He means she is n't one yet . |
| 14 | Well Pauline 's a devil for punishment I would say , she 's got both lads at school now you know and she 's home all day and she is n't one for sitting around Pauline |
| 15 | ‘ She is n't somebody who seeks a refuge in fantasy or in flattering statements . |
| 16 | A thousand pities that the child who was probably with you is not something nearer perfection ! |
| 17 | As Earnest Kurtz argues in " Not-God " ( published by Hazelden ) , which gives the history of Alcoholics Anonymous , the process of recovery is essentially the recognition that one is not one 's self in control of the Universe , nor even of much of one 's own life , and that one is therefore Not God and nor are the mood-altering chemicals and behaviours that one previously " worshipped " . |
| 18 | You may find the competitive element useful for stirring you on to greater efforts , and you will certainly find it reassuring to know that you share a common problem and that there is not something intrinsically wrong with you . |
| 19 | It prompts the question whether there is not something inexorable about the mindless march of technology ; are we doomed to be everlastingly in retreat before the insidious advances of electronic information systems ? |
| 20 | procedures which are , do n't quite fit you , then I think what we ought to be looking for is a certain amount of common ground between your procedure and our procedure , so there is not something , you 're doing something completely different to the way the rest of us are doing it . |
| 21 | The question whether a man who considers himself wronged has a claim which he can make good will depend on the answer to the question : Is there a writ to meet his case or , if there is not one , can one be framed which the King 's Courts will hold good ? |
| 22 | Firstly , just as recent theories of the mind suggest there is not one but multiple kinds of intelligence ( Gardner , 1983 ) , so too the notion of vision seems to involve a variety of mental capacities , what can be called visionary style . |
| 23 | The possible existence of a remedy in the law of restitution is for consideration later , but assuming there is not one , relief by way of judicial review would in my opinion be available . |
| 24 | Mary Crawford says many harsh words about the aspect of marriage for example ‘ there is not one in a hundred of either who is not taken in when they marry . |
| 25 | The A&R work in smaller companies , when there is n't somebody whose sole job is sitting and listening to tapes , gets done when it can be . |
| 26 | There is n't er , there is n't somebody who 's sort of responsible for coordinating the choir , the choir leaders ? |
| 27 | What a pity there is n't something there to cure the sickness of a love which is n't returned . |
| 28 | You ca n't tell me there is n't something odd about that . |
| 29 | No there is n't nothing like that . |
| 30 | We 've been waiting for the knight in shining armour and then there is n't one . |