Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [is] not [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Some of the wise men say it is not painting , some of them say it is . |
2 | They say it 's not development led but if I can actually quote from all of these documents very very quickly . |
3 | Tricia says it 's not butter Are we exchanging Christmas presents today , did you ascertain that off your Mum ? |
4 | I got a chicken from there other day , I went for a joint of pork I thought oh I 'll have a couple of them joints , fetch a couple back and er I says it 's not Christmas now you know . |
5 | Oh she 's says It 's not coal , no , I do n't use it for coal , she sa I 've got gas central heating , we do n't need No it 's just that er well there are a few things in there . |
6 | In the book , author Suzi Leather says it is not ignorance that forces many families to cut their food bills , but the impossibility of paying for all essentials out of ‘ woefully inadequate ’ state benefits . |
7 | Sergeant Davis said , unemotionally , ‘ The mother says it is not Ephraim . |
8 | ‘ The important thing , ’ he quoted almost to himself , ‘ is to remember it 's not brute force with a fixed-spool reel ; just a controlled flick . ’ |
9 | Young 's award acknowledges his handling of the I Ca n't Believe It 's Not Butter controversy . |
10 | Van den Berghs ' marketing director Bill Young took the UK marketer of the year trophy in recognition of his deft handling of the I Ca n't Believe It 's Not Butter controversy , which showed that even the monolithic Unilever can be quick on its feet when its brands are under threat . |
11 | Now this it says , I ca n't believe it 's not butter . |
12 | Shivering through to my wrists and nipples , I know it is not jet lag . |
13 | Knowles alleged that one of the officials told him : ‘ I know it 's not Crabb 's body , but you must swear to me if you 're asked in court if it 's the body , you 're to say it is — for Queen and country . ’ |
14 | have been so bad , I mean , I know it 's not miles away but |
15 | Remember it is not TV |
16 | Let's hope it 's not crap , eh ? |
17 | Yes I suppose it 's not taxpayer now , what do we call them now — poll , poll tax payers or I suppose they are still tax payers though . |
18 | Suppose it 's not Liam in there ? |
19 | The first value is collected from the look-up table and stored in location DELAY , which is checked to ensure it is not zero , because a zero value indicates that the end of the table has been reached . |
20 | They use a business language that is so predictable and going out and doing it is not part of the course . |
21 | So er just because it looks like seduction does n't mean it 's not abuse , I suppose that 's what I 'm saying in the in the in a nutshell . |
22 | Most water in fuel , assuming it is not rainwater getting in , is caused by condensation formed on the inside of the tank . |
23 | He 's proud that Romeo & Juliet introduced children to both Shakespeare and Prokofiev ‘ in a way that makes them think it 's not culture and a bit boring and I wish I could go and watch Neighbours . ’ |
24 | What experience gives us is not knowledge itself , but the ideas which form the material basis for knowledge . |
25 | We have seen that Locke agrees that some things which we know , such as that all numbers are even or odd , could not be learnt directly from experience , and that he explains that he never meant otherwise , for what experience gives us is not knowledge itself , but its materials in the form of ideas . |
26 | ‘ If by the other , my lady , you refer to the regard the prince and I have for each other , pray be assured it is not pain I feel — but joy , deep joy . |
27 | Ah , eh , no I did n't , I said it 's not turkey |
28 | I said it 's not Rufus . |
29 | You see it 's not cranes , it 's not Philip , it 's you . |
30 | I 'd say it 's not Tech was , yes . |