Example sentences of "[be] [conj] he is not " in BNC.

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1 Provided that the doctor is satisfied that the patient , when forbidding further treatment , was aware of what he was saying , the short answer must be that he is not in breach of his duty .
2 He is back home with mother Christine now but she yesterday said : ‘ The medical advice is that he is not out of the woods yet . ’
3 The impression the debtor seeks to give in his affidavit evidence is that he is not well placed financially .
4 The effect of his mistake is that he is not guilty of assault .
5 The main reason that Vine-Lott is not hung-up on the tradition of stockbroking is that he is not a stockbroker .
6 It is about a guy struggling from one crisis to the next and part of the appeal is that he is not particularly likeable , so you do n't mind seeing him get a rough deal , but like an awkward Grandfather you hopethings will turn out OK .
7 The trouble is that he is not a natural core forward , which is partly why he has been shifted from lock , but neither has he as yet convinced too many that he has that instinctive reaction in terms of man and/or ball which enables the born flanker to do his stuff .
8 The problem is that he is not , as yet , convinced .
9 " Well , he is and he is n't , " he said .
10 Well he is and he is n't .
11 The one who brings the money , well — ’ Mordecai hesitated — ‘ I do not know what he is but he is not a servant . ’
12 This is because he is not legally entitled to recover the cost incurred by carrying out the repairs necessary to remedy the defect that the surveyor failed to spot .
13 This is essentially what Mycetes is because he is not strong enough to be in power , not brave enough to lead armies and not powerful enough to command respect among his followers and country .
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