Example sentences of "nor [be] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor am I under the illusion that I alone am free of illusion . |
| 2 | I have not a strong mind , or will , nor am I unselfish , and so knowing well my faults I ask you to help me . |
| 3 | I can not remember that particular meeting — nor am I very proud of it — but the point illustrates the sometimes passionate disputes which can erupt during the annual public-spending negotiations . |
| 4 | Nor am I convinced by Marnham 's defence of Simenon against the charge of anti-Semitism — that he was simply ‘ politically inexperienced and intellectually naive ’ . |
| 5 | I do not mean to distinguish here between ‘ work ’ and ‘ leisure ’ ; nor am I arguing , on the basis of such a distinction , that ‘ education for leisure ’ is just as important as ‘ education for work ’ , a thesis often defended by those anxious to justify education in sports or indeed in the arts . |
| 6 | Please , do n't get me wrong , I am not condoning Welsh ( or any other team 's ) dirty play , nor am I saying that England are notoriously bad for it . |
| 7 | I am not a small man , nor am I a weakling , yet the thin Sweetman seemed unconcerned as I jumped down into the cockpit . |
| 8 | Nor am I suggesting that one thoughtless remark can prompt a neurosis . |
| 9 | WHETHER HEROIN is at the root of this unreliability I do n't know for sure , nor am I about to proscribe the freedom — or is that stupidity — of anyone to take whatever substance they choose to take , be it alcohol , tobacco , heroin or carpet cleaner . |
| 10 | Nor am I assuming that the top level of language , in the sense of programming language , coincides always with the ‘ top level of control ’ , though it will in general do so . |
| 11 | Nor am I an angel , exactly , you will find that out for yourself , that is if you give me a chance . |
| 12 | Nor am I digressing because observation is a necessary part of communication , although again it obviously is : since communications obviously ca n't work if they 're not observed . |
| 13 | Nor am I troubled by the suggestion put forward by both Mr. Beloff and Mr. Philipson that a conclusion in favour of the Bank of England on this point will introduce an element of doubt into an area where certainty is important , since authorised institutions will be familiar with the Act , and will have no difficulty in recognising a section 39 notice as an exception . |
| 14 | Nor am I impressed by the floodgates argument — it is said that the Divisional Court would be overwhelmed by applications to review visitors ' decisions . |
| 15 | Nor am I suggesting that these strategies are in fact used by professional translators in any significant way ; one has to acknowledge that , in spite of being available in theory , they are in fact rarely used in practice . |
| 16 | I think that 's all I need say by this time the next our next speaker is usually arriving so to sort of develop and not that there 's a real need for it nor am I capable of doing so . |
| 17 | ‘ No , nor am I really , ’ said Constance . |
| 18 | Why this is hell nor am I out of it . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm not sentimental , and nor am I flattered by having my photo in a newspaper , but my mother likes that sort of thing , so I 'm sending one to her in England , ’ she snapped , and hesitated perceptibly before continuing . |
| 20 | ‘ I am not about to sit down to a meal with you , ’ she said bitingly , ‘ Nor am I — ’ |
| 21 | I 'm not saying you will always be successful or that it will never cost you a penny , nor am I advising those almost too timid to open a can of beans to tinker with a complex and potentially dangerous machine if they feel it 's beyond them ; we all have our limitations . |
| 22 | ‘ Nor am I charged with any crime under French civil law . ’ |
| 23 | Nor am I suggesting that black children are somehow linguistically deficient or unable to separate English from Creole . |
| 24 | Nor am I going to be the world 's greatest skier . |
| 25 | ‘ Nor am I intending to rob you . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Nor am I blaming you . |
| 27 | Nor am I interested in using the House as a handle for consultancies and all that , the provider of access to God-knows-what and free meals . |
| 28 | Nor am I . |
| 29 | Nor am I , it 's |
| 30 | No nor am I , |