Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [not/n't] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As far as the true chemical tonics are concerned , there are several kinds of active substances available , although most of them are not well known . |
| 2 | We are concerned with people , some of whom are men and some women , and the cognitive differences between them are not easily traced to their gender . |
| 3 | The non-crystalline , that is the amorphous cellulose , has no mechanism for protecting its hydroxyls from moisture , since most of them are not firmly attached to their neighbours , and so they pick up a shell , round each hydroxyl , of any water molecules which are available . |
| 4 | And I am not longer prepared to put up with the various parasitical fringe groups , ranging from the self-importantly irrelevant to the downright obnoxious , who are an unchanging part of the demo scene . |
| 5 | I announce that I plan to throw one honey of a tantrum , complete with sound effects and meteorological events , if I am not instantly issued with a remote to keep tabs on my subject . |
| 6 | That is worth considering , but I am not completely sold on that idea . |
| 7 | I am not even asked if I want a line . |
| 8 | I am not so bothered about losing the repeat in the Andante cantabile of K548 , although that to is a lovely work — it might be argued that at 12:44 , the London Fortepiano Trio 's performance of this movement is too much of a good thing ! |
| 9 | I am not entirely convinced by Creamer 's attempt to provoke a reassessment through formal devices ; the female image is trapped within layers of muted , glazed oil paint , while a neutral , opaque band at the base of the canvas reinforces the distance between subject and viewer . |
| 10 | Although I am not entirely convinced by the contents of the motion , I agree with parts of it . |
| 11 | And I am not entirely persuaded that the views of colleagues in this matter were given adequate weight when the final decision was taken . |
| 12 | ‘ I am not suitably attired , ’ Lucien said . |
| 13 | I am not much given to anger , but there is something indecent about these raw pink naïveties . |
| 14 | ‘ Here , if I am not much mistaken , comes his customer . ’ |
| 15 | He was entirely comfortable with the predictable opinion of the Senior Chief Inspector of Schools who confessed that ‘ I am not much moved by what appears to sacrifice the interests of the few in favour of the many when one result is certain to be that the quality of the person required to fill posts of great importance and of a highly specialized nature is likely to be degraded . ’ |
| 16 | Since I can find no copy in such sources as Book Auction Records bearing any other date , I am happy to accept Plomer ; and , since I am not much troubled one way or the other , Partington will pass muster without further investigation . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , I scarcely think so , ’ she said carelessly , ‘ I am not much set on jewellery , you know … ’ |
| 18 | I own I am not personally acquainted with him . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'd only ever given him pills before , and I 'm not medically trained , but it 's surprising how quickly you get used to it . |
| 20 | ‘ But I 'm not just enthralled , and I 'm sure Dr-I 'm sure Rose is n't either . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm not even engaged yet . |
| 22 | I 'm not even involved . ’ |
| 23 | I wish I could be like it , cos I 'm so unorganised Christmas morning , by five o'clock I 'm not even dressed . |
| 24 | I 'm not even bothered to think about it |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm not exactly dressed for a place like this ! ’ |
| 26 | I 'm not exactly overlooked . ’ |
| 27 | I 'm not unduly bothered . |
| 28 | ‘ I like to think I 'm not big headed either , you could n't be the way we were brought up . |
| 29 | Aside from the fact that I 'm not normally given to physical violence , I 'm quite well known locally , and I did n't particularly want to be seen carrying a half-naked woman ashore — which is what you threatened me with . |
| 30 | I recognize my fault ( if there is a fault ) and my debt ( if there is to be a debt ) but the question now is this : if I 'm not completely broke , I am at least in serious trouble . |