Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [not/n't] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am not the Prince of Wales 's cook , ’ said Auguste tiredly . |
| 2 | But I am not the automaton you appear to believe . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I am not the type of manager to go in and say right , I 'll take this and create it into something else . |
| 4 | ‘ I am not the King . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ No , I am not the King . |
| 6 | I am not the kind of person to be treated seriously , in Bob 's jargon . |
| 7 | I am not the master of tack and I always say what I think . |
| 8 | I am not the person you think I am . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Perhaps I am not the person you remember . ’ |
| 10 | I would remind you that contrary to the comments made in your letter , I am not the chairman of the judges , simply the chairman of the committee that has the responsibility of organising the event that surrounds the judging and MC ( unpaid ) for the awards dinner . |
| 11 | Do not expect me to congratulate you , madam , I am too busy congratulating myself that I am not the father-in-law of a man who can speak so demeaningly of any young girl in public . |
| 12 | Graham said : ‘ I am not the sort of person who can just sit around reading . |
| 13 | ‘ Paul , I do n't know if you have realised this yet , but I am not the understudy to the part of the father . |
| 14 | I 'm not the station , I 'm not the stop : I 'm the train . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm not the mistress here and never will be , as long as she remains , ’ she insisted . |
| 16 | I 'm not the fool he took me for ! ’ |
| 17 | ‘ But I 'm not the fool you believe me to be either . |
| 18 | I 'm not the kind of person who is afraid of letting a woman take charge professionally , personally — or sexually . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm not the kind of person that talks about my problems — I 'd rather sort them out myself . |
| 20 | I 'm not the kind of fellow that 's going to creep to anybody , but I did n't cause aggravation unless I had to . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm not the kind of bloke who things about retiring in 14 years or whatever . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm not the kind of bloke who thinks about retiring in 14 years or whatever . |
| 23 | That I 'm not the kind of woman who deliberately exercises her feminine wiles on unsuspecting males ? |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm not the kind of bloke who things about retiring in 14 years or whatever . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm not the kind of bloke who thinks about retiring in 14 years or whatever . |
| 26 | ‘ Mr Blake , how can I convince you I 'm not the kind of woman you think I am ? ’ |
| 27 | I 'm not the kind of person who spends all their free time glued to the telly . |
| 28 | A song like ‘ There Are Days ’ is a four-minute summary of the highlights of ‘ Blind Man 's Zoo ’ — as indeed are ‘ If You Intend ’ , ‘ I 'm Not The Man ’ , ‘ How You 've Grown ’ and most of the rest of this record . |
| 29 | Back to Bristol , I 'm not the bearer of good news , set to get 243 , Warwickshire were bowled out and lost by 66 runs , it could well cost them dear in their championship ambitions . |
| 30 | at the end of the day it does n't really make no odds , as long as I 'm not the bloke you 're doing it to ! |