Example sentences of "[pers pn] be not [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although all these theories flourished during the latter half of the nineteenth century and the early decades of the twentieth , the links between them are not simply the product of historical circumstance . |
| 2 | While many of the 200 young mothers , grandmothers , shoppers and office workers who drifted into the Women 's Education Day might never have thought of themselves in this light , they probably identified immediately with the cartoon on the fact sheet : ‘ I am not just a housewife , I am an accountant , vet , nurse , negotiator , teacher , cook , red coat , driver … ‘ . |
| 3 | I am not just a snake he said . |
| 4 | ‘ I am not just a child . ’ |
| 5 | I am not just a teacher , I 'm so much more than that ! |
| 6 | Though I am not particularly a Christian , I thought with sadness of my beloved dead . |
| 7 | I am not normally a vodka drinker but well , why not , it slipped down very easily with the sardines ! |
| 8 | I am not normally a follower of the daily horoscopes in magazines as I could not see how one small horoscope could possibly influence so many millions of people born under a particular starsign . |
| 9 | ‘ I am not yet a total incompetent , ’ he muttered walking away . |
| 10 | I am not really a hero , they were only small daysacks , but my fitness surprised me . |
| 11 | I am not really a coward or even a ‘ nervous ’ person . |
| 12 | ‘ I am not quite the Hochhauser rapist I am made out to be , but I expect a little peck , just here , on the cheek . ’ |
| 13 | Ever since my schooldays , I 've been aware that , mathematically , I am not quite the full shilling . |
| 14 | ‘ I am not always a villain , ’ he added quietly . |
| 15 | ‘ I am not always a monster who will attack you . ’ |
| 16 | I am not usually a forward sort of person as you know Elsie but I thought there had been enough talk about death enough of wanting bad bad things so I said why kill it it is not a fish for the pot . |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't have to prove to anyone that I am not only a serve and volleyer . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm not just a monkey dancing to the organ-grinder 's tune . |
| 19 | The cartoon figure from the poster above the Women in Business desk screamed : ‘ I 'm not just a housewife , I am a saleable asset ’ . |
| 20 | Oh I 'm not just a pretty face I do n't remember what dates it has , make up three appropriate dates So they 're both coming at half past twelve , yeah ? |
| 21 | I 'm not just an irritation , dumped on him through circumstance ; he really is doing this because he wants to . |
| 22 | I 'm not even a dancer . |
| 23 | Oh dear , I thought , feeling very sorry for myself , and I 'm not even a drinking man . |
| 24 | No , I 'm not even an astronomer now really in many ways . |
| 25 | But I 'm not exactly a chicken any more , dear . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm not exactly a man of action — that kind of action . |
| 27 | I 'm not exactly a policeman , but I do belong to the Police Liaison Group under Sir Edmund Pusey , and I 'm very much concerned with police work . |
| 28 | I 'm not exactly a gibbering wreck , am I ? ’ |
| 29 | Kevin ‘ I 'm not exactly a pauper ’ Keegan intends to do things in style at Newcastle United . |
| 30 | I would n't choose her , but then I 'm not exactly the legend of taste and discretion . ’ |