Example sentences of "[is] [not/n't] one of [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that is not one of her works , I think . ’ |
| 2 | There are many reasons why , sadly , too many of our youngsters still leave school without the skills of literacy and numeracy , but comprehensive reorganisation is not one of them . |
| 3 | The Laser project , as it is known , has its supporters in the government though Mr Chirac is not one of them . |
| 4 | But debt is not one of them |
| 5 | The story of the Tower of Babel is not one of them . |
| 6 | In the 1870s R. F. Horton 's father , himself a Congregational minister , refused to let his son enter a Congregational college because , he wrote , ‘ there is not one of them fit for you to enter . |
| 7 | Racing has a last chance to make sure it is not one of them . |
| 8 | Paul Parker is not one of them , however . |
| 9 | The parliament 's call for pensions to be uprated in line with wages is one which has been fully achieved in only four of the 12 countries ; Britain is not one of them . |
| 10 | The Russian Girl by Kingsley Amis Hutchinson , £14.99 SOME writers show signs of mellowing when they reach 70 , but Kingsley Amis is not one of them . |
| 11 | They rely on many forms of protective behaviour , but the wearing of armour is not one of them . |
| 12 | And while there are situations in which it is possible for the male to simulate orgasm , fellatio is not one of them . |
| 13 | I may have my faults , but ungratefulness is not one of them . |
| 14 | In reality , few art forms are immune from the twin forces of politics and finance , and music certainly is not one of them . |
| 15 | Football is not one of them . |
| 16 | Air power will not make much difference ; aircraft can work wonders in a high-tech modern war , but preventing a sudden sprint out of the trees is not one of them . |
| 17 | Well , we have our own gifts , but the presentation of food is not one of them , and since French cooks and food purveyors so often appear to lose the lightness of their touch in this respect when they leave their native land and settle abroad , one can only conclude that the special stimulant which brings these gifts into flower is in the air of France itself . |
| 18 | Love between man and woman has many determinants , but instinct is not one of them . |
| 19 | But the case where , choosing my words carefully with full consciousness of what I am doing , I deliberately pronounce on the nature of my present sensory state is not one of them . |
| 20 | Sadly , sweeping is not one of them . |
| 21 | Making laws is not one of them . |
| 22 | You can get away with a lot of things at Oxford , but disappearing off the face of the earth just before term starts is not one of them . |
| 23 | Whatever Scotland 's faults , being negative is not one of them , even though some of the old-fashioned methods have largely disappeared . |
| 24 | I have plenty of things to occupy my time in this area but being concerned about raw material supply from ICI is not one of them . |
| 25 | ‘ I still kind of do n't believe it , ’ Cale mumbles into his sleeve , although modesty is not one of his foremost traits ; frankness , bravery and literacy are . |
| 26 | This is not one of his solitary pursuits , however . |
| 27 | His images are striking human forms ( though the painting visible behind him is not one of his own ) . |
| 28 | But George is Not One Of Us . |
| 29 | And if I speak a bit plain … just think of me as the woman who gave up everything to save you girls from their worst dangers Dear sisters there is not one of us ladies … who wo n't tell you that we have learnt our most precious lessons of faith … and patience , and self-sacrifice and contentedness under trials from you . |
| 30 | Your conception of pains which are not yours is not a conception of something which is like your pain , since it hurts , but which is not one of yours . |