Example sentences of "not [be] [adj] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The car has not been perfect this year , but it feels a lot better now than it did .
2 What had not been right that day ?
3 I 've not been right this season .
4 Before she could think how to respond without sounding defensive he was saying : ‘ You are angry with yourself , remorseful because if you had not been late this thing would never have happened .
5 Father must be in his sixties now , and had not been well this winter .
6 er , was that because you 've not been well this week or just is it a , ro routine replacement or something ?
7 The sun looked very bright , but when had it not been bright that summer ?
8 he 's not been quiet all day .
9 There may well be teachers in the school who will not be convinced that teaching is about anything other than delivering the curriculum and will have a restricted view of their role as professionals .
10 That may not be easy this weekend . ’
11 Thanks to Robodoc 's accuracy , doctors hope further surgery will not be necessary this time .
12 I should also convey the regrets of the hon. Member for Ashford ( Mr. Speed ) that he can not be present this evening .
13 I got to the Imperial at about half twelve and waited for Mark and co , unfortunately I had told him I would be in a leather and , due to the leather not being available that day I was wearing a lumber jacket !
14 With regards about the lady that you 've the relationship , a stable relationship , not being married another lady pointed out , but what about the child ?
15 It has n't been good all week and that 's not fair , ’ said George .
16 ‘ Some of these poor bastards wo n't be alive this time tomorrow , Piper . ’
17 It wo n't be right this month either .
18 It wo n't be right this month either , but if that 's the case
19 At least they would n't be bored this year , Sara reflected as she rummaged in the kit .
20 but then you 've got the two directional aspect and like the cyclones either side of the road , they ca n't be opposite each other , it 's
21 but , but then we are con , if the argument on the one hand is we should conform to what the government 's saying and I 'm saying that 's what the government says as one of the general areas we should address I ca n't be wrong both ways if you follow my drift ?
22 I understand that actually Mr Kinnock was n't being brief this time .
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