Example sentences of "not a [noun] i [vb base] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ It 's not a subject I know much about , only what I 've heard and read . |
2 | Not a classic I know , but there were n't many to choose from ! |
3 | ‘ That 's not a word I 've ever heard used before in this connection . |
4 | its not a legend I know that |
5 | It just not a drink I buy . |
6 | He is not a character I like at all because I think he was just an old rascal . |
7 | Not a clue I do n't think |
8 | it 's D I Y really not a function I do n't think . |
9 | It 's not a question I 've given much thought to . |
10 | Arguably the greatest American architect of the twentieth century , but not a name I 've heard you drop into casual conversation before . ’ |
11 | ‘ Life is n't a race , ’ he stated , ‘ and because it is not a race I do n't consider myself in competition with my fellow actors for awards or recognition . ’ |
12 | Maybe I says it as should n't , but they 're not a pair I like , educated and all as they may be . |
13 | Not a style I wish to emulate ; I prefer a kind of brisk straight-lined tidiness ; but of all the women in the world Kirsty Bull is the one I would prefer not to move in to babysit . |
14 | But I must say this business of bantering is not a duty I feel I can ever discharge with enthusiasm . |
15 | ‘ It 's not a job I fancy . |
16 | All the same , it 's not a job I fancy . |
17 | ‘ It is not a job I want to do . |
18 | Nancy boy is not a term I like , nor , I guess , one to be applied to Cherry Morello . |
19 | an used to be called metermarism and I say , it 's not a word it 's not a term I 've seen on for many many years and you do n't seen it many erm modern organic texts . |
20 | It 's not a phrase I 've had occasion to use all that much . |
21 | But it 's not a game I want to play , this one , thank you very much . |
22 | We 've got some small ones but not a lot I do n't suppose . |
23 | This is the whole things behind weight training , it 's not a thing I 've ever done it cos it I would find that boring , it 's er too mechanical for me . |
24 | I am , it 's not a shop I go in very often . |
25 | Of course , by the time someone comes to see me they have usually made up their mind that hypnosis will be beneficial for them and so this is not a situation I encounter very often . |
26 | It was not a situation I have ever contemplated encountering . |
27 | It is n't a thought I like , myself , ’ she admitted . |
28 | We may need back-up — Dillon is n't a man I like but in a tight corner he 's formidable . ’ |
29 | This is n't a man I 've got pitching up hay to me , it 's a flipping machine ! ’ |