Example sentences of "be [not/n't] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not normally a vodka drinker but well , why not , it slipped down very easily with the sardines ! |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 … ‘ . |
| 4 | I am not just a snake he said . |
| 5 | ‘ I am not just a child . ’ |
| 6 | I am not just a teacher , I 'm so much more than that ! |
| 7 | ‘ I am not yet a total incompetent , ’ he muttered walking away . |
| 8 | Though I am not particularly a Christian , I thought with sadness of my beloved dead . |
| 9 | ‘ I am not always a villain , ’ he added quietly . |
| 10 | ‘ I am not always a monster who will attack you . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't have to prove to anyone that I am not only a serve and volleyer . |
| 12 | I am not really a hero , they were only small daysacks , but my fitness surprised me . |
| 13 | I am not really a coward or even a ‘ nervous ’ person . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Irish singles champions from the NIBA are not exactly a dime a dozen . |
| 16 | ‘ It is the first time in 30 years that an international financial institution has been created , and we are not simply a bank , but also a political endeavour . |
| 17 | However , the new approaches are not simply a response to administrative or organizational problems . |
| 18 | Links with the disability movement are not simply a part of the justification of student participation , as argued earlier ; they may also play an important role in change within schools . |
| 19 | The destruction tests are not simply a means for the practitioner to show off his power . |
| 20 | The warning notices pointing out the danger of bullets are not altogether a bluff . |
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| 26 | Certainly , you are not yet a man , although I 've no doubt that one day soon , you will make a fine young man . ’ |
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| 28 | The Pharisee 's words are not even a prayer . |
| 29 | We are not today a society which can draw upon such political intellects as guided America in the age of Jefferson and Hamilton . |
| 30 | These changes are not just a matter of following technological devlopments , but reflect the way businesses are changing . |