Example sentences of "and [pers pn] be [not/n't] " in BNC.
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1 | Well we got the rock and roll ones first well they have , them two have to go together in a certain place cos them are all the rock and roll ones and them are not . |
2 | you and me is n't on at the moment |
3 | Well , Eb and me was n't that close . |
4 | Oh no but you had to because you felt that sort of there there was that bit between you and me was n't there ? |
5 | None of these special Cabinet committees really did anything : it did n't matter a damn that people like Wedgie [ Mr Benn ] and me were not on SEP [ Steering Committee on Economic Policy ] or OPD [ Oversea Policy and Defence ] . |
6 | It is a heavy serviceable machine and I am not really knocking Wilson because in another situation it would probably do a very good job but for us it is just not a very pleasant tool to be with . |
7 | The Defence Minister , Yitzhak Rabin , whose Labour Party forced last Friday 's inner cabinet vote on the Egyptian proposal , dismissed talk of a deadlock : ‘ I have time and patience and I am not pessimistic , ’ he said . |
8 | And I am not the only woman who wants a fulfilling working life and domesticity as well . |
9 | And I am not proud of that . ’ |
10 | She is pleasant enough but how reliable I can not say and I am not depending on her for the birth . |
11 | I have only two boarders , both of whom leave before Christmas , and I am not likely to replace them easily . |
12 | Eubank , who is preparing for his defence against American Ron Essett at Manchester 's G-Mex Centre on April 25 , said : ‘ Two million pounds is my price and I am not open to negotiation . ’ |
13 | And I am not here to lose you readers . ’ |
14 | And I am not talking about the drunken louts who beat their wives to death in a cellar . |
15 | The results of these Monday afternoon treks ( is at Nursery and I am not at work only Monday and Friday afternoon and Friday afternoon is not a good time to go bothering people ! ) were now covering rather more than a double page and indeed was too much for a single newsletter article . |
16 | She smiled widely as she shook her head , saying , ‘ No , you are not mistaken , sir ; and I am not one of twins . |
17 | And I am not suggesting that learning to relax will change a single external circumstance ; what it will change is the effect those external circumstances have on your mind and body . |
18 | The tracks vary in their individual interest , and I am not sure that there is enough variety in the textures to warrant playing the CD from beginning to end . |
19 | Whilst that may be interesting ( and I am not suggesting that we should refrain totally from such activity ) , something more is needed if we are really to approach the Earth and the earth spirit with any depth and with any hope of useful results . |
20 | For example , in discussing his plan to publish Der Freitheitsucher shortly after the First World War he wrote to Benjamin R. Tucker ( in English , for Tucker did not read German ) : ‘ The prices for printing and paper here are abominable , and I am not sure yet , if I can fulfill my plan . |
21 | I have never liked babies , and I am not really comfortable with them when they get older . |
22 | I loved it and I am not a ‘ yuppie ’ — I 'm a 45 plus housewife/mum/part-time worker . |
23 | I am a teacher , used to problems of discipline , and I am not surprised you feel uncomfortable in your situation . |
24 | One called Ilex macrocarpa , and I am not surprised it is n't on offer in the trade , has the biggest berries of all , but they are jet black and it loses its leaves in winter . |
25 | ‘ We do fly to St Kitts from Antigua but we serve many small islands and I am not going to say which one is involved . ’ |
26 | It is obvious that we should have talks but I am not willing to be told that the talks can only take place at one location and I am not willing to accept an invitation to a slanging match . |
27 | His mates nodded and one said , ‘ I agree with George , I 've never known such a feeling of evil and I am not risking my neck for anyone . ’ |
28 | ‘ You are without doubt , Mama , the most unreasonable , the most selfish woman I have ever met , and I am not in the least ashamed to be seen with those boys . |
29 | ‘ I do n't deny that we have a bad image , and I am not in any way complacent about the future . |
30 | She said : ‘ If the tape is real — and I am not convinced that it is — it is without doubt damaging to the monarchy . |