Example sentences of "not [vb infin] he is " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kant does not think he is putting forward a doctrine on the basis of which ordinary morality can be criticised , but that he has formulated the principles by which all good people implicitly know they should , and in their hearts do , judge their conduct . |
| 2 | We say that he has done enough damage in bringing about the birth of this child , in giving him a father who does not know he is his father , a mother who is so ice-cold a scientist that she willingly abandons her own child to the researcher in the laboratory , where he will inevitably be regarded in the same light as any other laboratory animal . |
| 3 | Frodo does not know he is going to Mordor yet , and Pippin shrugs the whole thing off . |
| 4 | He does not know he is taking part in a battle . |
| 5 | ‘ I can not believe he is not real , ’ Cleo said . |
| 6 | A patient who believes his delusional thinking may not be in a position to give an informed refusal of medication , because he does not believe he is ill . |
| 7 | There can be little doubt as to what in the way of topics and register the Host expects in the Monk 's Tale ; he concludes his observations on Melibee with : and continues with a description of the Monk that matches with the impression " Chaucer " claims to have of the Monk in the General Prologue , of a " " manly man " " , straining at the bounds of what is allowed to a monk ( and not dissimilar to the monk of the Shipman 's Tale ) : After nearly a hundred stanzas of the Monk 's tragedies , the Host is prepared to give him a second chance , as " Chaucer " had , but feels this time he has to be more specific as to what is wanted : But as soon as the Monk speaks we have the opportunity to see , firstly , that his reaction does not suggest he is flattered or pleased by the Host 's appraisal of him , and secondly that he sounds quite different from the bold and thrusting " man 's man " that " Chaucer " and the Host would make of him : Note how the Monk 's desire to offer literature that " " sowneth into honestee " " anticipates Chaucer the prosist 's retraction of the tales " " that sownen into synne " " . |
| 8 | But if we ( rightly ) say that God has to be unchangeable we do not mean he is static any more than if we say ‘ The Equator ’ is not the name of a poison we mean that it is safe to eat it . |
| 9 | It does not mean he is mad . |
| 10 | It does not mean he is n't . |
| 11 | ‘ I accept you have your own reasons for claiming Brampton did not commit suicide but that does not mean he is innocent of Sir Thomas 's death . ’ |
| 12 | Mr Dick Cheney , who now has the job , has always voted for rail-Mx , but that does not mean he is set against the Midgetman . |
| 13 | Major may have made it to the White House before Chancellor Kohl and President Mitterrand , but that does not mean he is regarded as being more important than either of them . |
| 14 | There are two forms of late hitting , one where a player is deliberately trying to achieve it , and the other where the player does not realise he is hitting too late . |
| 15 | Antonio believes that by making Shylock in Act Four Scene one convert to Christianity he is saving his soul , however unwittingly he does not realise he is killing Shylock . |
| 16 | ‘ I can not say he is overjoyed right now , ’ she murmured . |
| 17 | I can not imagine he is terribly short of money . |
| 18 | For all his standard procedures , I do n't think he is actually imitating anybody . |
| 19 | ‘ Yes , it is weird , and I do n't think he is completely right in the head , Ari , but I 'm afraid it looks as if he might be telling the truth . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ No , Zambia , I do n't think he is . |
| 21 | I do n't think he is anything . ’ |
| 22 | I do n't think he is remorseful . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I do n't think he is going to be stepping back from the front line , ’ he said . |
| 24 | ‘ I do n't think he is , Mr Banville , ’ Christina said soothingly . |
| 25 | ‘ Austin has won twice this year , but I got the championship lead back again last week so I do n't think he is very happy . |
| 26 | I do n't think he is ; he wants to be an entertainer . |
| 27 | I do n't think he is all that forceful really , despite the aura of brooding presence he can show when he wants to be impressive . |
| 28 | I do n't think he is home . |
| 29 | Although Lukic has made bad mistakes at ( unfortunaltely ) critical times I do n't think he is a complete donkey . |
| 30 | But he does n't think he is dangerous . |