Example sentences of "because he [is] not " in BNC.

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31 This is because he is not legally entitled to recover the cost incurred by carrying out the repairs necessary to remedy the defect that the surveyor failed to spot .
32 He was a good person to be in the band in the early days but he might have held them back later on because he is not as good a drummer as Simon , and that 's putting it mildly .
33 According to his solicitor at the time Nicholas was ‘ bitterly disappointed with the verdict because he is not a violent man . ’
34 Hayek wishes to do so because he is not simply a traditionalist and is seeking to harness his insights to the task of providing a modern , rational reconstruction of liberalism .
35 Three , and Johnson 's knock-out punch — Pennant 's descriptions went as far into detail as Pennant wanted them to , and therefore they should be seen for what they are , not what they might have been : ‘ Here is a man six feet high and you are angry because he is not seven . ’
36 It is just that he will not apply it to future pension rights because he is not in the least interested in defending workers ' pension rights .
37 He does not have review powers because he is not a court .
38 To some extent , the potential harshness of the strict liability rule is mitigated by the fact that , if a person acts in what he takes to be self-defence when he is confronted by another whom he does not realise to be a constable , he has a good defence to the charge , because he is not guilty of an assault .
39 Keep him well tied up , because he is not leaving .
40 He has dropped out of school because he is not interested in studies .
41 There is absolutely no incentive for the second person on a low income to sign the application form because he is not liable to pay the tax .
42 We can not ask him , because he is not here , but it is an important question , to which his constituents have a right to know his answer .
43 George could not face a life on his own , though I do n't think he would consider marrying because he is not a ladies ' man .
44 This is essentially what Mycetes is because he is not strong enough to be in power , not brave enough to lead armies and not powerful enough to command respect among his followers and country .
45 cantona will not play any more home games at Old Trafford because ‘ it does not feel right ’ nor will he play more games in Paris ‘ because he is not in love with Paris anymore ’ and thus will not be playing for France for their vital clash with Bulgaria unless ‘ le match ’ is moved to another city … ( the first is a joke — the second is true ; at least according to norw. papers )
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