Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] be not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in any case I 'm not complaining if it 's back to the days of sitting downstairs with a brandy and soda while midwives rush about boiling water and collecting towels . |
| 2 | You know why cos , shit I 'm not having that . |
| 3 | Of course I am not advocating a return to the kind of education that so wounded me as a child . |
| 4 | Of course I was not saying I see people elbowed in the face 200 times a week . |
| 5 | I 'm really ashamed of this awful place , but of course I 'm not staying here long . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Of course I 'm not discounting the rest . |
| 7 | No , of course I 'm not referring to Kevin whatsisname ! |
| 8 | No , my dear , of course I 'm not linking Adolph with what I 've just said . |
| 9 | Of course I 'm not offended . |
| 10 | Of course I 'm not going to talk to her . |
| 11 | I want to emphasize that in my discussion of social differentiation I am not dealing with an ‘ underclass ’ in the sense in which that term has recently been employed by , among others , Dahrendorf ( 1987 ) . |
| 12 | she 's going over at half past eleven and she said to me if it 's not worth the money I 'm not changing and er , I shall tell him that I 've certainly got to go on the books you know |
| 13 | For my part I am not condemning , I am illustrating the fact that the Christian symbiosis between nature and humankind , expressed so well in the Bible , has from time to time been replaced by man 's domination of nature with disastrous consequences for both . |
| 14 | When I say it was a Government decision I 'm not speaking politically because whoever had 've won the last election whether it be Liberal Democrats Labour or Conservative all three parties were committed to reorganizing local government . |
| 15 | and he goes no , he goes no , I 'm not touching the bear I 'm not touching the bear and he goes , and he goes |
| 16 | No good I 'm not playing with this thing any more . |
| 17 | ‘ However , when I managed to make the break I was not going to give it away . ’ |
| 18 | I ought to explain that in this talk I am not attacking fundamentalism as such — I am in fact asking what are its strengths , weaknesses and challenges . |
| 19 | I said look what if I 'm a mile and a half from college I 'm not doing that every day ! |
| 20 | In using this term I am not making the simplistic assumption that people who hold this position are sick . |
| 21 | So I said to him well mammy wants a freezer he said oh shut your mouth I 'm not getting you one . |
| 22 | The early recurrences may be the result of incomplete clearance of the gall bladder which is not detected by radiological examination . |
| 23 | This may be contrasted with a moral or rule-based association which is not held together by a common purpose but merely by the authority of common practices . |
| 24 | Our concern is with that huge category of stock which is not issuing well and which fills our valuable storage space : the nineteenth-century biographies ; the classics of politics and philosophy ; the long journal runs ; the multi-volume histories ; the ‘ complete ’ works ; the novels , plays and studies of and by yesterday 's men and women ; the giant topographical histories — the accumulated cultural and historical heritage that lies heavily on the stacks and on the reference shelves . |
| 25 | ( h ) convertible loan stock which is not quoted on a recognised stock exchange , or is not issued on terms which are reasonably comparable with the terms of quoted convertible stock , can cause a problem as the interest payable on it will fall to be treated for tax purposes as a distribution ( ICTA 1988 , s209(2) ( e ) ( ii ) ) . |
| 26 | Inevitably , forecasters err on the side of optimism because it is always possible to keep whisky which remains unsold , but impossible to sell stock which was not produced in the first place . |
| 27 | This was partly to save money ( since an ambassador had to live in a style and with an expense which was not expected of lesser mortals ) and partly to minimise the risk of quarrels over precedence . |
| 28 | The larger pieces show a surprising link with her drawing which is not borne out by the smaller more elaborate pieces cast in bronze . |
| 29 | The lawyer said that the reason for this was to provide justification for opening fire on a car which was not endangering anyone 's life . |
| 30 | It also sets out the rules governing quota transfer and leasing together with the treatment of quota which is not used . |