Example sentences of "[is] not a [noun] i " in BNC.

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1 He is not a character I like at all because I think he was just an old rascal .
2 Crabtree and Evelyn is not a name I would instantly associate with culinary excellence — though I always knew they could make you smell nice .
3 Now , as far as the Catholics are concerned , I have to say I like the people very much but theirs is not a faith I could accept myself .
4 Believe me , Caroline , it is not a mistake I will ever make again . ’
5 ‘ Charity begins at home , ’ she concluded , ‘ and that is not a home I shall seek to enter again in a hurry . ’
6 ‘ Life is n't a race , ’ he stated , ‘ and because it is not a race I do n't consider myself in competition with my fellow actors for awards or recognition . ’
7 But I must say this business of bantering is not a duty I feel I can ever discharge with enthusiasm .
8 If there is not a Disco I will stay home and watch television .
9 ‘ It is not a job I want to do .
10 It is not a job I would ever want . ’
11 Of course , by the time someone comes to see me they have usually made up their mind that hypnosis will be beneficial for them and so this is not a situation I encounter very often .
12 ‘ As I have said , ‘ test-tube baby ’ is not a term I would ever use .
13 Nancy boy is not a term I like , nor , I guess , one to be applied to Cherry Morello .
14 This is NOT a fish I would encourage to feed from the hand — even a magnetic algae scraper gets mercilessly attacked .
15 ‘ The cinema is not a place I am very much attending . ’
16 It is not a place I usually frequent . ’
17 The baby has gone past the sell-by date given by the hospital , but there is not a lot I can do except dig in on the front-line .
18 ‘ There is not a lot I can do in relation to the Rumbelows League Cup semi-final with Manchester United .
19 ‘ It 's not a journey I would wish to undertake .
20 ‘ You 're a good rider , Lady Fei , but that 's not a stunt I 'd recommend you try a second time . ’
21 It 's not a country I should care to visit on my own .
22 It 's not a question I 've given much thought to .
23 It 's not a decision I would care to have to make .
24 ‘ It 's not a subject I know much about , only what I 've heard and read .
25 ‘ That 's not a word I 've ever heard used before in this connection .
26 I am , it 's not a shop I go in very often .
27 But , as I say , again , it 's not a shop I often go in .
28 But it 's not a game I want to play , this one , thank you very much .
29 It 's not a game I can play on my own .
30 Well there 's not a lot I said to her does he sleep in that ?
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