Example sentences of "he [verb] [pers pn] is not " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says he has a mean spirit on the golf course and he says he is not having fun , but he also says " this is my joy " . " |
| 2 | He says it is not in the interest of patients to wait so long to see a consultant . |
| 3 | He says it is not acceptable to have to wait for 2 years . |
| 4 | If at the moment he speaks he thinks he is meeting his child in a land of real stones and tree-stumps , he is sadly mistaken ; if he realises he is not , then already a touch of grief is creeping back into consolation . |
| 5 | A merchant who likes riddles is murdered by his servant , who later hangs himself ; a small , fat , morose man who thinks he is a Hector with the ladies and , when he realises he is not , goes out and hangs himself . |
| 6 | He admits he is not a professional Welshman , since he does n't speak the language , does n't play rugby and does n't sing too well . |
| 7 | Although he suggests he is not wholly against the permissive society , all that he can find to say in its favour is that it points to the continual necessity to make traditional values relevant to contemporary society , to the fact that the importance of the family , ‘ the very principles of order itself … are not … accepted by all ’ . |
| 8 | His work-load is staggering , yet he claims he is not a driven workaholic . |
| 9 | Clearly he believes it is not just= a matter of a lack of match practice . ’ |