Example sentences of "i [be] [not/n't] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hope David and I are not ill . |
| 2 | Margaret and I are n't close . |
| 3 | At this point , he remembers thinking : ‘ Perhaps M. and I are n't supposed to be lovers ? |
| 4 | Oh I 'm sorry I are n't supposed to talk am I ? |
| 5 | ‘ I am not opposed to change and most have been successful . |
| 6 | Sir Marcus Fox , chairman of the influential Tory backbench 1922 Committee , said last night : ‘ I am not opposed to the Queen paying tax . |
| 7 | ‘ I am not married ! ’ |
| 8 | Cher said : ‘ I am not engaged , I am not married and I am not pregnant . |
| 9 | I am not married , you understand ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I am not married , and I am not involved with anyone who is married . |
| 11 | ‘ I am not married . |
| 12 | And his article is about the corollary of discovering that the other begins at home , namely disenchantment : ‘ almost twenty years later I am not convinced that sexual love between men exists in places like Saudi Arabia ’ ( p. 45 ) . |
| 13 | Most are useful and work well but I am not convinced of the value of a pictogram that shows the direction of airflow in the cabin , nor do I wish to have a reprimand from a stern-sounding lady if I do n't close the door properly . |
| 14 | I have followed the fitter directive but I am not convinced it is the best for the vehicle — should n't engine oil be used for engines and gear oil for gearboxes ? |
| 15 | He produced newspaper cuttings proving that BB came to Nefta but I am not convinced that she stayed in the Hotel de la Liberté , whose plumbing leaves everything to be desired . |
| 16 | But I have sometimes thought there might be a problem in the afterlife , if there is such a thing — one hopes but I am not convinced — when one is supposed to be reunited with one 's loved ones . |
| 17 | But I am not convinced that he truly stays this extra five furlongs , and BURGOYNE will stretch his stamina to the limit . |
| 18 | Thus , for example , I am not convinced that Satan is a centre of pure malicious but rational evil . |
| 19 | She said : ‘ If the tape is real — and I am not convinced that it is — it is without doubt damaging to the monarchy . |
| 20 | I am not convinced that overt sexual behaviour is essential for the development of indifference , even though it may help . |
| 21 | I am not convinced , despite contentions by some , that even with increased resourcing this positive provision could be recreated for many children in their home and community settings . |
| 22 | Moderator I am not convinced that in rejecting the legislation that went down under the Barrier Act , presbyteries were merely endorsing the status quo . |
| 23 | I am not convinced that what is going on is a ‘ compensatory ’ secondary circuit of capital parallel to industrial production , but something is happening with residential and retail land development which appears to be separate from industrial production . |
| 24 | I am not convinced that the ‘ conceptual map ’ of our subject has changed a lot in the last decade . |
| 25 | I am not convinced that Émile Chaillot was aware that his drive was ambivalent . |
| 26 | I am not convinced that even in theory this is an accurate reflection of section 2 , for I think it possible that in many cases the investigation will have concluded at an earlier stage . |
| 27 | I am not convinced that special circumstances apply in this case which override the which is advice given very clearly in the P P G Twelve , that , in general , late objections should not be entertained except in most exceptional circumstances . |
| 28 | However , I am not convinced that the most relevant biochemical questions have yet been asked , partly at least because so much attention has been devoted to the intimate synaptic processes involved in the initiation of LTP that surprisingly little has been directed towards what seems to me most interesting about it — the very long-term nature of the phenomenon . |
| 29 | I am not convinced that this find is a weapon ( it is very difficult to make an accurate judgement from the rough sketch ) . |
| 30 | I am not convinced that the new labels of Euro-sceptics and Euro-federalists are much more helpful , for ’ federalism ’ seems to be a misused and contested term . |