Example sentences of "[am/are] not [verb] [to-vb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not trying to make a nationalistic point here . |
| 2 | Modified accounts are not intended to give a fair and true view of the company and it is therefore not necessary for such accounts to comply with the disclosure provisions of SSAP . |
| 3 | Is there one senior figure in British industry and commerce who really believes that we are not bound to have a single currency in the end ? |
| 4 | We are not seeking to provide a definitive , exhaustive account of the effects of policy ; rather , we are using the models as a source of insights and as vehicles for illustrating mechanisms that may not otherwise be apparent . |
| 5 | This is better news , but I suggest that the utmost vigilance will still be needed by teachers and associations such as NARE and UKRA to ensure that assessment and testing are not allowed to exercise a deleterious effect on schools . |
| 6 | Teachers are not required to give a confirmed level for a pupil at any one moment during the key stage . |
| 7 | Mr. Justice Taylor 's report following his inquiry into the Hillsborough stadium disaster commented on the cost of policing and stated : ’ The temptation to the clubs to leave it all to the police is stronger if they are not required to make a realistic payment for police services . ’ |
| 8 | Parliamentary discussions are not meant to reveal a general will which already exists and then to enshrine it in law , but instead to reflect the conflicts within society and to constitute opinion and judgement as a result of proposal and counterproposal , on information and the asking of questions . |
| 9 | Languages are not deemed to represent a discrete occupation because they are generic and can be applied to all occupations . |
| 10 | If , as you approach retirement , you become aware that you are not going to have a big enough pension to live as comfortably as you would like , you might seriously consider the possibility of making additional voluntary contributions . |
| 11 | ‘ Those lambs that are not expected to fetch a top price on the home market may well be ideally suited for export . |
| 12 | erm we 're not expecting to see a huge amount of discounting in the summer months , so erm because the capacity that was on the market this year is going to very much match the demand from customers |
| 13 | As for the internal auditors ' role , ‘ they 're not expected to do a full statutory audit but a great deal of the detailed work which , carried out on a continuous basis , would greatly increase the probability of detecting fraud . ’ |
| 14 | Well , all I can say was , I been , seen the building , and there were a lot of the work was being done under supervision of David under a community project , and for the amount of money they 're talking about , three hundred pound , they 're not going to put a mezzanine , I mean what they were doing , is gon na put something across the trusses so they can store something there , are n't they ? |
| 15 | We 're not going to get a good preacher . |
| 16 | Chairman , I 'll , I 'm not wishing to make a political , a particular political point , but I totally disagree with that , |
| 17 | ‘ Men , I want to tell you that I 'm not going to employ a new farm manager . |
| 18 | Ah he said he was go he promised that he was going to bring a new disk , and then he had n't and then he did this and I thought mm I 'm not going to get a new disk out of him now it 's out of warranty and at least it 's working now and |
| 19 | ‘ Because I 've no qualifications I 'm not going to get a high paid job , so I wo n't be able to pay for childcare . |
| 20 | ‘ But I 'm not going to get a big head about it or anything . |