Example sentences of "[am/are] not [verb] a [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am not anticipating a January reshuffle , ’ he said . |
| 2 | Heavier passengers will cause greater injury to others in an accident if they are not wearing a seat belt . |
| 3 | Films endorsing or encouraging depravity are not granted a BBFC certificate in Britain , and few such films were available as evidence to Royal Commissions until the advent of video . |
| 4 | The precedents in this chapter ( with the exception of Precedents 9 and 10 which are not following a court order ) should not attract a charge to stamp duty as a result of The Stamp Duty ( Exempt Instruments ) Regulations 1987 ( SI No 516 ) ( see Chapter 2 generally as to stamp duty ) . |
| 5 | A spokesman said : ‘ We are not making a PR film for the Army . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ We 're not constructing a water park , ’ he said , demolishing her tirade in one short sentence . |
| 7 | Er and as for budgets erm you know I 'd , I 'd be saying to people come on you 're not buying a raffle ticket , let's talk serious funding . |
| 8 | Right , so we only do it once we 've got the formal , so we 're not generating a research approval form for , unnecessarily ? |
| 9 | But they promise solemnly to retire forever if it ever happens , so you can enjoy their sharp and amusing little ditties in the secure knowledge that you 're not creating a Barron Knights for the '90s . |
| 10 | No the suggestion is we 're in the golf club and we 're doing a planner we 're not doing a score card |
| 11 | You 're not making a christmas cake are you ? |
| 12 | It 's a safe bet you 're not hugging a phone book , |
| 13 | I mean , you 're not missing a light bulb or anything , are you ? ’ |
| 14 | " Thank goodness , I 'm not having a heart attack " was my reaction . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm not running a Sunday School outing . |
| 16 | " I 'm not running a riding school , " Matthew protested . |