Example sentences of "[am/are] not [adj] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I 'm afraid that no amount of arm-twisting will get me to reveal the exact locality , as I am not prepared to see a quiet stream denuded of its substrate by busloads of fishkeepers . |
2 | Nowadays , very few excavations take place on sites that do not have some form of threat of damage or destruction , because enough funds are not available to finance a full research excavation on every possible site . |
3 | ‘ In Australia you are not supposed to have a cleaner or someone to do things for you , there 's not such a class distinction . |
4 | ‘ But we are not ready to become a rubber stamp that only certifies the existence of reforms . |
5 | The British people are not willing to accept a sham royal marriage or a non-taxpaying monarch . |
6 | Tramps and dossers are not likely to organize a powerful protest lobby to Parliament to complain about intrusion into their private lives and criminals are even less likely to take legal action ( though they will consider illegal retaliation ) . |
7 | We are not entitled to introduce a new force . |
8 | Complicated things are never robust and things that are not robust require a disproportionate amount of attention . |
9 | The contracting branch could then , if necessary , seek the support of smaller neighbouring branches/organisations who are not able to mount a major collection project . |
10 | The school does n't have any accommodation of its own but will help if you 're not local to find a decent bed and breakfast in the area . |
11 | You 're not supposed to experience a great deal . ’ |