Example sentences of "be [not/n't] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not taking an easy road and that I risk not being understood by many fellow countrymen , " he wrote , " but this is the only road I can follow in conscience . |
| 2 | ‘ I am not making a great song and dance about it , ’ she said in a softly dangerous voice and , with a hint of ostentation in her movements , stirred a saccharin tablet into a cup of black coffee . |
| 3 | In any case , I am not making an official request . ’ |
| 4 | We are not suggesting a sharp break at the turn of the nineteenth century or at the accession of Queen Victoria or whatever . |
| 5 | Judge Peter Greenwood remanded Gillespie in custody for medical reports , but told him , ‘ I do not want you to think for one moment that you are not facing a custodial sentence . ’ |
| 6 | Try to be as sincere and enthusiastic as possible and be conversational — you are not addressing a public meeting . |
| 7 | All fixed date actions to which the rule does apply are now subject to automatic directions ( see Chapter 11 ) and are not given a return day at the outset . |
| 8 | But when hospitals are struggling to stay within budgets such initiatives are not given a high priority . |
| 9 | Small wonder , therefore , that egg producers feel they are not getting a fair deal . |
| 10 | There is now problems on the streets of , there is anger in the outer areas that through your postal code politics people are not getting a fair deal in the outer areas of this city . |
| 11 | Local states are not accorded a leading role in decisions about welfare . |
| 12 | Reserve requirements on banks will have to be standardized if some banks are not to suffer a competitive disadvantage . |
| 13 | But he warned : ‘ It would be naive to think the Provisional IRA are not planning a major attack on the British mainland . ’ |
| 14 | But he warned : ‘ It would be naive to think the Provisional IRA are not planning a major attack on the British mainland . ’ |
| 15 | But he warned : ‘ It would be naive to think the Provisional IRA are not planning a major attack on the British mainland . ’ |
| 16 | In talking of rules we are not offering a psychological theory of performance . |
| 17 | If you are not having a first course , a couple of plain poppadums are an acceptable indulgence , but do n't get carried away — and do n't allow yourself to start dipping in the chutneys ! |
| 18 | We are not having a private discussion about Aschmann . |
| 19 | That will leave management free to concentrate on the existing businesses which are not having an easy time of it . |
| 20 | However , since we have argued that content is not the defining criterion of feminist perspectives , we are not claiming a new objectivity or neutrality . |
| 21 | The Irish hierarchy are not anticipating a miraculous recovery to form this season . |
| 22 | If you do n't do that efficiently then you are not doing a good job for the community . |
| 23 | So let's sweep aside this idea of appointees because the Home Secretary of the day and his predecessor and the Home Office and the inspectorate feel that the police authorities are not doing a proper job , give them the tools to do a pres proper job . |
| 24 | There were some quite sharp interchanges which unfortunately are still there in the literature and I fear are not doing an awful lot of good . |
| 25 | Having said that , we 're not seeking an higher allocation under I five either er because in general terms , we we do n't feel it 's necessary to make further provision in and around main settlements . |
| 26 | ‘ Do n't say anything — you 're not to say a single thing . |
| 27 | They 're not getting a long lie . |
| 28 | and look what he said on Friday , I wanted on main lines he said , but you 're not one of them and you 're not getting a new motor |
| 29 | You 're here to see us acting naturally and I do n't see why we should change , because then you 're not getting a true picture , are you ? |
| 30 | He 's told you that you 're not , we 're not getting a fair share of the business with him , but the figures I see do n't do n't say that at all |