Example sentences of "be [not/n't] a [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not a lover of London . ’ |
| 2 | Although I am not a mechanic like Pa , the machine holds a strange attraction for me . |
| 3 | ‘ I am not a wart-hog from hell , ’ she moans . |
| 4 | Mr Blackburn said : ‘ The only thing we can do is educate people so they realise HIV and Aids are not a scourge from God but an illness . ’ |
| 5 | You are not a child of Star Zoo . |
| 6 | Although we 're working er all the time to keep security as tight as we can at the John Radcliffe , er the scheme is going to give us the ability to challenge members of staff , legitimate members of staff , as we currently do , er and they will then have to provide , produce the card , er so we can then assess whether they are or are not a member of staff . |
| 7 | Lower sales are not a sign of weakness of industry and commerce — just weakness of demand . |
| 8 | We are not a country without laws and a constitution . ’ |
| 9 | Members must have been trading in the UK for at least two years and must disclose their turnover and profits — lack of profits are not a bar to membership however , he added , because ‘ we would hate to disallow the big international business machine companies ’ . |
| 10 | One guide in 1861 ranked it with St Paul 's and Buckingham Palace and began its report : ‘ We are not a race of giants , but we enter on gigantic works . |
| 11 | This is a very good program but , if you are not a novice to spreadsheets or computers , you will find it frustrating as it will be too slow for you . |
| 12 | Unfortunately , the comic capabilities of its two main characters , Doyle — the spoilt rich-kid ( Ethan Randall ) , and his mother 's latest bungling boyfriend — builder Dutch Dooley ( Ed O'Neill ) , are not a patch on John Candy and Steve Martin . |
| 13 | Faggots made today are not a patch on Mrs. Farrer 's . |
| 14 | There are of course the court of protection costs which are to be calculated and are not a source of disagreement . |
| 15 | There are not a lot of jobs you can get without a work permit , being a Registered Alien like me . |
| 16 | I take it too that you are not a habitué of Boston . ’ |
| 17 | A second answer is that long working hours are not a cause of housework dissatisfaction because they are an expected part of the housewife role . |
| 18 | Consultants are not a waste of money , it was decided by an overwhelming majority at one of the liveliest debates of the 1993 BAIE convention . |
| 19 | ‘ You are not a waste of time , Jenna . ’ |
| 20 | People who have HIV or AIDS are not a danger to others and they do not need to tell people at school , at work or people that they meet every day . |
| 21 | Now villagers feel that AIDS sufferers should be treated with compassion , and that they are not a danger to others if it is known how to protect oneself from the disease . |
| 22 | The favoured solution is therefore to find ways of slowing cars to speeds at which the short sight-lines are not a danger to children . |
| 23 | You 're not a resident of Gambia . |
| 24 | You 're not the sort of girl to … dammit ! you 're not a slut like Bella , who 'll sleep with anyone for a cheap thrill . |
| 25 | ‘ And , in order to keep the twins happy , we must make sure that we 're not a picture of doom and gloom , ’ he continued firmly . |
| 26 | If you 're not a lover of platform games it could be a wee bit tedious . |
| 27 | If it works out that 's great , but we 're not a piece of meat . ’ |
| 28 | If it works out that 's great , but we 're not a piece of meat . ’ |
| 29 | I do n't know whether I 've spoken out of place because I 'm not a member of Salisbury park but on the assumption that erm that we would have to share in the |
| 30 | Now I would be the first to admit that I I 'm not a judge as accountant , I 'm an insurance broker er and erm I do n't understand er and I 'm not aware of all of the rules and regulations that affect accountants er and affect the way audits are carried out , b but I must say I was a bit surprised t to hear during the debate , er that that was really what the problem was , the problem with B C C I was this conflict of interest , that fraud was known and it was not declared er and er I think that these er these regulations should now make that considerably er more clear . |