Example sentences of "be not [art] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am not a wart-hog from hell , ’ she moans . |
| 2 | ‘ I am not the type of manager to go in and say right , I 'll take this and create it into something else . |
| 3 | I am not the kind of person to be treated seriously , in Bob 's jargon . |
| 4 | I am not the master of tack and I always say what I think . |
| 5 | Graham said : ‘ I am not the sort of person who can just sit around reading . |
| 6 | I am not an optimist by nature , but since coming to this country I have blessed by good fortune . |
| 7 | You are not a child of Star Zoo . |
| 8 | Lower sales are not a sign of weakness of industry and commerce — just weakness of demand . |
| 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 | There are of course the court of protection costs which are to be calculated and are not a source of disagreement . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ You are not a waste of time , Jenna . ’ |
| 14 | In coming to terms with conflicting feelings about the relationship between their parents , and being helped to do so , children assimilate the capacity to manage other relationships in which they are not the centre of attention and from which they may be excluded . |
| 15 | These square panels from high up on a building , with only one , two or at most three figures on each , are not the kind of model on which the vase-painter drew for his battle . |
| 16 | ‘ They are not the kind of thing we want in this town and certainly not near my hotel . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ They are not the kind of thing we want in this town and certainly not near my hotel . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ They are not the kind of thing we want in this town and certainly not near my hotel . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Corporal ’ — her voice was clear and could have been that of a schoolteacher reprimanding — ‘ I have n't much opinion of my legs , but I can assure you you are not the type of man I would allow within parade ground distance of them , let alone pull them . ’ |
| 20 | The difficult situations that life presents to us are not the cause of stress . |
| 21 | Tories are not the Party of choice and ownership but the Party of restrictions and repossessions . |
| 22 | This is how a modern scientist , John Cole , has put it : Mysteries " are not the product of thought , but of experience . |
| 23 | Hayek points to the fact that many social institutions which are essential to the successful pursuit of our aims are the result of customs , habits , and practices which are not the product of design or invention and which , although they govern thought and action , are often not brought to consciousness . |
| 24 | ‘ Contracts of employment are agreements between employers and their staff - they are not the business of government , ’ he said . |
| 25 | If it strikes you this way , let me remind you that Peter 's particular values are not the point at issue , and invite you to sit down quietly and compose your own , very different equivalent . |
| 26 | ‘ 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 . |
| 27 | If you 're not a lover of platform games it could be a wee bit tedious . |
| 28 | If it works out that 's great , but we 're not a piece of meat . ’ |
| 29 | If it works out that 's great , but we 're not a piece of meat . ’ |
| 30 | SERAFIN : But then you 're not the kind of man who would wish to arouse painful feelings in other people , so let's find some more plausible circumstance . |