Example sentences of "be not [pron] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not one for the bright lights . |
| 2 | Mary Crawford says many harsh words about the aspect of marriage for example ‘ there is not one in a hundred of either who is not taken in when they marry . |
| 3 | now you see this is three inches to the mile and this is this is one to no that 's not one to a million , that 's ridiculous that is . |
| 4 | Caroline Fairley , wife of Lt-Commander The Honourable Charles Fairley , RN , had apparently lost control of a car that was not hers on a small country road in Oxfordshire and crashed into a tree . |
| 5 | The opposition leaders he met agreed that the question of reunification of Germany was not one for the German people alone , but was the rightful concern of their European neighbours . |
| 6 | He gained a reputation as the Buster Keaton of the cricket world , a man who rarely seemed to have any expression on his face and who was not one for the excited cavortings that greet the fall of a wicket ; yet behind the mask a good deal of thought was given to his bowling , and he was liked and respected by his fellow players . |
| 7 | He was not one for the romantic niceties , was Reg . |