Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [pron] [be] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having sung the praises of swimfeeders I must point out that I do not think they are the be-all and end-all of barbel fishing , specially for the very big ones . |
| 2 | ‘ If the Prince of Wales does not succeed she 's the one person people would feel would be acceptable . |
| 3 | Honestly , Henry , when I think back to when I first saw Andrew Jones in that mucky room , the thin weed of a lad with nothing about him , I can not believe he 's the same person represented by Mr Andrew Jones , not only head of the showrooms , but … |
| 4 | Pierre Leveque had arranged for me to join a small party attending the season-opening hockey match that evening at the Molson Stadium , with the local Montreal Canadiens playing the New York Rangers , but I did not realize it was the mayoral party until we arrived . |
| 5 | The true moral seems to be that a choice is difficult not because we can not decide which is the better but because we can not bear to give up the one that has not been chosen . |
| 6 | I do not suppose I am the first naive monolinguist who thought he could pick up the language on the street , somehow acquiring it passively just by basking in the babble of the market , like getting a tan . |
| 7 | Yeah , it 's just pure coincidence , it 's just the way that trotting around , I think what we 're trying to do was to say , something wrong in exam book , plus , plus , which is not liked , but , I do n't think they are the alike . |
| 8 | I do n't think anything 's the twelfth of July . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't think there 's the least danger to you , ’ said Ian reassuringly as they parted . |
| 10 | because I did n't think she was the right one for him , I would n't have picked her I 'd 've picked somebody else |
| 11 | I know why you are so jumpy , Mama , but you must n't think you are the only one who is being put out . |
| 12 | Because er there 's too much , because they did n't like the way things were run , something like that and on occasions we have had to say to people , we 're sorry , we just do n't think you 're the right kind of person for us . |
| 13 | Swap one card with a player of your choice , ah I swap with you cos I do n't think you 're the only fucker that has got one have you ? |
| 14 | ‘ Oh no , darling , you did n't think you were the first clever little bitch to have the idea ? |
| 15 | As it happens , I do n't think I 'm the right person to lead humanity into the future , no . |
| 16 | I do n't think I 'm the only volunteer who 's ashamed of their early attitude to AIDS and I 'm only glad that we had the sense , collectively , to listen to reason before the calls began . |
| 17 | OK , maybe it seems harsh , but I do n't think I 'm the only one who gets slightly bugged by dropouts trying to make me feel like I 'm insensitive and uncaring if I do n't pay for their drink . |
| 18 | OK , maybe it seems harsh , but I do n't think I 'm the only one who gets slightly bugged by dropouts trying to make me feel like I 'm insensitive and uncaring if I do n't pay for their drink . |
| 19 | I do n't know if it was because it never happened , or because they did n't think I was the right person to talk to . ’ |
| 20 | She says I do n't think he 's the right person . |
| 21 | Everybody knew the blind fiddler and he had always his kilt on and But after a while , I do n't know , the next time he came round I mind he had trousers on and we did n't think he was the same man at all , no . |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't think it is the right system , ’ he insisted . |
| 23 | I do n't think it is the same ones we had the last time . |
| 24 | That 's not to say I 'm not terrified about the state of our rivers and trees — but I do n't think it 's the best way to care for our environment . |
| 25 | I 'm a bit worried at some of what is saying here erm , which seems to me like wanting to er create bureaucratic structure within a parish that , charts , positioning of everyone and they should know therefore , I just do n't think is , that 's my personal view , I do n't think it 's the right approach at all to a parish . |
| 26 | And I do n't think it 's the insect-repelling qualities of its leaves , because the habit of collecting leaves stops well before the young hatch , the time when insect parasites are most active . |
| 27 | But neither Dr Neil nor Matey thought that , and when Matey said hesitantly , ‘ You do n't think it 's the obvious … ? ’ |
| 28 | But I do n't think it 's the whole story Wendy . |
| 29 | I do n't think it 's the American way to bring a good man down by rumour and insinuation . " |
| 30 | So you do n't think it 's the faulty gene that Marian talked about , you think it 's in the ? |