Example sentences of "n't [adj] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from perceptive observations , he had a nice literary touch and was n't averse to a Shakespearean allusion . |
| 2 | Moving to profits for the book companies , these are slightly down , but this is n't indicative of a full year and the general outlook is er , is good . |
| 3 | It is n't dangerous to a healthy adult or child , but it can be harmful to a foetus . |
| 4 | It was n't fit for a young girl , he 'd explained in his thick brogue , and her half-brother had grinned and mocked her behind his back . |
| 5 | She had a foal with us during the dreadful winter of 1947 , and her behaviour became even worse , so much so that our good neighbour Mr Britton said she was n't fit for a young woman like me to work with and insisted I borrow his horse Bobby , a very even-tempered animal . |
| 6 | ‘ It is n't healthy for a young woman to be locked away with old maids and virgins . ’ |
| 7 | Wear was n't apparent over a two-month test , during which the system was used exclusively . |
| 8 | Mind you , you have n't drunk for a long time and you were |
| 9 | What man is n't susceptible to a beautiful woman , believing that she both graces the Earth and helps to civilize it . |
| 10 | An ‘ orthopaedic ’ bed is just another way of describing a bed that is firmer and harder than the average and certainly is n't necessary for a lightweight child . |
| 11 | The National Rivers Authority it is n't aware of a particular porblem at Gloucester . |
| 12 | The National Rivers Authority it is n't aware of a particular porblem at Gloucester . |