Example sentences of "'m not [prep] the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm not against the concept of co-opted members and I believe that they could add a useful dimension to any authority 's work , but apart from the obligatory brace of businessmen and I accept the Right Honourable and Noble Viscount Lord Whitelaw 's phrase and I quote powerful reference to a broad approach and new ideas and a fight against crime , but apart from the the brace er , er of such business people , they should surely come from representative sections of those communities which the authorities serve . |
| 2 | I 'm glad I 'm not in the position of having to sort out Everton 's troubles , because I would n't have a clue how to get them out of the mess they are in . |
| 3 | Burden looked at him suspiciously , so he said with amused impatience , ‘ I do n't know , Mike , and I 'm not in the mood for this suspense stuff . ’ |
| 4 | I have n't got to smoke pot , but I do and I think that 's more security than anything , knowing that you 've got a bit of pot which you can put down and you can say : ‘ Oh , I do n't want none of that today , I 'm not in the mood for it . ’ |
| 5 | Now come on , Liz , I 'm not in the mood for games . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I have n't gone mad and I 'm not in the mood for explanations . |
| 7 | I 'm not in the mood for it . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm not in the mood for games , Leo , ’ she said shortly . |
| 9 | ‘ There 's nothing we have to say to each other , ’ she protested with irritation , ‘ and I 'm not in the mood for any more of your accusations . |
| 10 | I 'm not in the mood for co-stars : this is meant to be a solo . |
| 11 | I 'm not in the mood for speaking to her . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm not in the habit of letting strangers into my flat — especially at this hour . |
| 13 | And I 'm not in the habit of losing . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm not in the habit of picking up men I 've just met , ’ she told him . |
| 15 | And I 'm not in the habit of taking advantage of girls who do n't know any better . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm not in the habit of seducing drunken teenagers ; I prefer my women a little older and a damn sight more sober . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm not in the habit of welshing on deals . |
| 18 | I do n't know quite which way to go ; I 'm not in the habit of taking strolls in the middle of the day . |
| 19 | I 'm not in the market for your sort of proposition . ’ |
| 20 | And I 'm trying to get it through your arrogant skull that I 'm not in the market for a casual roll in the hay just because we happen to be sharing a villa for a few days ! ’ |
| 21 | But I 'm not I 'm not in the frame of mind to be saying this kid was off for a week with flu then and was off |
| 22 | In case you had n't noticed , I 'm not in the warp at the moment . |
| 23 | I 'm not in the business of writing travelogues . |
| 24 | Now I 'm not in the business of counting but my rough guess is that this paragon of nature was , on the majority of occasions , abusing his co-religionists . |