Example sentences of "[be] [not/n't] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He did not restrict himself merely to giving his assent to publication , but added his comments , as , for example , on Two Treatises … concerning Infant Baptism ( 1645 ) by John Tombes [ q.v. ] , where he acknowledged that the author was a godly man ‘ and of the Presbyterian judgement , though I am not of opinion with him ’ and he agreed to the publication of these treatises to encourage further contributions to the debate on infant baptism .
2 Although I say so myself , I am not without skill , having represented the county at schoolboy level .
3 But I am not without feeling .
4 I am not for sale , not now , not ever . ’
5 When I am not on tour , the Lyceum finds me .
6 This is why I am not at home here .
7 said ‘ I am not at present persuaded , however , that the condition in section 14(2) is excluded if at the time the contract is made the buyer is reasonably of the opinion that the defect can be , and will be , rectified at no cost to himself . ’
8 The results of these Monday afternoon treks ( is at Nursery and I am not at work only Monday and Friday afternoon and Friday afternoon is not a good time to go bothering people ! ) were now covering rather more than a double page and indeed was too much for a single newsletter article .
9 ‘ I am not at liberty to say just yet , madam , but its nature is serious .
10 I venture to write and enquire if you would oblige me by calling at this Officer , at some time convenient to yourself : I am not at liberty to offer any further information at this juncture , but I think I may say that our meeting will be to your advantage .
11 ‘ But I am acting upon the instructions of a client who chooses to remain anonymous , so I am not at liberty to give you as much information as you might wish .
12 Besides , ’ her pudgy eyes suddenly narrowed and she ran a hand across her tattooed scalp , ‘ there are moves afoot which I am not at liberty to discuss .
13 They have just given me the reasons why , which , as I see it , I am not at liberty to reveal at this stage .
14 Discussions are ongoing with a famous commercial radio station ( named after a nearby river ) whose identify I am not at liberty to reveal at present .
15 Thus I am not in principle against the idea of research into embryos .
16 I am not in love with Nicole and I never have been . ’
17 ‘ I am not in love with Florian and I never have been . ’
18 He certainly holds that as long as my action is prompted by mere feeling , or by a judgement as to what will best satisfy my desires , I am not in sight of moral living .
19 ‘ You accept then , Mr Stevens , that I am not in error on this point . ’
20 Although I am not in possession of a comprehensive discography , I would surmise that with this latest batch of releases from the ‘ Klemperer Edition ’ , EMI must have transferred to CD practically all the recordings this great conductor made with the Philharmonia and New Philharmonia Orchestra between 1955 and 1970 .
21 We were reminded that before he became party leader , Neil Kinnock had said , in relation to Peter Tatchell , ‘ I am not in favour of witch-hunts but I do not mistake bloody witches for fairies . ’
22 I am not in favour of ‘ social ’ abortion to get rid of a pregnancy that interferes with a girl having fun at a disco .
23 President Clinton 's plans to bolster US industry — particularly the high tech sector , begin to look disturbingly corporatist , and the chief executive of the Baby Bells ' Bell Communications Research , George Heilmeier , seems to feel the same way : he told Reuter that the government should certainly spur industry to construct a national information highway but it should not build it itself : ‘ I do n't think the public sector should operate or control networks that are commercial , ’ he said , ‘ I am not in favour of the government building the national information infrastructure . ’
24 I am not in favour of long-term institutional care in hospitals , but the balance between the opportunity for decent health care for the elderly in our hospital services and the opportunity for other care has gone much too far .
25 I am not in favour . ’
26 Liberal Democrat candidate Kay Kirkham said : ‘ I am not in favour of extending the undemocratic policy of the TDC .
27 Personally , I am not in favour of mammoth jail sentences except for the deserving few — and that 's not so much a matter of punishment as a means of keeping society free from their future depredations .
28 He said : ‘ I am not in politics for gestures .
29 Today , I am not in search of England , but in search of English , and I shall be similarly selective in my travels .
30 I am not in fact optimistic about our ability to control the sort of force which is now at large in the world .
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