Example sentences of "[pron] be [not/n't] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is indubitable is that they are used of effects , that they can not be used of unnecessitated events , and hence that effects as we understand them are not unnecessitated events . |
| 2 | But now that I think further about it , I am not sure Miss Kenton spoke quite so boldly that day . |
| 3 | ‘ I am not great railway enthusiast , but derive immense pleasure out of building them and running them , ’ he added . |
| 4 | A spokesman for the team said : ‘ I am not surprised Mr Major got her name muddled up . |
| 5 | I 'm not encouraging pay-for-play , but I think the players should be put on a retainer by the ARFU to provide their services to the union ’ , their skipper says . |
| 6 | Lucky I 'm not pregnant powder case ! |
| 7 | lucky you 're lucky , I 'm not pregnant penny . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm not winding wool any more . |
| 9 | I 'm not convinced Mother intended it for me . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm not sure Peter saw it like that . ’ |
| 11 | I 'm not sure size is , is the reason . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm not sure Lapointe 's quite right for her , you know , ’ confided his companion , who unlike Karelius seemed in talkative mood . |
| 13 | I 'm not sure directors have the same kind of background always . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm not sure Leila will share your delight , or Ari for that matter . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm not sure whether it was a serious question , but we could try although I 'm not sure Middlesbrough Council will sell it to us . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm not sure Dr Kingdom would want me to discuss his work with you . |
| 17 | I 'm not sure newspapers should do more than this — inform and then reflect public opinion . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm not sure Sam Shepard would approve of this wasp business , ’ I said confidently . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm not sure Calypso would approve , ’ he laughed , burying his face in the cascade of tumbled blonde hair around her shoulders . |
| 20 | ‘ And I 'm not sure Mrs Carter really wants to see Hayley . |
| 21 | I always go for heavy , Sixties-style eye make-up , though I 'm not sure black does much for brown eyes ! |
| 22 | The anonymity of the studio rather than a Glyndebourne ambience — I realize there would have been huge problems with taking the performances live , but I 'm not sure Henry Wood Hall was the ideal solution . |
| 23 | Thank you Chairman , erm , I 'm not sure Chair , whether there are members still on this Committee who will recall the er , previous erm , proposal for a multi-purpose day centre in Bridgenorth . |
| 24 | I 'm not sure Hawick was right for her and I 'd have been sorry to lose her , but that 's beside the point . |
| 25 | I 'm not sure Andrew . |
| 26 | ‘ And I 'm not sure Desmond would like it if he saw us , ’ she added with another little giggle . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm not sure Stephen ever told anyone anything about anything . |
| 28 | ‘ Mind yer , I 'm not promisin' anyfink , yer understand . ’ |
| 29 | She said , ‘ I 'm not good company — I 'm sorry . |
| 30 | No , I 'm not great lover of |