Example sentences of "[be] [not/n't] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Besides , ’ Theda added , her eyes flashing , ‘ after the way he spoke to me , I am not of a mind to hand him gifts . ’ |
| 2 | Although I am not in a position to provide any of the detailed statistics Mr Gillett calls for , I can certainly tell the sad tale of the missing books . |
| 3 | I am not in a position to judge . ’ |
| 4 | I am not in a position to query that once I adjourn the enquiry . |
| 5 | ‘ My human sympathies ’ , said Lord Diplock , ‘ are with Mr Cheall , but I am not in a position to indulge them ; for I am left in no doubt that upon all the points that have been so ingeniously argued , the law is against him . ’ |
| 6 | Our intended publication of a Lothian Rail Development Strategy has slipped somewhat , and I am not in a position to give you an indication of likely completion dates . |
| 7 | I am not in a position to defend British Rail , but when we analyse the problems with commuter services in the south-east and the problems that British Rail faces in general , we must remember that they are caused because the Government will not allow British Rail to introduce the schemes that it wants , including electrification of other lines , in order to improve services . |
| 8 | The hon. Gentleman may be right — I am not in a position to argue with him — and I am prepared to concede the point for those 2 million pensioners ; but millions of other pensioners have benefited enormously under this Government , not only from increases in the standard pension but from rising income from the state earnings-related pension scheme , rising occupational pensions and increased income from savings . |
| 9 | I have not undertaken a review of NIE plc 's purchases of generation and I am not in a position to comment on the relative costs of the various options . |
| 10 | Second , that I am not in a position of knowledge and I ca n't deliver some goods to them ; that basically , I 'm on a journey and I will hate the techniques I 'm learning for unpicking the threads of my life by becoming assertive and getting new knowledge with them . |
| 11 | I have n't yet married and am not in a rush to do so , so I suppose that in this regard I am a disappointment to my father , though I 'm sure he understands that it would be unfair for me to marry with my present commitment to athletics . |
| 12 | If you are not at a school or college , write after 1 June in the year preceding entry to PO Box 67 , Cheltenham , Glos . |
| 13 | The finance costs for the new debt are not at a level which is greater than that of the existing debt . |
| 14 | An increase in the price of debt is as significant as its refinancing : for this reason the [ draft ] FRS requires that the maturity of borrowings be assessed by reference to borrowings under related facilities only where the finance costs for the new debt are not at a level which is greater than that of the existing debt . |
| 15 | Innovations in teaching methods do not usually come in the form of simple additions to a teacher 's repertoire , generalizable to all subject matters , but are usually designed to achieve more effectively an understanding of some particular X. Usually , for a variety of reasons , the descriptions of ‘ how to proceed ’ are not at a level of precision which makes the teacher a programmed automaton ; it follows that any teacher persuaded to adopt the innovation must be willing and able to explore modifications to his repertoire in order to try and achieve the hoped-for improvement in his pupils ' understanding of X at which the innovation is aimed . |
| 16 | You are not at a loss and can choose , from the textbooks to hand , the derivation that looks best , or that is closest to that of the lecturer . |
| 17 | That 's because many brigades charge for call outs which are not for a fire ( false alarms count as fires ) , or for a life-threatening situation . |
| 18 | If you are not on a diet what is your pattern of eating behaviour ? |
| 19 | Although they will grow on successfully when put out into the garden in spring or summer , the flowers you get in future years may well turn pink if you are not on an acid soil . |
| 20 | are not with a client whether for Investment Business or otherwise |
| 21 | While you can only rely on issues raised in the statements that you exchange , and you must not mislead the court or the other side , you are not under an obligation to give your opponent notice of any weak points in your case . |
| 22 | These impressions are not of a kind that occur in our daily life . |
| 23 | The scope of this section is wide , since there are three reasons why a person may be dealing otherwise than as a consumer : first , because he is a businessman ( see s 12(1) ( a ) ) ; second , because the other party is not a businessman ( see s 12(1) ( b ) ) ; and third , because the goods are not of a type ordinarily supplied for private use or consumption ( see s 12(1) ( c ) ) . |
| 24 | Mr Justice Hutchison said the 1936 Act primarily envisages a system where the local authority has a power and a duty to try to secure that premises are not in a state which constitutes a statutory nuisance . |
| 25 | Even when our conscious feelings are not in a state of conflict , it is difficult to portray them relatively accurately in words , but it is much more so when they are . |
| 26 | Often they are not in a state to talk . |
| 27 | If you are not in a position to be ruthless about getting rid of people on the platform , school them in the proper way to behave — sitting still , looking towards the speaker and not thumping the table in their enthusiasm . |
| 28 | They are probably shocked by the news , and are not in a position to make a rational decision . |
| 29 | Where the national audit offices are not in a position to meet the Court of Auditors ' requirements , private professional firms should be asked to do so . ’ |
| 30 | With regret , therefore , I have to inform you that we are not in a position to offer you employment in any research division of the company . |