Example sentences of "[be] not [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I wanted you to know , ’ he said , ‘ because whatever it is , I am not a part of it . ’ |
| 2 | I do not have a handicap because I am not a member of a club , will never be able to afford to join one and ca n't afford the high green fees around London to play regularly enough to improve my game . |
| 3 | She maintained links with the Quakers but made a point of religious independence : ‘ As I am not a member of any community , no society can answer for my irregular conduct . ’ |
| 4 | As I am not a member of his Church , it would be improper of me to make any theological observations . |
| 5 | Unhappily , I am not a member of the exclusive club of millionaires . |
| 6 | I am not a member of the Conservative party , so I do not receive this literature . |
| 7 | I am not a member of any party . |
| 8 | " I am not a guard at all . " |
| 9 | As I said , apart from Spanish I am not a speaker of any of the other languages I have recently been involved in . |
| 10 | Although , like Shelley , I am not a believer in the Christian religion — as no intelligent person can be in our day — I do give strong credence to spirits . |
| 11 | I am not a child to be frightened by a resolution of a board of directors , or to be soothed by the present of shares ( each carrying 10 liability ) in a company which has been losing money every year from its commencement , and which nothing short of a miracle could make pay a dividend as hitherto managed ; neither is my position in Scientific Circles here such as to render my retaining the editorship of any advantage to me — indeed , I am vain enough to think that I confer more than I receive . |
| 12 | ‘ But I am not a gentleman like you lawyer friend , chérie . |
| 13 | I am not a lover of London . ’ |
| 14 | Although I am not a mechanic like Pa , the machine holds a strange attraction for me . |
| 15 | Well , even if I am , at least I am not a hypocrite like him . |
| 16 | ‘ I am not a wart-hog from hell , ’ she moans . |
| 17 | You may , perhaps , have thought that I put my point of view too emphatically to you on a matter on which you hold strong views , whereas I am not a partisan on the question of the death penalty . |
| 18 | ‘ I am not the type of manager to go in and say right , I 'll take this and create it into something else . |
| 19 | I would remind you that contrary to the comments made in your letter , I am not the chairman of the judges , simply the chairman of the committee that has the responsibility of organising the event that surrounds the judging and MC ( unpaid ) for the awards dinner . |
| 20 | ‘ I am not the Prince of Wales 's cook , ’ said Auguste tiredly . |
| 21 | I am not the kind of person to be treated seriously , in Bob 's jargon . |
| 22 | I am not the master of tack and I always say what I think . |
| 23 | Do not expect me to congratulate you , madam , I am too busy congratulating myself that I am not the father-in-law of a man who can speak so demeaningly of any young girl in public . |
| 24 | Graham said : ‘ I am not the sort of person who can just sit around reading . |
| 25 | ‘ Paul , I do n't know if you have realised this yet , but I am not the understudy to the part of the father . |
| 26 | In fact I am not an expert on any aspect of the subject on which I am to speak . |
| 27 | ‘ Alas , I am not an expert in these machines , ’ he said , ‘ but my nightwatchman here reports … ’ |
| 28 | The difficulty is I am not an employee of yours , so I hope they accept it . |
| 29 | ‘ Guy , my name may be Chester , but I am not an employee of Sarah Chester Fabrics . |
| 30 | I am not an optimist by nature , but since coming to this country I have blessed by good fortune . |