Example sentences of "[be] not the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I am not the type of manager to go in and say right , I 'll take this and create it into something else . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | ‘ I am not the Prince of Wales 's cook , ’ said Auguste tiredly . |
4 | I am not the kind of person to be treated seriously , in Bob 's jargon . |
5 | I am not the master of tack and I always say what I think . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | Graham said : ‘ I am not the sort of person who can just sit around reading . |
8 | ‘ Paul , I do n't know if you have realised this yet , but I am not the understudy to the part of the father . |
9 | Nevertheless , homosexual practices are not the norm in our society and one must , I think , regard them as deviation in this respect at least . |
10 | These pictures are not the work of children but of highly skilled craftsmen , and the thin silhouette with the triangular torso and angled , linear arms is carefully planned to dominate but not to stand apart from the overall pattern . |
11 | Worthy as such sentiments may be , they are not the stuff of powerful drama . |
12 | So we must accept that the creatures we will encounter in the Scottish hills are not the stuff of big game hunters ' after-dinner bragging , but they are varied and thrilling in their discovery nonetheless . |
13 | As such it means that vigilante heroes , no matter how good , are not the stuff of which Christians are made . |
14 | Half a dozen uninspired shaggy dog school stories padded out with publicity photos are not the stuff of exciting pop journalism . |
15 | MIPS ' known design wins , including SNI , Sumitomo Electric Inc , Ing C Olivetti & Co SpA , Acer Group Inc and parent SGI , are not the stuff of massive volumes despite MIPS ' claims that Sony Corp and NEC Corp are racking up the numbers in Japan . |
16 | However , in the professional world , little plastic boxes are not the order of the day , even though for everyday tuning needs they are more than adequate . |
17 | God 's ‘ legal transactions ’ are not the law of the land , not of Abraham 's land at any rate . |
18 | In coming to terms with conflicting feelings about the relationship between their parents , and being helped to do so , children assimilate the capacity to manage other relationships in which they are not the centre of attention and from which they may be excluded . |
19 | Fags and mags are not the kind of things people give up lightly , and so recession has not really been a problem for T&S . |
20 | Clark Gable , Errol Flynn , Adolph Menjou — these are not the kind of men to serve as archetypes for celibate priests . |
21 | These are not the kind of facts which can be found in the history books ; they are small matters which would be of no real importance except to the people concerned . |
22 | Cone shells of these species are not the kind of subjects you would wish to brush against while cleaning the aquarium substrate where they usually lie buried during daylight hours . |
23 | These square panels from high up on a building , with only one , two or at most three figures on each , are not the kind of model on which the vase-painter drew for his battle . |
24 | ‘ They are not the kind of thing we want in this town and certainly not near my hotel . ’ |
25 | ‘ They are not the kind of thing we want in this town and certainly not near my hotel . ’ |
26 | ‘ They are not the kind of thing we want in this town and certainly not near my hotel . ’ |
27 | ‘ We are not the kind of developers who drive around in Rolls Royces puffing big cigars , ’ he said . |
28 | When examining racial representation in films made in this country , it quickly becomes apparent that there are not the plethora of images such as exist in American mainstream cinema , nor , consequently , the range of relevant theoretical and analytical critical work available for study . |
29 | Such stringed instruments were perhaps not so rare as their apparent survival would suggest ; the Bergh Apton and Morningthorpe examples indicate that they are not the preserve of rich , perhaps royal , burials . |
30 | Ideas and concepts may thus be in fact misleading as to the real condition of existence ; they are not the reflection of the economic system but the product of a complex historical process of changing adaptation . |