Example sentences of "[be] n't a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hats are n't a great idea — they make life very difficult for the cameraman because you ca n't see the face underneath ( which in some cases might be an advantage ) . |
| 2 | ‘ You are n't a great meat-eater , are you , dear , ’ said Bertha , ‘ so the approach of Lent wo n't be so much of a hardship for you . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ You are n't a real invalid . ’ |
| 4 | You are n't a good colour . |
| 5 | While extremely hardwearing , they are n't a good idea if you 're prone to dropping things — the tiles wo n't break , but whatever you drop will . |
| 6 | Although , the redundancies are n't a direct result of the recession , they add to the figures which can only shake the confidence of industry as a whole . |
| 7 | ‘ Look how much better the Lilliputians do it ’ , is a tempting cry , but the more one looks into it the more one finds that the Lilliputians are n't a fair comparison with us : they have n't got our antiquated industries … our legal system ; and they are less than six inches tall . |
| 8 | Plants are not necessary and are n't a natural occurrence in Lake Tanganyika , but if you do feel you want plant life in your tank try Java Fern and Anubias . |
| 9 | Erm it 's , it 's , negative numbers are n't a natural thing , fractions are actually easier and that was what happened in the history of mathematics , fractions were developed a long long time before negative numbers , the old Greeks used to play about with fractions quite a lot . |
| 10 | Nevertheless , the lyrics are the only thing which spoil the flavour , rambling on without saying much , and ‘ Apple Green ’ is proof that the Brothers are n't a spent force just yet . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , the lyrics are the only thing which spoil the flavour , rambling on without saying much , and ‘ Apple Green ’ is proof that the Brothers are n't a spent force just yet . |
| 12 | ‘ Lithuania are n't a bad side and people should have a sense of perspective — there are no easy games in international football . |
| 13 | She was cross at the way he had treated her as though she were n't a normal girl — some kind of freak . |
| 14 | Which it would be of course if you were n't a regulated body . |
| 15 | It is hilarious , I seen it , Mary 's got a pirate and it 's er anyhow I re it were n't a brilliant recording like but it 's , you know , it 's watchable and it 's fantastic . |
| 16 | They were n't a married couple . |
| 17 | And I said , you know , well if you were n't a good cook , he 'd be glad to go out and have one ! |
| 18 | You could argue we were n't a good bargain . |
| 19 | if there were n't a certain amount of truth |
| 20 | I should have realised that you were n't a real wizard when I saw you did n't have a staff . ’ |
| 21 | They were n't a separate species , as were muties . |
| 22 | Why I er , said that was because twenty years ago we were n't a second-rate football team . |
| 23 | ‘ I mean , how was I to know you were n't a sex-mad pervert who 'd broken in and hideously raped you before coming after me ? ’ |
| 24 | Lathered up , started to shave when I come to clean it there were n't a bloody blade in the bastards had pinched it . |
| 25 | Because of this arrangement , while I was in the Waaf I always had plenty of spending money , but there were n't a whole lot of things to spend it on . |
| 26 | ‘ But Jeff would never have recommended me if I were n't a proper teacher ! |
| 27 | I remember those words exactly ; they sounded strange to me because we were n't a physical family at all and we did n't use endearments . |
| 28 | I said I 'm glad you were n't a fucking fitter then . |
| 29 | And it , it is n't a personal thing on his part it 's no not going shopping or driving her here there and everywhere because he he , he , he er er he does n't want to it 's just that he 's incap he will be incapable of doing it . |
| 30 | Now you think that because I am I am forgiven and I preach forgiveness that I would be pretty good as up people , but that 's part of my human failure and I must admit that I 've given plenty of opportunity to practice at home and at work er the opportunity to forgive , but it does n't come easily and certainly it is n't a strong feature of the non-Christian world in which I work and which you will be working soon . |