Example sentences of "[adj] be not [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But So Very English is not a celebration of Englishness ; it is a sly and subtle demolition job . |
| 2 | Asked if she believed Allen had a sexual relationship with Dylan , the actress said : ‘ I think sexual is not the word I used . |
| 3 | Restrained is not the word you would choose to describe Caron Wheeler 's style of dressing . |
| 4 | As it is because I have always practised ordinary , normal methods of hygiene , I feel that er fresh food well cooked is not a danger to anybody . |
| 5 | Anything too easy is not a conquest for , if lacking in fire , then much of the pleasure will have gone . |
| 6 | I ca n't remember I think it was Louise who br I went up to talk to her , and the question was , which of follow which of the following is not a swimming stroke and you have butterfly , breast stroke , bird crawl . |
| 7 | This , see I just thought it was just cos , you know , and he kept stressing it , which of the following is not a swimming stroke , breast stroke , butterfly or bird crawl . |
| 8 | Which of the following is not a mouthbrooder : Shark Catfish , Severum , Egyptian Mouthbrooder ? |
| 9 | But minimal is not an adjective that comes easily to mind when you pour over his sensuously-worked surfaces and layers of tonally-related hues . |
| 10 | In Greaves [ 1987 ] The Times , 11 July , it was held that it was a question for the jury whether a gap of 17 days between burglary and handling meant that the accused was not the burglar and so could be convicted of handling . |
| 11 | That the blueprint detective story at its most basic is not a story . |
| 12 | The Grand National is not the preserve of multi-millionaire owners and breeders — the horses often come from devoted small owners and can be trained in the most humble of establishments . |
| 13 | It was found that the swelling was not a tumour but an aneurysma large swelling of a blood vessel . |
| 14 | But what was afoot was not an encounter between natural forces , or even animals , but people . |
| 15 | If you do notice something unusual which you are sure is not a software problem , then you should take a careful look for the cause or things will just get worse , possibly with more serious consequences . |
| 16 | For example , ( a ) damage to paths , is also caused by walkers , witness the problems of erosion on many popular tracks ; ( b ) the passage of cyclists requires walkers to step aside ( ! ! ) — this and para ( c ) sound really churlish , I might almost say childish , and give the impression of an RA membership composed entirely of geriatrics — which I 'm sure is not the case . |
| 17 | Luckily Equal is not an emulator . |
| 18 | Luckily Equal is not an emulator . |
| 19 | All eyes of course will be on Cheltenham where John Taylor will be trying to prove that being black is not a bar to becoming a Conservative Member of Parliament . |
| 20 | That Marxists may or may not be correct that this threat is illusory is not the point : the United States ' political leaders felt a threat , and this was the reason for their involvement in the Cold War . |
| 21 | Another example is the West London Institute of Higher Education formed out of two former colleges of education , Borough Road and Maria Grey , and Chiswick Polytechnic , which to make confusion more confounded was not a polytechnic as we would understand it but , in effect , a college of technology . |
| 22 | ( Remember a penny then was not a penny now — there were 240 of them to £1 ! ) |
| 23 | Being Fat is not a Sin , by Shelley Bovey ( Pandora 1988 ) talks about the prejudice and oppression suffered by fat people , particularly women , and about ways to feel good about yourself which do n't involve losing weight . |
| 24 | This tale is set in Antwerp , and the major difference between it and the Miller 's Tale is that the woman concerned is not a wife but a prostitute , who lives in Coperstraten ( apparently Merchant Street , although it has been suggested it should really be Coeperstraten , Cow Gate Street ) . |
| 25 | Earman , 1986 , p. 249 ) What is not physical is not a cause or effect either . |
| 26 | While urging for a change in the terms of the debate , in the short-term fat women must argue that to be both fat and beautiful is not a contradiction in terms , as part of the process of beginning to celebrate our sexuality . |
| 27 | Wilkinson , who might have been sporting a more cheerful expression this morning but for a number of glaring misses by Eric Cantona , said : ‘ Whipping the people responsible is not the answer . |
| 28 | The scriptible is not a thing but a process , and is therefore not assimilable to the structures of poetics . |
| 29 | Contrary to what our readers may believe the above is not a description of Europe after the arrival of solicitors ' rights of audience . |
| 30 | Buddhists , indeed , have insisted that there is nothing supernatural about such enlightenment : the visions , ecstasies and other alternative states of consciousness experienced by an adept are not a meeting with an alien , divine reality but are natural to the human condition , even though most people have not developed this spiritual potential within themselves . |