Example sentences of "[pers pn] is not [det] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is n't half a boring person i n't she ? |
| 2 | And it is not all a question of which policy will provide homes for the future . |
| 3 | It is not such a perverse idea , because a lot of people have recently become interested in that noble beverage . |
| 4 | ‘ It is not such a huge change of direction ’ he said , pointing out his familiarity ‘ with analysis and environmental science ’ . |
| 5 | In such circumstances , it is not such a blow to have lost the confession . |
| 6 | Indeed it is not such a great tragedy to discover that a pet cat is deaf , although there is a sad weakening of the intimate communication system that cat owners and their cats enjoy sharing . |
| 7 | It is not such a mystery really , as the Treasury admitted after Mr Lamont had finished his speech that next year they plan to borrow £44 billion . |
| 8 | While this is good news for millions of borrowers and mortgage holders , it is not such a rosy picture for those people who have come to expect a healthy return from their savings accounts . |
| 9 | ‘ It is not such a terrible one . ’ |
| 10 | But it is not such a quantum leap to understand two cooking media as it is to grasp the principles of some multi-task ovens which appear to have nearly as many functions as the ubiquitous Swiss army knife . |
| 11 | The OAPA is a mess but surely it is not such a mess . |
| 12 | Now , we hear time and time again of the one million capital that was spent and yes and I do hope that the provisions that will now be made through a combined budget which Mr seems to think is half a million but I can assure you it is not half a million however , I do I can further reassure him that by the time the Highfields er and Moat management committee have gone through with this it will be half a million , there will be a proper budget provision as it should have been in the last five to six years . |
| 13 | Sometimes I have to pinch myself to realise it is n't all a dream . ’ |
| 14 | It is n't such a large service after all . " |
| 15 | But now , if I do it in spring , it is n't such a big job . |