Example sentences of "be not [noun] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was because human beings worked things out in their minds in terms of concepts and moral rules , and these concepts and rules were not things the individual made for himself on the spur of the moment . |
| 2 | Pretending that general practice is something that it is not runs the risk of people remarking on the emperor 's new suit of clothes . |
| 3 | It 's not Roger the lodger in her case . |
| 4 | ‘ He 's not God the Father , is he ? |
| 5 | Is it not therefore time , and is n't privatisation the opportunity , not just to give rail a ‘ level playing field ’ but to ensure a ) that the ‘ playing field ’ takes ALL costs into account including the real environmental ones ; and b ) that the rail network gets used to its maximum capacity , both for passengers and freight . |
| 6 | And is n't Muffin the Mule on any more ? |
| 7 | Furthermore Madame Mattli was a Frenchwoman , an accident of birth which added to her glamour , for was not Paris the fashion capital of the world ? |
| 8 | Even worse — far worse — I was not I. The terror of wonderment , real understanding , had changed all . |
| 9 | The man walking towards England , towards our curious eyes , and towards the warm winter overcoat that I held in my hands , was not Flaubert the writer , though he had a similar grey moustache , two double chins , and not much hair . |
| 10 | But then , was n't Tara the place for travellers , they said . |
| 11 | Contrary to the obvious evidence you find , there is also enough clues to suggest that it was n't Jack the Ripper at all . |
| 12 | We all looked again and it was n't H. The bastard had met this Jake a year or two back and at once noted the resemblance . |