Example sentences of "be [not/n't] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pack have also developed their loose play a long way and although I am not a great fan of the ‘ hand ruck ’ , in the games so far the pack has mixed its rucking and mauling well . |
| 2 | It is just as well that I am not a serious researcher of times past . |
| 3 | I am not a prying woman , I have never really been interested in the affairs of others , I would never examine the contents of their drawers and cupboards and bathroom cabinets , as Isabel did , wherever we went to stay . |
| 4 | ‘ I am not a clever man . |
| 5 | I am not a small man , nor am I a weakling , yet the thin Sweetman seemed unconcerned as I jumped down into the cockpit . |
| 6 | I am not a criminal lawyer myself . |
| 7 | Perhaps another ‘ Why I am not a Roman Catholic ’ would be salutary from him as well as for them . |
| 8 | He is too weak to bear the force of that … even if I felt it , and I am not a cruel woman . |
| 9 | I stand here , I am not a perfect minister because I am over forty I 've got children that are not too awkward but erm , could be awkward and , I have n't a spouse ah and ah I stand here saying that I 'm not good at everything I 'm good with young people , I 'm not o only good with old people I try to do my best . |
| 10 | I am not a scrounging pain in the arse , just your average pissed-off ‘ what the bloody hell am I here for ? ’ soldier . |
| 11 | ‘ But I am not a professional guide , Caroline . ’ |
| 12 | There 's the satisfaction of grabbing a climb between spells of bad weather … ’ ; all of which explains why I am not a successful climber , preferring to grab an extra hour 's kip between spells of bad weather . |
| 13 | I AM not a religious person , but I do think that if Jesus was around today he 'd be horrified by the way we celebrate his birth . |
| 14 | ‘ I am not a radical film-maker , ’ says Puttnam . |
| 15 | I hardly no how to keep going and you must no that I am not a young man . |
| 16 | I am not a greedy man . |
| 17 | As I say , I am not a greedy man . ’ |
| 18 | I am not a dark pupil under a lid but a woman in a room . |
| 19 | I am not a good hand stitcher . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I am not a good watcher . |
| 21 | ‘ I am not a bitter man , ’ insisted Clough senior . |
| 22 | I am not a breezy sort of person , and I never say Hi . |
| 23 | I am not a patient patient . |
| 24 | I am not a wealthy woman , Isabel , and my own mother 's hospital bills are draining my income . |
| 25 | I am not a rude boy , I am very proper . |
| 26 | I am not a National Delegate , but IAOPA , who have some hundreds of thousands of members , is entitled to send a consultant to the meetings , and I have the honour to be that representative . |
| 27 | PS- I am not a bloodthirsty Viking ! |
| 28 | I am not a superstitious man . |
| 29 | I am not a nagging type , or possessive — even Gerald would admit that , I think . |
| 30 | " I am not a passionate man , my dear . |