Example sentences of "'re not a [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 're not a drugs band and we 're prepared to fight for our beliefs . ’ |
| 2 | After a pause she added , ‘ You 're not a Weatherbury man ? ’ |
| 3 | Erm do n't s you know if you 're not a discount man forget that you you just have to say I 'm I 'm gon na use it if I need it . |
| 4 | ‘ I know you 're not a jewel thief , Mandy , but I also know you sometimes act impulsively , thinking it 's OK to do something that 's wrong if you have the right motive . ’ |
| 5 | So you 're not a corn shop any more . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's just that we 're not a noise band , ’ adds Mike , ‘ we do n't jump around the place but we 're totally comfortable with going out on a stage . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ We 're not a breeding ground any more — some clubs have to sell but Liverpool do n't and we do n't either . |
| 8 | Of course , you 're not a family man yourself … ’ — Ron 's eyes flickered momentarily — ‘ … but we all have our ups and downs , I daresay life 's dealt you out one or two , one way or another . ’ |
| 9 | Erm at that erm meeting members did er bring up a number of points er , the comments and questions which have been put to the Environment Trust and the answers to them are there on page ninety five under progress to date and , and on onto page ninety six er , the main ones really are the question as to whether er , any rented housing could be provided erm , in the scheme is dealt with there the Environment Trust only develop for sale or for equity share er , they 're not a housing association , they 're a charitable body erm so they did n't feel that they were able to er , take on the role of er , provided rented housing in the scheme . |
| 10 | You 're not a police officer . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ But frankly , you 're not a design consultant … ’ |
| 12 | You may treat them as your children since they were two years old but if they 're not a blood relative of yours they wo n't be inheriting anything anyway however close they may be . |
| 13 | Most of us , as people who live in this world , are interested in our environment , and even if not young we certainly grow to appreciate it and to learn a bit about flowers and the way animals live and work in our garden and watching David Attenborough on television and erm we have a genuine interest because as part of this world we know it and come to understand it , and probably feel , therefore , if even if you 're not a biology specialist , which you certainly do n't have to be by any means , when a child asks a question about , you know , ‘ where do the flies go in winter ? ’ and ‘ why 's the hamster gone to sleep for three months ? ’ we feel more capable of answering it because we 're closer to it ourselves and those are the sorts of questions that people told us . |
| 14 | Most of us , as people who live in this world , are interested in our environment , and even if not young we certainly grow to appreciate it and to learn a bit about flowers and the way animals live and work in our garden and watching David Attenborough on television and erm we have a genuine interest because as part of this world we know it and come to understand it , and probably feel , therefore , if even if you 're not a biology specialist , which you certainly do n't have to be by any means , when a child asks a question about , you know , ‘ where do the flies go in winter ? ’ and ‘ why 's the hamster gone to sleep for three months ? ’ we feel more capable of answering it because we 're closer to it ourselves and those are the sorts of questions that people told us . |
| 15 | He says that they need the cafes because they 're cheap , but they 're not a safety hazard . |