Example sentences of "are [not/n't] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are not suggesting a sharp break at the turn of the nineteenth century or at the accession of Queen Victoria or whatever . |
| 2 | Judge Peter Greenwood remanded Gillespie in custody for medical reports , but told him , ‘ I do not want you to think for one moment that you are not facing a custodial sentence . ’ |
| 3 | Try to be as sincere and enthusiastic as possible and be conversational — you are not addressing a public meeting . |
| 4 | All fixed date actions to which the rule does apply are now subject to automatic directions ( see Chapter 11 ) and are not given a return day at the outset . |
| 5 | But when hospitals are struggling to stay within budgets such initiatives are not given a high priority . |
| 6 | Small wonder , therefore , that egg producers feel they are not getting a fair deal . |
| 7 | There is now problems on the streets of , there is anger in the outer areas that through your postal code politics people are not getting a fair deal in the outer areas of this city . |
| 8 | Local states are not accorded a leading role in decisions about welfare . |
| 9 | Reserve requirements on banks will have to be standardized if some banks are not to suffer a competitive disadvantage . |
| 10 | But he warned : ‘ It would be naive to think the Provisional IRA are not planning a major attack on the British mainland . ’ |
| 11 | But he warned : ‘ It would be naive to think the Provisional IRA are not planning a major attack on the British mainland . ’ |
| 12 | But he warned : ‘ It would be naive to think the Provisional IRA are not planning a major attack on the British mainland . ’ |
| 13 | In talking of rules we are not offering a psychological theory of performance . |
| 14 | If you are not having a first course , a couple of plain poppadums are an acceptable indulgence , but do n't get carried away — and do n't allow yourself to start dipping in the chutneys ! |
| 15 | We are not having a private discussion about Aschmann . |
| 16 | However , since we have argued that content is not the defining criterion of feminist perspectives , we are not claiming a new objectivity or neutrality . |
| 17 | British machinery companies are not making a big enough effort to promote their products in the recently opened markets of Czechoslovakia , Hungary and Poland , according to an export consultant . |
| 18 | The Irish hierarchy are not anticipating a miraculous recovery to form this season . |
| 19 | If you do n't do that efficiently then you are not doing a good job for the community . |
| 20 | So let's sweep aside this idea of appointees because the Home Secretary of the day and his predecessor and the Home Office and the inspectorate feel that the police authorities are not doing a proper job , give them the tools to do a pres proper job . |