Example sentences of "are [not/n't] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are not a regular eater of such food , insist firmly that the chilli content is severely reduced . |
| 2 | If you live with a ‘ grown-up ’ child or children , you have a right to claim for yourself ; but if you are not a separate householder , your benefit will be at a lower rate . |
| 3 | 900 x 16 are not a practical proposition on a SWB they limit the lock and are just too big for the wheel arches . |
| 4 | The high pass rates achieved by those taking PE1 early , after full-time courses , are not an argument for early entry in all cases , since such candidates are not a representative sample . |
| 5 | This is a descriptive vote because this hundred er women are not a representative cross section of the whole of Scotland they 're invited to come from various places and ninety six of them think that animals deserve a better deal . |
| 6 | Textbooks are not a primary vehicle for the reporting of research results , except for those books which are compilations of the research papers presented at conferences . |
| 7 | Special Effects ( SFX ) in films are not a strange aberration from the cinematic norm . |
| 8 | ‘ We would argue that these positions which tie socialist politics to the success of a programme of ‘ industrial regeneration ’ are not a viable basis for socialist strategy . |
| 9 | ‘ We are not a high-profile pressure group like the RSPCA , who can afford to spend thousands on shock-tactic campaigns , but we work constantly to promote responsible dog ownership through putting on political pressure , ’ says Martin Sinnatt . |
| 10 | But against this theory it has been argued that over large parts of the zebra 's range , insects are not a major problem , so without further analysis the idea is once again inconclusive . |
| 11 | Asylum-seekers are not a major factor in immigration terms . |
| 12 | Though most cases of conversion at common law fall within the categories of taking or abusing possession , such acts on the part of the defendant are not a necessary element in liability provided he has dealt with the goods in a way inconsistent with the plaintiff 's rights , such as signing a delivery order for goods which are delivered under that order . |
| 13 | Stylistic categories are more complex phenomena which are often difficult to define , but which are assumed to be describable in terms of linguistic categories , although they are not a necessary part of the description of a language . |
| 14 | They are not a necessary ingredient . |
| 15 | If the reductivist is to be consistent , he will have to say not only that explicit existence claims are not a necessary constituent feature of a complete description of the world , but that explicit truth claims are n't either . |
| 16 | The proposals contained in the majority Report of the Committee of Enquiry are not a credible alternative to the promotion of industrial democracy through the extension of an industrial co-operative sector of the economy . |
| 17 | For those sixty seconds you are not a legitimate target , nor can you fire your own weapon . |
| 18 | The anti-perfectionist principle claims that implementation and promotion of ideals of the good life , though worthy in themselves , are not a legitimate matter for governmental action . |
| 19 | ‘ We are not a typical vector user ’ , says , project manager at CERN , ‘ because our work is as much computer intensive as data intensive ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ Spartak have a lot of international players with pace but they are not a perfect team by any means . |
| 21 | The reason for this is that students are not a homogeneous category . |
| 22 | The first point to emerge is that W-cells are not a homogeneous class . |
| 23 | The bicycle has its own unique characteristics and cyclists are not a homogeneous group , they are people of a wide age range , cycling ability , experience , and traffic judgement , who are cycling for a variety of different reasons . |
| 24 | The problem is that users are not a homogeneous group and their needs may conflict . |
| 25 | Carers are not a homogeneous group . |
| 26 | But if there is a distinctive female verbal culture — and here we need to bear in mind that women themselves are not a homogeneous group — I would argue that it has been shaped by patriarchal conditions , including the restrictions placed on women 's lives and words . |
| 27 | Lone-parent families are not a homogeneous group and it is difficult to obtain reliable estimates of the numbers of families and children involved . |
| 28 | As with other social groups informal carers are not a homogeneous group . |
| 29 | sole practitioners are not a homogeneous group — they represent those engaging in low risk as well as high risk work ; |
| 30 | One parent families are not a static group and just as certain circumstances bring them into existence , so with others they may disappear . |