Example sentences of "be [not/n't] a [adj] " 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 would add to that the importance , I am not a sexist , of a godly father .
5 ‘ I am not a clever man .
6 I am not a small man , nor am I a weakling , yet the thin Sweetman seemed unconcerned as I jumped down into the cockpit .
7 I am not a criminal lawyer myself .
8 Perhaps another ‘ Why I am not a Roman Catholic ’ would be salutary from him as well as for them .
9 He is too weak to bear the force of that … even if I felt it , and I am not a cruel woman .
10 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 .
11 I am not a scrounging pain in the arse , just your average pissed-off ‘ what the bloody hell am I here for ? ’ soldier .
12 ‘ But I am not a professional guide , Caroline . ’
13 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 .
14 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 .
15 ‘ I am not a radical film-maker , ’ says Puttnam .
16 I hardly no how to keep going and you must no that I am not a young man .
17 I am not a greedy man .
18 As I say , I am not a greedy man . ’
19 I am not a dark pupil under a lid but a woman in a room .
20 ‘ I am not a good watcher .
21 I am not a good Boswell . )
22 I am not a good hand stitcher . ’
23 ‘ I am not a good Muslim , Headmaster ! ’ he said .
24 ‘ I am not a bitter man , ’ insisted Clough senior .
25 I am not a breezy sort of person , and I never say Hi .
26 I am not a patient patient .
27 I am not a wealthy woman , Isabel , and my own mother 's hospital bills are draining my income .
28 I am not a rude boy , I am very proper .
29 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 .
30 PS- I am not a bloodthirsty Viking !
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