Sentence examples for is not were from inspiring English sources

The day before the match it was evident Trevor Bayliss, who is a selector, and Alastair Cook, who is not, were understandably keen to get Anderson into the England team, given his full-on performance in practice.

It is not, "Were the instructions on the condom packet printed too small for you to read?" but rather, "How hard is it, honestly, to raise a kid on your own – and do you think I would cope?" It comes from women in their late 30s and early 40s, who always thought they would meet a brilliant man and have children.

The question is not "Were these dinosaurs social, and how can we know?" but "What evidence already exists that will support our desired image of dinosaur behaviour?" Hence science is falsely shown as the search for only the data that will support preconceived conclusions, rather than an ongoing interrogation of nature in which the evidence does not always support what we had hoped or expected.

Adrian, who is a native Bermudan, and his husband Shane, who is not, were among the complainants in the immigration case.

He is not being combative.

That is not being complacent.

He is not being paid.

She is not being snooty.

He is not being metaphorical.

That is not being nosy.

He is not being fired".