Example sentences of "[conj] [not/n't] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When economists describe Britain 's relative economic decline since the Second World War as the outcome of a vicious circle of low growth and low productivity , they are employing a seductive metaphor and not providing a convincing explanation . |
| 2 | This situation has been exemplified on at least three occasions and I wonder what my fellow members think , especially when the companies are paying high fees and not receiving a proper audit . |
| 3 | Thereafter I looked out of all the windows of the snug hostelry , and not finding a satisfactory view , for it now rained in earnest , and it was vain to hope to be able to sketch out of doors , I noticed a new house a short distance from the inn ( it was being prepared for a doctor ) ; was entrusted with the keys , and from one of the front windows looked out on the rainy scene depicted in the sketch of ‘ Garrynahine , Isle of Lewis . ’ |
| 4 | He breathed a sigh of relief as he heard Corbett begin to play gently on the lute he always carried , a sign his master was content , reflecting on his own secret thoughts and not keeping a wary eye on him . |
| 5 | I made sure I got some of the white powder on my fingertips and not making a big deal of it , brought them up to my tongue . |
| 6 | She had her own ideas of social justice , and not paying a good employee like Lily because of a death in the family was not one of them . |
| 7 | Sudanese People 's Liberation Army ( SPLA — a southern guerrilla movement , led by Col. John Garang de Mabior , estimated strength 20,000 , committed to overthrowing Bashir , but not advocating a secessionist solution to the country 's north-south division — see pp. 37114 ; 37174 ) . |
| 8 | He suggests that IBM has been using cash to offer attractive financing to help sell mainframes to generate the revenue growth to cover the cost of its 180,000-strong mainframe-oriented sales and service organisations , and needs to work out how to make the mainframe business the cash cow it should be , focussing on the near $20,000m in sales , general and administrative costs , not the $6,500m for research and development , pointing out that saying it is cutting $1,000m off this , mainly on mainframes , while not making a proportionate cut in costs , is a recipe for disaster . |
| 9 | While not representing a complete list of provisions these sections map out the range of professional social work services which should become available at the local level to deal comprehensively with difficulties that might arise in the life of a young person . |
| 10 | whilst not wearing a prescribed type of seat belt . |
| 11 | ‘ whilst not wearing a prescribed type of seat belt ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ whilst not wearing a prescribed type of seat belt ’ . |