Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adj] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beaten again : Martina Navratilova lost in two straight sets at Flushing Meadow yesterday but she in not definite about retiring from the game . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm sorry , C.W. , I 'm just not used to confiding in the people around here . |
| 3 | ‘ We hope you do n't mind our saying this , but do you think it wise to let Mrs Ross go out alone at her age when she is not used to living in the country ? |
| 4 | Three of the ‘ Dainty Dozen ’ ( as the 482nd christened them ) who had been MT drivers during the war drove the party around in a 12-seater minibus that flew Union Jacks to warn the unsuspecting American public that they were not used to driving on the wrong side of the road . |
| 5 | It appeared that the majority shared in the assessment , voiced by Prime Minister Nikolai Ryzhkov , that a " strong presidency is essential to prevent a vacuum in authority " , given that " the power of the Communist Party is waning , while the government executive is not used to working with the new system " . |
| 6 | He knew Sir Ralph 's type : a professional soldier , a mercenary who would crusade for the faith but was not averse to serving in the armies of the infidel . |
| 7 | Despite the fact that some of the text is not applicable to nursing in the UK , this is a well-compiled and stimulating textbook . |
| 8 | And football is not alone in bowing to the demands of TV . |
| 9 | But you have a fee if if you 're not happy with going into the schools environment |
| 10 | As an experienced mountaineer Steve was not happy about standing on the lip of the 60ft drop holding the rope taut for people to descend . |
| 11 | UEFA 's observer at the game is said to favour leniency for Hateley but the disciplinary committee are not renowned for going against the word of a referee . |
| 12 | The Money Advice Funding Working Party under the chairmanship of Lord Ezra agreed that existing services were not capable of coping with the demand for advice . |
| 13 | Lady Laura was insistent : ‘ though we may feel deep pity for them , their trade is not one of blessing to the nation , to our fathers , sons , husbands ; you have to think of that . |
| 14 | The Court was much less explicit on the matter , but nevertheless did hold that the transaction was not incapable of falling within the scope of the Directive on the ground that it ‘ arises out of the grant of subsidies to foundations or associations whose services are not remunerated . ’ |
| 15 | The Greeks were not slow in taking to the sea and exporting Hellenic culture around the Mediterranean basin . |
| 16 | For some companies special offers are more difficult because their product may only be used by professions also , such as hairdressers , or it may be perishable and not suitable for selling through the post . |
| 17 | to climb the stairs , and I think then you tend to panic a bit , I and I felt most of the time I felt fine , and then you see getting up at five o'clock yesterday morning , by the time I got off , it was your father that fell asleep on that last drinking session , but I mean , as I said we ai n't used to drinking in the day like that |
| 18 | We just were n't used to driving in the country then , it seemed like a long way from |
| 19 | Versailles was n't unique in depending upon the chamber-pot or the chaise percée for sanitation . |
| 20 | Oxford University is n't renowned for moving with the times , but it 's taking this equal opportunities business really rather seriously . |
| 21 | So if you were in the and you were forty years of age you were n't safe for going to the to go to the army . |
| 22 | ‘ I thought you were n't slow in agreeing to the sailing trip . |