Example sentences of "[not/n't] [v-ing] on a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Nevertheless , the report did criticize the police for not preventing the incident and in particular for not acting on a wide range of warnings that unrest had been planned . |
2 | I still put myself to sleep by thinking about not lying on a cold pavement covered with newspapers . |
3 | No , I was told before I came on the course , you 're going on the course to learn to make maximum use out of it , you 're not going on an almighty second holiday and |
4 | And as it 's not flying on a vertical pole , it needs planning permission . |
5 | She says she 's not banking on a short life for either of us . |