Example sentences of "[not/n't] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oliver wondered why Angelina was not clamouring for a new vote in order to support her fiancé and decided that this was some further infamous plan on her part . |
| 2 | Some undertake this role at a working level by assisting and challenging the business units when they submit their plans ; for example , by questioning why the business units are not competing in a certain way or as much as they should . |
| 3 | we 're not eating in the back room , he can get stuffed , we 'll eat in the posh end for a change Jul , like we did last time |
| 4 | This is not catering for the indigenous population of Ayrshire and Arran . |
| 5 | It did not appear to be caused by needle or pusher , because it was not happening in a regular line — just spasmodically . |
| 6 | A world transfixed by the horror in the Balkans is entitled to feel it has better things to worry about than what is not happening in the Middle East . |
| 7 | Their view of the world is contained in the belief ‘ if it 's not happening in the domestic market , it 's not happening at all ’ . |
| 8 | Supposedly grown-up people that believe human beings can not practise safe sex and contraception , or that it is right to deny a 14-year-old girl who has been raped an abortion because it would be morally wrong in the eyes of God , are not living in the real world . |
| 9 | If the Prime Minister thinks that all that adds up to recovery , he is not living in the real world . |
| 10 | But if that 's an incentive they 're not living in the real world . |
| 11 | ‘ Anybody who says there is not a direct connection between people 's health and unemployment is not living in the real world . |
| 12 | A NORTH Wales MP has accused Labour supporters of ‘ behaving like spoilt children ’ and of not living in the real world . |
| 13 | A NORTH Wales MP has accused Labour supporters of ‘ behaving like spoilt children ’ and of not living in the real world . |
| 14 | Referring to the Rhyl Labour Party campaign to persuade the public to send preprinted ‘ Deeds Not Words ’ postcards to him at the House of Commons , Mr Richards said : ‘ Anybody who thinks that sending postcards and petitions is going to change the price of bread is not living in the real world . ’ |
| 15 | For them there was nothing tame about not living in the fast lane ; nothing sanctimonious about unconsciously keeping clear of the edge of the cliff . |
| 16 | No , we 're not looking at a new wonder drug , you know , the type that you swallow with a glass of water . |
| 17 | And Tory arguments that the tax would make companies uncompetitive were not looking at the whole picture . |
| 18 | When I write again in twelve months ’ time I shall be extremely disappointed if , world events permitting , we have not met our targets and are not looking at an improved set of results . |
| 19 | That 's why I sympathise with Audrey and I feel sure she 's not looking for a new man . |
| 20 | Second , most people who are in work are keeping their heads down and not looking for a new job , so there is less competition from those in work . |
| 21 | No I 'm not , I 'm not looking for a new penknife at all boy |
| 22 | Like gangs , bullies are not looking for a stand-up fight , but for a victim ; the best way to beat them is to give more trouble than they can handle . |
| 23 | You are not looking for a fast drop in weight . |
| 24 | They are not looking for a tough fight but for a victim — someone who will cower or quake with fear like a doomed rabbit . |
| 25 | Digital Equipment Corp says that its Alpha second source agreement with Mitsubishi Electric Corp is not an exclusive pact and that it is talking with other firms that may become second sources of the chip ; ‘ We are not looking for a large number of semiconductor partners , however we are having discussions with other semiconductor companies ; those relationships could happen at various levels , ’ — DEC may still seek other firms to design versions without the marketing that Mitsubishi is providing . |
| 26 | But the athletes are making an unprecedented demand for a slice of the lucrative financial action and Tom Jennings , the agent spearheading their case , countered : ‘ We are not looking for a militant takeover , just a share of the wealth . |
| 27 | And so it would not be right to say that we 're not looking after the local element of the population . |
| 28 | The squabbling is not fitting for the so-called ambassador for Liverpool . |
| 29 | ‘ Perhaps not , but then I 'm not writing about the ancient world . |
| 30 | 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 . |