Example sentences of "[not/n't] [v-ing] [pron] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I 'm not demanding we spend the entire weekend locked in a clinch , ’ Vitor said impatiently when she started to protest , ‘ but we should appear to be on good terms .
2 Francis added : ‘ The chairman 's main concern is not wanting me to receive a serious injury which might prevent me from managing properly . ’
3 I 'm not expecting her to do the heavy work .
4 We pitched tents in the dark and clambered into our sleeping bags not knowing what to expect the next day .
5 Since general public speaking courses are not preparing you to give a particular speech , but to give speeches in general , the first task is simply to get you to stand up in a room full of people and ask you to speak about anything you like for three minutes .
6 I 'm not thinking it object the sitting tenants
7 He was n't doing it to advance the Allied cause .
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