Example sentences of "not [be] standing [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I would have fled if the Earl 's retainers had not been standing right behind me . |
2 | The world outside Whitehall had not been standing still since Thorneycroft took over . |
3 | Despite the decline in its popularity , homoeopathy has not been standing still for the entire twentieth century . |
4 | The law has not been standing still since Jorden v. Money . |
5 | ‘ My own department has not been standing still . |
6 | The general election marks the end of some distinguished political careers.Five Central South MPs will not be standing this time round , including two former top Conservatives . |