Example sentences of "not [be] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Auditors are normally concerned with ensuring that the accounts of a firm are an accurate record of its financial position and that employers or directors have not been absconding with the funds or ‘ fiddling the books ’ . |
| 2 | We in the PAC have not been fighting for the crumbs from the master 's table . ’ |
| 3 | " This would not be nibbling at the edges . |
| 4 | However , by far the most common response from all parts of the country was ‘ they could relax and concentrate better at night as their minds would not be thinking about the jobs they should be doing ’ , . |
| 5 | The statute can not be referring to the interests of all those individuals because they may differ and the interests of the majority are not necessarily the same as the interests of the State . |
| 6 | For example ; a child can not be swinging from the bannisters at the same time as earning a reward for sitting down and painting . |
| 7 | And let's face it , the Royals will not be sleeping on the streets . |
| 8 | The video , Right First Time , will not be appearing in the shops , but is designed to highlight the importance of a team approach to Inroads ' work . |
| 9 | THE SIGN up on the door of the venue read : ‘ The Beacon Theatre advises that Shane McGowan will not be playing with The Pogues tonight . |
| 10 | It ca n't be referring to the ones the sons of the kingdom that are inheriting it is it ? |
| 11 | ‘ Bands bigger than us have got a responsibility — they ca n't be messing with the kids ! |
| 12 | So you go off to this evening class , while you 're doing that , you ca n't be thinking about the problems at work , because you 've got to concentrate otherwise you 're not going to get it done . |
| 13 | ‘ That would n't be playing by the rules , would it ? ’ |
| 14 | It it 's obviously wrong that where they have had access , lawful or otherwise , that the that they should n't be interfering with the rights and the ability of the walkers to walk along that route . |
| 15 | Sadly , the tugboat Primrose wo n't be joining in the celebrations . |
| 16 | The island could n't be bursting at the seams , surely ? |