Example sentences of "not [v-ing] [prep] the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On such a calendar , the Gunflint fossils of algae-like organisms , which seemed so extremely ancient when they were first discovered , are seen to be quite latecomers in the history of life , not appearing until the second week of August . |
| 2 | You are not training for the next Olympics , just getting a little fitter and making your heart work more efficiently and become stronger . |
| 3 | All you 've got to do is concentrate on getting out quick and running your own thing , not looking at the next guy . |
| 4 | And it is my responsibility to make sure the players concentrate over the entire 90 minutes and are not looking towards the next match . |
| 5 | He went on staring at the television screen , not listening to the next item , but trying to work out the puzzle . |
| 6 | I think half the crowd were on their way home , down Headington Hill , down Lime Walk , bemoaning United not scoring for the second week in succession , then up steps Andy Melville . |
| 7 | Interest in the nature of society was not lacking in the sixteenth century , and in one way or another commentators found a good deal to say about it . |
| 8 | Hodge : At 31 and not playing in the first team . |
| 9 | I would imagine what they 're doing is raising the roof and not putting in the second storey . |
| 10 | That new leaf did n't going into the next quarter and |
| 11 | ‘ We only found out Peter was n't coming at the last minute . |
| 12 | See we er we tried to get and it was about ten to twelve so I thought , I thought Carole was n't coming till the next bus so I 'd go down and pick her up . |