Example sentences of "they are not [v-ing] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I 'm in London I 'm in the nick I 'm in fucking Paddington Green for Christ 's sake , the high-security station they use for the Provos and they think I 'm so dangerous so much a security risk they 've got me here and even holding me under the Prevention of Terrorism Act Jesus God because some of them still are n't convinced they are n't dealing with some unholy alliance of the IRA , Welsh Nationalists and uppity jocks .
2 Now , it 's the pay formula er that is that is the problem in your mind , er have you got any suggestion that they are n't talking about that ?
3 ‘ This is just another demonstration that they are n't fighting for any cause .
4 However , it is encouraging they are n't rushing into expanded budgets , ’ says a spokeswoman .
5 They are not speaking to each other , following a disagreement on the eighth night over whether or not Chris was going to have a third bottle of wine with dinner .
6 Stretchy long tube skirts are an alternative , but they too are impractical : if you sit for most of the day you will undoubtedly get knee-bagging , and they are not flattering to most posteriors .
7 Stretchy long tube skirts are an alternative , but they too are impractical : if you sit for most of the day you will undoubtedly get knee-bagging , and they are not flattering to most posteriors .
8 They are not binding as authoritative directives , though the circumstances of the case may require giving them some weight if , for example , others innocently have relied on them .
9 All claim that they are not writing for clever people but this does not mean that theirs is the voice of a simple , unlettered piety .
10 They are not looking for some chopped-down Open University course . ’
11 Will hon. Members please leave the Chamber quietly if they are not remaining for this ten-minute motion ?
12 If on the other hand they are not sitting in that capacity , it was agreed that they are performing functions in the public domain , and judicial review would in principle be available .
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