Example sentences of "they are not [v-ing] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | They are not looking for some chopped-down Open University course . ’ |
| 7 | Will hon. Members please leave the Chamber quietly if they are not remaining for this ten-minute motion ? |
| 8 | 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 . |