Example sentences of "[pron] not [v-ing] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Got to have that Dils doo dee doo doo doo I 'll go and change I 'm gon na let my hair go down am I not wearing a football shirt ? |
| 2 | You therefore , constantly and vigilantly , ask yourself , ‘ why am I not doing a priority task instead of this one ? ’ |
| 3 | Sometimes these accidents are caused by laziness , but more often they are the result of someone not realising the significance of doing things the right way . |
| 4 | SOMEONE not having the authority to do so , sells or otherwise disposes of goods which do not belong to him . |
| 5 | When he finally pauses to suck some air , I say , ‘ Me not telling the cops is worth ten thousand quid , I reckon . |
| 6 | She 's open-minded , and a single parent : maybe that has something to do with it and with me not having a husband it made it easier for her to come in and see me sometimes . |
| 7 | Obviously I ca n't do anything dramatic overnight , due to circumstances , what with my little girl being a ward of court , and me not having a home . |
| 8 | The reliance of elderly people on walking as a mode of transport increases their exposure to risk whilst their failing faculties raise the likelihood of them not seeing the striking vehicle . |
| 9 | And I can understand them not having the pricing right , I do n't think they 've spent long enough working out what the prices of things are . |
| 10 | What on earth would people think if Miriam started talking of a gentleman 's natural functions in front of the wedding guests when she and Fleury got married ; in some ways the prospect of such a solecism seemed more terrible to Louise than the possibility of one or both of them not surviving the siege . |
| 11 | She looked very much like somebody not saying a word . |
| 12 | One can only think it is to do with their not addressing the rock . |
| 13 | With children there is a problem of their not appreciating the danger , or not being able to read . |
| 14 | But in terms of its being easier and cheaper to disband and its not carrying the same legal authority , it is not the same as marriage . |
| 15 | Yet another way in which not having a bank account makes people more likely to fall into the non-chooser group , the automatic users of one or other type of credit , is that people without bank accounts are likely to be paid weekly , in cash . |
| 16 | Unfortunately I did not fully understand that the usefulness of the machine was limited by its memory capacity and the extent to which not having a hard disk would limit my son 's use of the machine . |
| 17 | And when your time was out there was no question of you not getting a journeyman 's wages you were you were paid that alright . |
| 18 | " Why are you not wearing the medal I sent you as a keepsake ? " |
| 19 | Next one I did not complete the survey not because people were away , if people were absent that 's not your fault , what reasons might there be for you not completing the survey , hands up |
| 20 | Why were you not doing the Mr. McCarthy like you usually do ? |
| 21 | ‘ Oh , blow it , ’ said Dolly , ‘ and fancy you not takin' the other ten quid for yourself . |
| 22 | So the political commissar has got to convince you , you see , as to who was responsible for you not having a rifle . |
| 23 | ‘ I 've been dead worried about you , it did n't seem right you not having a fella and liking children and all . |
| 24 | ‘ I do n't like you not 'aving no bed for a bit , Sergeant Joe , ’ said Mrs Beavis , ‘ I 'll air the one in the spare room for yer . ’ |
| 25 | It can nevertheless be seen as a kind of charade whereby societies have in the past been held together but which , as a charade , is replaceable by something not involving the pretence element . |
| 26 | Two of the Actuarial typists were then smuggled in to the delight of the all male audience and sang ‘ Three Little Girls ’ along with ‘ Nobby ’ Knox , who was distinguishable only by the fact that he was the one not wearing a mini-skirt . |
| 27 | Are we not creating the sort of society in which people will be stuck in their little boxes , very remotely from each other , communicating through messages and lacking all personal warmth and communication ? |
| 28 | er Red er Leicester , I got a lump last and there was no taste at all and on the second day , we not having a proper fridge just er , a a fridge you know keeping it in store |
| 29 | Cos erm , apparently erm Trevor was working for Bettaware for Avon and they had the Social Services round to say that I hear that your working and they do toy parties and they said no , I mean there not making a living out of it , it 's was just |
| 30 | Obtaining a place at a university for one 's daughter is a service and is so despite the accused herself not obtaining the service for herself . |