Example sentences of "[am/are] n't [v-ing] the " in BNC.

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1 Ruth Batsford , of the council 's electoral registration office , said : ‘ We really do n't have an explanation why people are n't sending the forms back .
2 ‘ I mean , they 're not open twelve hours like my shops , and they are n't using the space . ’
3 it 's way down the I mean all these people go , Oh it 's people are n't using the english language properly but if you look at the english
4 The Consumers ' Association says that manufacturers are n't helping the situation by labelling clothes ‘ dry-clean only ’ to protect themselves when many could be washed with care .
5 No , Pauline and brother Pete ( above ) are n't breaking the law .
6 Revenues generated from VAXes grew 22% to £11.1m , and although Turner said that licence sales ‘ have really slowed ’ because people are n't buying the machines much any more , a high proportion of the £11.1m came from maintenance and services to the group 's existing 500 or so VAX customers .
7 He said : ‘ People are n't getting the food they are supposed to get .
8 That children are n't getting the right education ,
9 But some motorists still are n't getting the message .
10 Some catch on more quickly than others , and some are n't watching the race at all .
11 They are n't lying — indeed , they 're all trying to be utterly sincere — but they are n't telling the truth .
12 ( Decide : where you were ; what you were doing ; why you are n't telling the truth . )
13 Of course , it 's always there , but the walls and towers appear to have moved when they were not being watched , or maybe they are in the same place , but the adventurers are n't seeing the same thing all the time .
14 Deano did fine , but I suspect we still are n't seeing the best of him .
15 Cos they are n't talking the queen 's English !
16 No because even the ones that are n't showing the symptoms , they could have the virus in it , cos it just may not have come out .
17 African may be big in the US rap at the moment , but the South African 's are n't returning the compliment .
18 Yes surprising that War on Want are n't asking the national party
19 But Walters expects every Liverpool player to be aware of their manager 's presence , saying : ‘ We 'll feel his eyes burning through us if we are n't doing the business . ’
20 But Walters expects every Liverpool player to be aware of their manager 's presence , saying : ‘ We 'll feel his eyes burning through us if we are n't doing the business . ’
21 But Walters expects every Liverpool player to be aware of their manager 's presence when he said : ‘ We 'll feel his eyes burning through us if we are n't doing the business . ’
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