Example sentences of "[conj] [be] not [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance the , the doctors in the hospitals had a lot of work because people rushed into jogging who were n't fit for it or were n't doing it with the right conditions . |
| 2 | You always feel foolish , running away from something that is n't chasing you . |
| 3 | I would have to confess that by American standards the er er the , er , directors of Pearson , the executive directors of Pearson and er , the chairman of Pearson and I think that the directors of most English companies are significantly underpaid by U S standards that 's not to say it 's right but , er , that seems to be the , er ha the current trend . |
| 4 | Now this is in his key messages , and towards the back , there are two pages , where he complains that many promises were made for the facilities management contract , and in particular , erm , he says it is still the case that work to take advantage of the development faci facility has not yet been identified , now I think this is the thing we spent a million pounds on it , and are not using it . |
| 5 | Russell interviewed sixth form pupils in the Bradford area during 1982 , and amongst other things commented that ‘ it was disturbing to discover the number of boys who were reluctantly studying the subject mathematics at A level , and were not enjoying it ’ . |
| 6 | Any teacher who has been borrowing equipment from the Society or Jean Parmiter and is NOT using it , please return as soon as possible . |
| 7 | I suspect that the hon. Gentleman makes an amusing debating point and is not advancing it as part of a serious political argument . |
| 8 | Whereas I scurry aimlessly from this to that , thought Alix , as she drove through the dark evening : they block one path , I try another , and so it goes on , thought Alix , who at times thought no such thing , and was not thinking it now with much conviction . |
| 9 | Wickham had seen the initial reaction and was not to forget it . |
| 10 | ‘ That shows that people want to adopt a healthier diet and lifestyle but are not finding it easy to make the change . |
| 11 | so she says they were getting it but were n't watching it till eight . |
| 12 | For such patients we have adopted a policy of exercise testing on the one hand to convince them that they can often do a lot more than they feel like doing , and on the other hand to pick up the occasional patient who has severe residual ischaemia but is not declaring it . |
| 13 | She was looking directly at Coffin now , but was not seeing him . |
| 14 | On the other hand , the independence of the Tariff Reform League was a positive advantage : after January 1913 the party supported the tariff policy but was not including them in its immediate programme , so that Central Office could continue to distribute tariff propaganda from the TRL without compromising party policy . |