Example sentences of "[be] not [adv] [v-ing] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In opposing human spirit to human force I am not simply setting cognition against physique . |
| 2 | As I tend to use a float for zander I am convinced that I am not actively feeding fish in these situations as the float shows me that the zander has no intention of leaving the swim . |
| 3 | It is a heavy serviceable machine and I am not really knocking Wilson because in another situation it would probably do a very good job but for us it is just not a very pleasant tool to be with . |
| 4 | I am not seriously advocating suicide right on stage , although I know a man who does . |
| 5 | Although business gifts are not strictly speaking sales promotions , they are relevant to this section . |
| 6 | Exhibitions are not strictly speaking sales settings because the prime objective is not to sell from display stands . |
| 7 | They are not even taking enforcement order now . |
| 8 | So we , we are not just creating capitalism per se we are building in that direction er but there will be elements of socialism there which we can then build on and take us forward . |
| 9 | But these changes are not just taking place at regional level . |
| 10 | When older people think of the past they are not just taking stock of their lives but trying to decide what to do with the time that they have left , and trying to do so in relation to concluding or making sense of what has gone before . |
| 11 | These firms are not just saving cash . |
| 12 | We are not just talking power-dressing for women ; Armani makes men look even better than the fairer sex in a way that 's so thoroughly macho it 's no wonder the world 's aggro merchants have taken him to their hearts as eagerly as Hollywood 's glitterati . |
| 13 | These are not just talking heads : their testimonies are a fascinating mix of anecdote and analysis that are a real credit to the film-makers ' skills . |
| 14 | As general manager David Lynch stated , ‘ We are not just selling air purifiers , but ensuring a healthy indoor environment . |
| 15 | We are not therefore helping children to get on the wavelength of any of the religions by failing to address haphazardly acquired anthropomorphic ideas . |
| 16 | Local authorities are therefore able to make or elaborate policies and are not merely implementing agencies . |
| 17 | The heating is a bonus , resulting from the release of latent heat as the moisture vapour condenses to liquid water within the machine , but dehumidifiers are not really heating devices — they are more effective in warm homes with high humidity levels than they are in buildings where low temperatures are the main problem . |
| 18 | This group are not currently paying rent or rates to a private landlord or the Council , so can not currently apply for help . |
| 19 | Voluntary unemployment can be defined as consisting of all those persons who are not in paid employment and are receiving some form of social security benefit , but are not actually seeking jobs at the prevailing rate of real wages . |
| 20 | On the timing of the sale he said : ‘ We are not actively seeking buyers nor actively looking to sell the shares . ’ |
| 21 | A 1989 Gallup Fitness Consumer Survey found that women are not only using diets and exercise to improve their looks but also their health . |
| 22 | Estates Services are not only providing accommodation for AEA staff , at Harwell they also have some unofficial tenants — a family of little owls . |
| 23 | are not only making puddings and sewing blankets |
| 24 | This week , Faldo has been not exactly refusing interviews but making it abruptly and abundantly clear that he is willing to say nothing of import . |
| 25 | But he wants the military to test the anti- nerve gas pills to make sure that they 're not addictive , so that they 're not inadvertantly giving soldiers under stress a potent drug which could be open to abuse . |
| 26 | By getting them to respect property , people and themselves , we 're not just stopping crime today , we 're making an investment for tomorrow . |
| 27 | I feel too tired to sleep so I play some Despot when I get home but my heart 's not in it and the Empire is still in a tattered-looking state after all the earlier disasters and I 'm almost wondering if I should start again but that would mean going back to the fucking dawn of civilisation and the temptation in Despot is always to swap PoV , which people who do n't know the game always think sounds sort of innocent , like some detail , but it is n't : you 're not just swapping point of View , you 're swapping your current Despotic power Level for something less , even if it 's a regional lord or other king or a general or royal relation close to the throne , and it is not to be done lightly because as soon as you renounce the current Despot 's PoV the computer takes over and it 's a smart fucking piece of software . |
| 28 | In fact , Marie Hoader tried to account for the negative consequences of unemployment in terms of five things that employment provides in our society , five sorts of experience that more and more , as we are industrialized and as more and more people are involved in working in employment , erm have come to be important and provided via employment , and we talked of two of those earlier — one 's activity and one was time structure — and you 've just raised the issue of feeling that you 're contributing to society in some way , that you 're part of a collective purpose , that you 're not just drawing things out , you 're also doing something useful with your time . |
| 29 | And it 's dangerous ground , because before you know it they 're not just honouring millionaires by putting their names on degrees , they 're putting their names over the door . |
| 30 | WE 'RE NOT JUST TALKING TURKEY |