Example sentences of "[not/n't] [v-ing] [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Catalogues and mail order services share the disadvantages of offering a limited selection , and , more importantly , not allowing you the chance to examine the item until it arrives at the door . |
| 2 | Still half asleep he smiled indulgently , scenting a victory , since he had wanted to be generous all day and had been feeling mildly irritated with her for not giving him the opportunity . |
| 3 | It also reinforces his case by demonstrating the implications of not giving him the cash that he needs . |
| 4 | Morris suddenly felt tired ; the doctored wine was not giving him the uplift he needed . |
| 5 | It is arguable whether these routes are worthwhile , but it would be nice if everybody could judge this rather than some narrow-minded person not giving us the choice . |
| 6 | Now they 're not giving us the time to make . |
| 7 | ‘ You know you 're not telling me the truth , Barbara , ’ said Cardiff , shining the torch in her direction now that Jimmy Devlin 's torches arrangement was lighting up the basement like the stage of some avant-garde theatre . |
| 8 | ‘ You are not telling me the truth . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I think it all caught up with me : Corrections , Police — and you build up these defences within yourself and you have to pull away because you know : Wait a minute man , it 's not hitting me the way it used to , I 'm not jumping into it . |