Example sentences of "be n't doing " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have seen people badly hurt in the sport , broken arms and fingers , gouged eyes , but when that happens it 's because people are n't doing it right . |
| 2 | ‘ We 're all old enough and wise enough to know what to do , but we are n't doing it . |
| 3 | We are n't doing badly , are we ? ’ |
| 4 | And after seeing second half goals from Anders Limpar and Ian Wright end his side 's Premier League duck , Graham said : ‘ When Arsenal are n't doing well the media seems to revel in it . |
| 5 | And when they are really involved in finding things out — even though they are n't doing it right , or getting the right answer . |
| 6 | And if the auction houses are n't doing well … it 's a vicious circle . |
| 7 | Most of them are n't doing cabinetry ( joinery ) any more — a lot of them started out that way . |
| 8 | And you 'll say well there must be a catch in it somewhere they obviously are n't doing it for free . |
| 9 | ‘ I mean , ’ Joe stumbled on , ‘ you are n't doing anything … silly , are you ? ’ |
| 10 | The future is that time when you 'll wish you 'd done what you are n't doing now . |
| 11 | That Mr Chairman , to hear Councillor say that , because all we 're saying is that these council officers are n't doing their job , did n't they inspect these buildings ? |
| 12 | But the spines are n't doing anything |
| 13 | 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 . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . ’ |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | And they reckon what , what it , that 's all it 's going to be a three hour test I do n't agree with putting a child of that age through a test I mean there 's none of this nursery pick out who is slow on what , where , why and when , who 's good at something who 's , who 's not so good at it , erm apparently and er , put a seven year old through this exam , find out what they 're good at and what they 're not , well the teachers obviously are n't doing their jobs very well . |
| 17 | So , so the are n't doing here . |
| 18 | Well they do n't know you were n't being are n't doing sheet metal work here . |
| 19 | no because they 'll do what they , they 've always done there send their military in and they 'll they 'll say you are n't having this , you are n't doing that , I mean obviously Gorbachev 's I mean this stage , he 'd just send the tanks in by now , he plagued Yugoslavia crushed |
| 20 | Right , so it 's er basically businesses are n't doing as well ? |
| 21 | Businesses are n't doing as well no , that , that 's the definition . |
| 22 | We were n't doing nine to five but we were working every afternoon for a week . |
| 23 | The films were n't doing business , the unprofitable US studios were being gobbled up by large conglomerates and ‘ rationalized ’ , changes in US fiscal policy implemented in 1967 to help in funding the Vietnam war now discouraged investment by US companies abroad , and the American unions had initiated a campaign in 1968 to ‘ combat foreign production by American producers . ’ |
| 24 | They were n't doing anything — they were just being polite — but Nigel was slightly afraid that the artist was trying to get off with Eleanor . |
| 25 | You see art that 's created by people who are killing themselves making it , and I always wonder how it would turn out if they were n't doing that . |
| 26 | ‘ Terry and I tried to cut back on the silly stories by not doing anything at all , but then they attacked the fact that we were n't doing anything , ’ she said . |
| 27 | ‘ I think because they felt guilty because they were n't doing more themselves . ’ |
| 28 | You 've told me you were n't doing any harm , and I believe you . |
| 29 | It was true ; dozens of policemen had appeared , but they were n't doing anything . |
| 30 | What were these people doing that we were n't doing , and vice versa ? |