Example sentences of "not [adv] [v-ing] about the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , aspiring members of this new class were not only moving about the country ; they were also moving upward , abandoning grandparents who could not keep up , or did not wish to do so . |
| 2 | Margaret Thatcher was one of the greatest supporters of a classless society , not just I 'm not just talking about the silver spoon in one 's mouth , it 's the sometimes the stainless steel spoons of the middle class that erm that is a lot of the trouble , and no-one took on the establishments of the professional bodies erm and who have been over the years had a great deal of privilege in this country more than Margaret Thatcher . |
| 3 | When we talk of an increase in bank lending leading to monetary expansion , however , we are not normally talking about the behaviour of an individual bank but about banks as a whole . |
| 4 | So we are not really talking about the survival of the earth , we are talking about the survival of the sort of earth we want . |
| 5 | Not really talking about the issues , just |
| 6 | How do you ensure that those children who are watching are actively engaged in the " performance " , and not simply whispering about the scene they have prepared ? |
| 7 | ‘ When I think of all those months I lived in the Store , not even knowing about the Outside … . ’ |
| 8 | She realised she was n't even thinking about the words that came from her mouth . |