Example sentences of "you [be] not [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In practice a question to the defendant on the lines of ‘ Is there any reason why you are n't wearing your seat belt ? would cater for the cases where he or the vehicle is exempt . |
| 2 | It is worth checking your essay to make sure that you are not presupposing things which you do n't believe are true , and that you are n't hiding anything in a presupposition which needs to be made explicit and justified . |
| 3 | You are n't getting it out of me that easy . |
| 4 | ‘ You are n't holding them right , miss , ’ he told her . |
| 5 | I like it here , but I can see you are n't enjoying yourself . ’ |
| 6 | I think there 's a lot that you are n't telling me . ’ |
| 7 | It helps to ease my pain , even though you are n't hearing me . |
| 8 | ‘ I mean , ’ Joe stumbled on , ‘ you are n't doing anything … silly , are you ? ’ |
| 9 | Are you sure you are n't treating yourself to easy self-congratulation , seeking approval , making certain you 're on the right side ? |
| 10 | Throughout tonight you are not to leave your patient unless you are properly relieved . |
| 11 | Tom Banks and some twelve year old in a thirty five year old body anyway you are not watching it because you are going to bed eight o'clock , is that not right daddy ? |
| 12 | " And how can I be sure you are not telling me a little mentirola ? |
| 13 | ‘ You are not telling me the truth . ’ |
| 14 | But " originality " presents a difficult problem because ( unless you are doing advanced research ) you are unlikely to be in a position to advance new facts or radically new interpretations , or even to have a wide enough knowledge of what other people have written to be sure that you are not duplicating it . |
| 15 | Good job you are not wearing your kilt , Piper . |
| 16 | ‘ But you are not seeing what I see , ’ he assured her . |
| 17 | ‘ Darling , you are not imagining yourself in love with this young man ? ’ |
| 18 | I notice that even when you are simply listening to music on tape or watching it on the TV monitor when you are editing you are still breathing with the music even though you are not conducting it . |
| 19 | You are not helping anyone if you pretend you have n't noticed . |
| 20 | ‘ You are not drinking your tea , ’ he said suddenly . |
| 21 | While there are problems in the class , … when I looked at the programme I could see that problems that are caused because you are not explaining yourself , you are not getting them down to work , they do n't understand what they 're doing . |
| 22 | You need flexibility to change tack if you are not getting it right . |
| 23 | The group instinctively rose to their feet , but John said in a firm voice , ‘ You are not taking my wife up the stairs . |
| 24 | Make sure that the story you have for them is interesting and if it is merely constituency information , explain that you are providing it for background briefing and that you are not expecting them to publish it . |
| 25 | Check if this carries VAT — it comes as a nasty shock if you are not expecting it . |
| 26 | Hawkins said : ‘ I most sincerely hope that you are not thinking what I think you are , if you follow me . ’ |
| 27 | switch off lights when you are not using them |
| 28 | When you are not using your hands in this manner , keep them at your sides . |
| 29 | You are not wasting your doctor 's time by asking about something which worries you . |
| 30 | You are not wasting your doctor 's time by asking about something which worries you . |