Example sentences of "he [be] [not/n't] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Crawford proves that if he has not buried the Frank Spencer TV image , at least he is not here to praise it . |
| 2 | I think Imamu takes the most slack when it comes to proving himself because he is always around to hear the people who criticize him , where as although Boo is criticized , he is not there to hear it , seeing as he is locked up inside his house . |
| 3 | that he 's not even to phone the place . |
| 4 | But he 's not here to see it , is he ? ’ |
| 5 | He 's not here to see his beloved Veronica looking more beautiful than any Botticelli nymph . ’ |
| 6 | He was n't here to make jokes . |
| 7 | Simon : he was n't here to help her and she had no idea what had happened to him . |
| 8 | He read out her time of departure , time of arrival and flight number , advising her to write it all down as if she was a half-wit , and she was glad he was n't there to see her face as she scrabbled for a pen and paper . |
| 9 | ‘ For someone who started out by stating he was not here to make judgments , you would appear to have a few already to hand , ’ he said acidly . |
| 10 | She wanted me to accompany her but I hung back , afraid that she 'd find out that I had taken two lumps of coal , and Dad had gone out , so he was not there to protect me . |
| 11 | However , if the hon. Gentleman had attended the seminar at which I made my remarks last Monday — I greatly regret that he was not there to hear me talk about delegation to the regional arts boards — he would have known that I made the point that if such delegation is fully successful — if the regional arts boards are progressing well — the question whether the five major national companies should continue to be funded by the Arts Council or be funded directly will arise . |
| 12 | I do nt know if we would/could do it if he was nt there to start it . |