Example sentences of "not [v-ing] [adj] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would apologise for not returning these before 10 June 1993 which was due to an error on our behalf , and can assure you that all future returns will be sent timeously . |
| 2 | Mr Wolski stood by the cage not understanding much of this . |
| 3 | ‘ System ? ’ demanded Howard , looking from one to the other , not understanding any of this . |
| 4 | Any module not satisfying one of these conditions will be reported as a ‘ non-referenced ’ module and will not be entered into LIFESPAN . |
| 5 | For most young children in that age group , the world 's a magic place and we traditionally like to teach them nature study and flowers and cuddly hamsters and rabbits in school , and that 's the nature table syndrome , and that 's great and I 'm not knocking that at all . |
| 6 | For most young children in that age group , the world 's a magic place and we traditionally like to teach them nature study and flowers and cuddly hamsters and rabbits in school , and that 's the nature table syndrome , and that 's great and I 'm not knocking that at all . |
| 7 | Old Plumpton appeared in his white trousers and string vest and the four boys came out five minutes later , not looking keen at all . |
| 8 | McLeish was reasonably satisfied that Angela Morgan was not lying unidentified in any morgue , nor in any hospital , unconscious or suffering from loss of memory . |
| 9 | An Irish poet not going gentle into that good night : Peter Dunn tells the bizarre tale of how family feuding , jealousy and assorted shenanigans has left Patrick Kavanagh with two graves |
| 10 | Oh no I 'm not going all around that way . |
| 11 | ‘ Sorry , ’ Andy muttered , not sounding sorry at all , getting unsteadily out of his seat and going to where the bits of glass lay broken on the carpet . |
| 12 | ‘ Oh , dear ! ’ he exclaimed , not sounding sorry at all . |
| 13 | Practise applying your make-up so that it looks as though you 're not wearing any at all — it 's a real art , but it can be done ! |
| 14 | once , no once , I 'm not buying that at all . |
| 15 | If they are not moving relative to each other at one time , the attraction between them will cause them to start falling toward each other . |
| 16 | the not getting better with normal things that gives it away . |
| 17 | As he knows that the Syrians spent the money that they received for their support during the Gulf war on sophisticated missiles from North Korea — all of which are pointing towards Israel — can he reassure the House that Britain is not getting involved in that arms process ? |
| 18 | ‘ No , no , ’ said Uncle Albert hastily , ‘ I 'm not saying that for definite . |
| 19 | ‘ No , I 'm not saying that at all . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm not saying that at all . |
| 21 | I 'm not saying that at all . |
| 22 | No , no I 'm not saying that at all . |
| 23 | I was not saying any of that . |
| 24 | Anyway , I says to Di , I 'm not doing any in this ! |
| 25 | But she does n't want to say that she 's not having any for five year . |
| 26 | Not having any for fifteen years means I find them quite arbitrary now , impossible to control . |
| 27 | You 're not having any of that , you tell yourself , but you 're hooked , laddie , you 're hooked . ’ |
| 28 | Suddenly he snapped , got up and announced sharply : ‘ I 'm not having any of this editor-in-chief bullshit . ’ |
| 29 | The youths , being Moslems , were not having this from any woman , even if she were a great lady , and things would have gone ill for Zeinab if Owen had not arrived at that moment , on his way to her flat . |
| 30 | they 're about the same , so when the hundred gram bar has got the extra ten per cent it 's it 's just just makes it the better bargain , er , they 're not losing much on that cos they save on the wrapping , so it probably costs them the same |