Example sentences of "were [not/n't] [v-ing] at [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Emily only then took in that the others were not swimming at all but standing on the bottom , and that the reason she was worn out from treading water was that she was a good eight or twelve inches shorter than the rest . |
| 2 | We were not feeling at all holy when we went in , having decided that all men were rotters , and fancy leaving us at Christmas for a couple of dames they had only just met ! |
| 3 | The scenery was so vast it seemed they were n't moving at all . |
| 4 | So if you just kept your treble clef you 'd have a lot of lines possibly that you were n't using at all . |
| 5 | Till eventually I mean you ere doing it with these As you were going through here you were n't looking at this table you were working some of them out you were saying , Oh that 'll be a double positive that 'll be a double double negative these 'll go together . |
| 6 | Long-term objectives were n't working at that particular stage … |
| 7 | Things were n't going at all well within the UK vehicle Division . |