Example sentences of "not [v-ing] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yes , but — are they not seeing the jokes ? |
| 2 | What makes a fanatic is not having strong and extreme ideals oneself but taking no notice of other people 's — not seeing the considerations that other people are concerned about . |
| 3 | It was not handling the paints , she tells us , ‘ but handling of thoughts which overwhelmed me ’ . |
| 4 | feeling as if I 'm not using the resources I 've got . |
| 5 | ‘ They are not using the services in their own authorities so SSDs are misled into believing there is n't a demand for services . |
| 6 | The instructor should encourage the pilot to talk through his thoughts aloud to find out whether not using the airbrakes is caused by failing to realise the glider is too high or by not being quick enough to decide and act . |
| 7 | There 's no excuse for not using the gears , though . |
| 8 | To pick verses at random from the Bible proves nothing at all , except that we are gullible and are not using the Scriptures as we are intended to . |
| 9 | The trouble with this and other moralistic creeds is that they do not allow for the righteous manifestly not enjoying the fruits of their exemplary conduct . |
| 10 | But Alan Smith , Test and County Cricket Board chief executive , was quick to make it clear that the governing body were not accusing the tourists of any malpractice with the ball . |
| 11 | Think of not bracing the knees back ( for excess tension in the legs ) . |
| 12 | All the time she was muttering under her breath , not articulating the words so they could be understood , or so it was even clear what language she was speaking . |
| 13 | You are not helping the players , because if you try to do that they will come to rely on you in the actual performance . |
| 14 | Louise too is wrong ( beautiful sounds but not catching the feelings of ‘ Tout vibre ’ or ‘ je tremble délicieusement ’ ) ; Tannhäuser , on the other hand , is splendid . |
| 15 | My decision not to eat had been made on the spur of the moment and was based not , as I well knew , on the terrible beating , but on the pointless cruelty of not allowing the others to go to the bathroom . |
| 16 | In order that the method of fixing is secured to the pelmet buckram and not only to the lining , hand stitch , with a strong needle and thread , along the previous machine stitching on the tape , catching the buckram but not allowing the stitches to show on the right side . |
| 17 | It 's very thorough , and if you are not producing the goods on the field you have to do it in training or you 'd be out . |
| 18 | That in spite of a vast increase of staff — and manual staff — they are still not manning the services efficiently or even satisfactorily . |
| 19 | In the North , protestant loyalists accuse catholic nationalists of not accepting the rights of the majority in the statelet to govern as it sees fit . |
| 20 | The offer is dependent on Owners Abroad shareholders not accepting the terms of the proposed link with Thomas Cook . |
| 21 | Let's all have a laugh : I 'm going to suspend my regular practice of not naming the derelicts who write in to this page , and tell the world that your full name is |
| 22 | Police said they were not naming the children 's mother , who said later : ‘ I 'm still in shock . |
| 23 | Noting that Shawcross had voted with the Government in not opposing the Lords amendments on 22 July , Attlee said that he was very grateful as he knew the strength of Shawcross 's views . |
| 24 | Though because perhaps we feel guilty or embarrassed about the whole area of mental health we 're not tackling the problems when they come up nearly as well we might . |
| 25 | He called for working-class unity across the sectarian divide and accused both Unionist and Nationalist members of the council of not representing the interests of the working class . |
| 26 | For example , a court might express regret about the law , as not representing the interests of commerce , and recommend urgent legislation . |
| 27 | It must be stressed that the courts are not challenging the merits of the decision but rather the power of the body in question to reach that particular decision . |
| 28 | No , no , we 're not videoing the Dambusters cos there 's got the cup final on tomorrow . |
| 29 | Tess accepted his bitterness , not understanding the details . |
| 30 | I do not blame the Opposition for not understanding the issues as fully as we might hope , but , given their new-found support and desire for everything European , I thought that they might have developed a better understanding . |