Example sentences of "are not [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sums of money I am describing tonight are large , revenue and capital spending combined , of over three thousand million pounds is many times the amount spent by quangos in Wales outside the health service and the grant represents a large share of my total budget for Wales and I hope members opposite are not suggesting I should cut spending on health , that is a vital service which I thought they supported as well . |
| 2 | If the convertibles are not converted they are redeemed at 100p in 2011 . |
| 3 | When people are not challenged they 're here . |
| 4 | There will still be local government inspectors — we are not privatising them . |
| 5 | And we are not accepting them . ’ |
| 6 | Many people are not aware of the existence of some of them or of their own eligibility to make a claim , so are not taking them up ; and you may find that you are one of them . |
| 7 | The Socialists , though , are not taking it lying down . |
| 8 | ‘ We have simply said we are not taking it seriously . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ We are not taking you to an uncivilised place , Jenna , ’ he murmured . |
| 10 | There is a well known phrase : " Just because I 'm paranoid it does n't mean that people are not persecuting me . " |
| 11 | switch off lights when you are not using them |
| 12 | monitor current prescriptions to make sure that children are not using them for their first experiments with drugs . |
| 13 | As a suggestion , could I ask you to consider whether Constabulary could share the Heather/Sally machine when they are not using it ? |
| 14 | Now this is in his key messages , and towards the back , there are two pages , where he complains that many promises were made for the facilities management contract , and in particular , erm , he says it is still the case that work to take advantage of the development faci facility has not yet been identified , now I think this is the thing we spent a million pounds on it , and are not using it . |
| 15 | We are not kidding you ; it does work . |
| 16 | But once we do so , once we see that by calling God ‘ transcendent ’ we are not banishing Him to some distant celestial isle from which to look down on us , then it becomes easier and not harder to understand His presence . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Check if this carries VAT — it comes as a nasty shock if you are not expecting it . |
| 19 | ‘ And you are not to call me cara ? |
| 20 | The system must operate so as to protect patients ' rights and ensure their civil liberties are not denied them |
| 21 | 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 ? |
| 22 | ‘ They grudgingly agreed , but they are not producing them for general sale . |
| 23 | If the rails are not bent they may be covered with drifting sand so that the train can only creep along , making it a perfect target for anti-government tribes who like to vent their political frustrations on the train . |
| 24 | Softly , my instructions are not to let you be so familiar with the minister . |
| 25 | But they know my ancestral chain so they are not trying it on too much . ’ |
| 26 | If not , fit one , because if the strings are not earthed you will definitely experience buzz . |
| 27 | She put her basket down on the pavement , held on to the woman with one arm , pulled on the man 's huge arm with the other , said to him firmly , if more than a little fearfully , ‘ No , you are not to touch her again . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | The amphiuma , from the same part of the world , still possesses all four of its limbs but they are so minuscule that you have to look very carefully if you are not to miss them . |
| 30 | " We hope we are not bothering you , " the chief said . |