Example sentences of "not [v-ing] [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even the historical travelogues , with their resource to tap existing stocks of costumes and sets , were not proving that great as money savers . |
| 2 | Members of the research and development department , put under the massive strain of trying to turn production over from rock slippers to ‘ rubber craft ’ ( not proving all that popular according to market research anyway ) were dropping like flies . |
| 3 | You know , you 're not using that particular tool any more and you hop out of it and walk away . |
| 4 | Do you mind not using this obscure words . |
| 5 | It 's not I 'm I 'm not pursuing any other P A Y E |
| 6 | Sometimes the purpose is simply intimidatory , as with the racist march , rather than an attempt to coerce persons into taking or not pursuing any particular course of action , and it is difficult to see that conditions could be imposed on a ‘ racist ’ march on this ground alone . |
| 7 | A prognosis can necessarily be only an educated guess , but for the person hearing the answer , it is not helping this underlying question : ‘ Do I have to start grieving yet or is there time to get used to the idea ? ’ |
| 8 | Not allowing any illegal drugs in your own home : threaten to call the police if you do find drugs or have serious reason to suspect their use . |
| 9 | British farmers are not producing enough organic food to meet rapidly-rising consumer demand , with the result that imports account for 70 per cent of the annual market , according to the Organic Food and Farming Centre . |
| 10 | After a long day 's hearing , such as obviously took place here , that might be the sensible thing to do so that the court is not producing these important findings and reasons under pressure . |
| 11 | ‘ Then I trust you 're not building any vain hopes regarding Silas , ’ Doreen warned sharply . |
| 12 | However , it is quite clear that if an employee gives notice in accordance with the contract he is by so doing affirming the existence of the contract and not accepting any perceived repudiation by the employer : see Normalec Ltd v Britton [ 1983 ] FSR 318 . |
| 13 | ‘ All I know is that we ought to be up in that tower , plannin' how we get back to our own lines , and not wastin' any more time quarrellin' down ‘ ere . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Except perhaps for obstructing the police by not revealing all this a lot earlier . ’ |
| 15 | Although not representing any direct threat to the government these rebellions did hinder the country 's economic recovery . |
| 16 | They looked at the radio , as if it would tell them something , and then their cold eyes settled on Bruno , who was not laughing any more . |
| 17 | Thus I am not disputing this vital fact which classical economists have ( rightly ) asserted as indefeasible . |
| 18 | Look , I 'm not explaining all this for fun … |
| 19 | Ash and I danced , then cousin Josh asked her , and I sat watching the people dance for a while — the best way to extract any real enjoyment from dancing , I 've always thought , but I seem to be unusual in not gaining any real pleasure from performing the movements — and then saw Helen Urvill , entering the hall holding a lager can . |
| 20 | The disadvantage , of not gaining any practical experience of the knowledge you acquire while working through the course , can be overcome . |
| 21 | But certainly not announcing this first class post . |
| 22 | Clearly , in industries with a wide customer base , estimating the costs of not satisfying each specific order-winning criterion , and of any portfolio effect where several criteria are not satisfied , will be a complex task . |
| 23 | They would be like cogs in a system of wheels , driven by social cogs and driving social cogs , but not contributing any new forces to the system . |
| 24 | Well the point that I wanted to get off drugs was , my family not wanting any more to do with me , erm , they 'd shut the door on me . |
| 25 | Despite the possibility of there being objective legal rules , however , Beccaria was clearly not implying that existing legal systems , including that of his own society , necessarily embody them . |
| 26 | they train in in Wrexham , in the midwifery she says they have n't trained any for two years and they 're not training any next year either ! |
| 27 | Naylor , tall , dark , and not looking any sweeter , was right there towering over her . |
| 28 | But the 1922 is not promoting any one candidate . |
| 29 | It must be remembered that W. was not refusing all medical treatment — she was merely expressing the view that she wished to remain at Dr. M. 's clinic . |
| 30 | Labour Coun Gordon Paterson , a member of the MPTA , said last night : ‘ We are not advocating any compulsory redundancies . |