Example sentences of "n't [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I was n't smelling the smoke . |
| 2 | But she was n't seeing the chimney pots or the river ; what she was seeing were the clothes in her wardrobe , those beautiful clothes . |
| 3 | Tony Greig obviously was n't seeing the situation as I was and bowled him a bouncer first ball , which struck him on the point of the elbow . |
| 4 | She is n't bringing the boyfriend is she ? |
| 5 | The Consumers ' Association says that manufacturers are n't helping the situation by labelling clothes ‘ dry-clean only ’ to protect themselves when many could be washed with care . |
| 6 | She was n't enjoying the re-creation of the shock . |
| 7 | She was n't enjoying the intrusion of this foreign weapon into her world , and wondered what to do with it next . |
| 8 | The Gnomes broke into wide grins at this and said was n't impressing the thing and Floy in the right of it , and impress was what they 'd set out to do and had n't Floy the way with words ? |
| 9 | ‘ There 's no need for your presence if Rebecca is n't using the computer . |
| 10 | ‘ I mean , they 're not open twelve hours like my shops , and they are n't using the space . ’ |
| 11 | The reply could be : ‘ Yes , when my husband is n't using the car ’ or ‘ Yes , I go into the village on Mondays ’ or ‘ No , but I 'm taking my test next week ’ or ‘ No . |
| 12 | When Endill was n't building the catapult or doing his schoolwork , he explored further and further into the corridors . |
| 13 | And it was n't happening the way she 'd imagined … abruptly , she realised that being kissed by Guy Sterne was nothing remotely like being kissed by any other man she 'd ever known in her life . |
| 14 | When critics accused Richard Nixon of ‘ indecent exposure ’ , they were n't revealing the origin of his nickname Tricky Dicky ; they were referring to his 1952 TV speech where he was broadcast cuddling his cocker spaniel ‘ Checkers ’ in an attempt to clear his name ( with dog lovers at least ) in the first cock-up regarding a slush fund . |
| 15 | African may be big in the US rap at the moment , but the South African 's are n't returning the compliment . |
| 16 | He panicked because he was n't keeping a look-out . |
| 17 | ‘ Sergeant Joe ai n't gettin' no kiss from me , ’ grinned Albert . |
| 18 | Mr Hayton still maintains that he was n't driving the car . |
| 19 | Two defeats in their six home games is hardly what the fans expect but Flynn is n't pressing the panic button . |
| 20 | You wo n't know it 's the real thing unless you ( and she ) still feel the same in , oh , a year or so at least ; that 's the only way to prove you are n't living a dragonfly mistake . |
| 21 | And what if she told Leo now that she was n't writing a book , was n't doing anything ? |
| 22 | That 's all it comes by is human learning , and you 're neglecting that , you say , that is you are n't developing a learning society and you 're going to pay for this and pay for this and pay for this , you see , and your children will pay for it , your grandchildren will pay for it , you see , just what you 're doing to the educational system , what you 're doing to the universities and you 're so far behind from what erm most other modern countries are . |
| 23 | But his aides insisted he was n't dodging the issue . |
| 24 | Well you know what he 's trying to do , he 's trying up the claim so when back , he 's still gon na get the amount that he wants so he said t to Jim something about , he is n't paying the insurance I said you 're joking ! |
| 25 | I told him that we were n't eating and that we were n't paying the rent — almost destitute . |
| 26 | I ai n't paying the slut for nothing . |
| 27 | But although Danny paid the rent in full each month the owner was n't paying the mortgage and the lender did n't know Danny was a tenant . |
| 28 | But the more we go on with this type of service , this soft praying and quiet singing , and not ringing the bell or catching the Spirit , the more we realize that we ai n't solving the problem . |
| 29 | Bardolet has gone on to win three rounds in a row — the first hat-trick by a GM Spain driver — but remarkably he is n't leading the championship . |
| 30 | ‘ Noreen , ’ he began , ‘ we all just love ya , lady , but you ai n't doin' the business . ’ |