Example sentences of "[not/n't] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She noted everyone in the choir , indeed , as part of a determined effort not to gaze all the time at Giles Carnaby , who was in the back row , in the middle of the tenors , straight ahead of her , where she could consider him in detail — silvery hair , grey herring-bone tweed jacket , greenish shirt , paisley patterned silk tie ( so much for not gazing … ) |
| 2 | Well I , I , do n't think no , no , there not gazing up is it really , I mean is , its so huge you could n't miss them |
| 3 | The owners are not seeing guilty behaviour when Rover slinks across the floor , they are seeing the submissive behaviour Rover displays in anticipation of the aggression , however mild , the owners are about to use in attempt to reprimand him . |
| 4 | Nigel was paid for his work , but he hated not seeing his piece in print . |
| 5 | ‘ Indeed , ma'am , ’ said Wilson politely , not seeing this had anything to do with her . |
| 6 | His preparing himself so keenly for a new and final phase of the war , and then not seeing even the beginning of it , was the final irony . |
| 7 | ‘ I ca n't imagine even the most rabid antiscience apes not seeing that — ’ |
| 8 | She came through the front door of the shop and was a little surprised at not seeing her husband behind the counter . |
| 9 | Not seeing the significance at the time of the two articles , or of the prong ( pitchfork ) and shovel that followed them , the two boys finished their frugal breakfast and set out upon their chores . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ I always had the impression ’ , said one , ‘ that we were not seeing the best of Harold Wilson in that period . |
| 12 | ‘ You had a great loss in not seeing Coleridge , ’ she wrote to a friend at the end of June . |
| 13 | In the Game of Life not seeing things as they are is like not seeing the ball clearly when playing tennis , or not knowing where the white lines are . |
| 14 | In the Game of Life not seeing things as they are is like not seeing the ball clearly when playing tennis , or not knowing where the white lines are . |
| 15 | Iain is staring but not seeing . |
| 16 | The reliance of elderly people on walking as a mode of transport increases their exposure to risk whilst their failing faculties raise the likelihood of them not seeing the striking vehicle . |
| 17 | Faith is out of focus , not seeing God as he is , and temptation to doubt is inevitable . |
| 18 | ‘ Not really ; it was a case of not seeing the wood for the trees . |
| 19 | He was not seeing the ball so well . |
| 20 | ‘ If you paint a cathedral , it does n't mean that you are compensating for not seeing it , ’ said John . |
| 21 | On the Labour side , what seemed to be a golden opportunity was not taken , nor was it when it first arose , namely to pin responsibility for the Gulf war , and the sufferings of British hostages in it , on the government 's blunder in not seeing that Saddam Hussein would invade Kuwait . |
| 22 | This produces the stress of tiring ambulance journeys , the long wait in the clinic and not seeing the same staff at each visit . |
| 23 | ‘ We understand the president-elect is not seeing any heads of government , ’ he said . |
| 24 | ‘ I missed not being able to put the stocking on the end of his bed like I always did , and not seeing his face when he woke up . |
| 25 | Could n't they see that he was simply dying for want of a word from Kee , that not seeing her or being able to write or talk to her was killing him , and that nothing else mattered ? |
| 26 | Clearly though she is disappointed at not seeing him — and is concerned for his welfare . |
| 27 | ‘ And a holiday abroad each year to make up for not seeing you much over the past while ! ’ |
| 28 | At first we considered moving to Devon , which we had come to know during speaking engagements for Mark Bonham-Carter at Torrington and Jeremy Thorpe at Barnstaple , but not seeing anything to our liking , turned our thoughts to our native Scotland . |
| 29 | The footplatemen had nothing to gain by lying about the position of the distant signal when they admitted not seeing the home signal at all . |
| 30 | And she will do anything to avoid another royal scandal — even if it means not seeing Charles while speculation persists . |