Example sentences of "[pron] be [not/n't] [v-ing] [pers pn] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I am not writing I draw . |
| 2 | I am not suggesting we abandon it : the fact that we have not found ways to extract the information does not deny the existence of the factors or traits . |
| 3 | ‘ It is always nice to beat Boris although I am not saying I have proved I am a better player , ’ said the 24-year-old Stich . |
| 4 | ‘ I am not saying I believe that . |
| 5 | But that 's it , I 'm not buying I 've got a couple of boxes of chocolates we bought from Tescos did n't we ? |
| 6 | I 'm not demanding we spend the entire weekend locked in a clinch , ’ Vitor said impatiently when she started to protest , ‘ but we should appear to be on good terms . |
| 7 | ‘ Do n't look so shocked , I 'm not suggesting we try and revive whatever kind of relationship we once had . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm not suggesting we do n't have problems , ’ he said . |
| 9 | And if you work on that presumption , and I 'm not suggesting you creep around frightened of your own shadow going at a slow speed , just wor working with deliberation and making sure you move through the situation competently , but do n't take anything for granted . |
| 10 | I 'm not suggesting you know the switch |
| 11 | No , I 'm not suggesting you come and sit with a stopwatch , because I think that would distract you . |
| 12 | ‘ No , no , I 'm not suggesting you do . |
| 13 | Oh , no , oh , no , I 'm not suggesting you do , but it just seems unkind of erm , clobbering them sort of both ways . |
| 14 | And if you 've got those skills apply to them job , I 'm not suggesting you do n't , but remember the first part of a , a tele , er a telephone or a face to face sales negotiation is , th th two of these and one of these . |
| 15 | I 'm not thinking it object the sitting tenants |
| 16 | ‘ Well , I 'm not sayin' I believe it , mind , but I want to know about that happy-birthday message . |
| 17 | Right I 'm not giving you long to do this do n't waste time . |
| 18 | I 'm not saying we want loads of 15-year-olds sitting in their bedrooms being morose over Techno songs instead of Morrissey songs , just that you can have soul in this type of dance music . |
| 19 | I 'm not saying we have done this in an ad hoc way up to now but what we want is to try and develop a programme for this and I think that should be a very useful and , and frankly I would expect it to grow er over the years as the need develops . |
| 20 | I 'm not saying they have to be any particular shape , not conventionally beautiful in any sense . |
| 21 | I 'm not saying they do . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm not saying you do . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm not saying you do , but you might . ’ |
| 24 | I 'm not saying you do , but I have n't spent a penny on myself ! |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm not saying I lose sleep about it , but the prospect of making a howler in front of millions of people is a worry . |
| 26 | I 'm not saying I condone it , ’ he interpreted her look , ‘ but at the moment maybe it 's all she has to protect her from feelings of inadequacy . ’ |
| 27 | I 'm not saying I believe this , and I 'm not saying I do n't , but … |
| 28 | I mean , I 'm not saying I want us to be living at the top of a tower block on some vandalized estate but there 's more to life than this , I know there is . ’ |
| 29 | I 'm not saying I want to see Morris ' Utopian vision in action exactly as it is , but a lot of his idea is still very inspiring a century after it was written . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm not saying I think he 's foolish . |