Example sentences of "[pron] [is] not happen " in BNC.
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1 | The murder last weekend of five Turks in Solingen , in Germany , coincided with a speech by Winston Churchill , a British member of Parliament and grandson of the grand old man , talking of the ‘ relentless flow ’ of immigrants into Britain ( which is not happening ) . |
2 | Their view of the world is contained in the belief ‘ if it 's not happening in the domestic market , it 's not happening at all ’ . |
3 | Their view of the world is contained in the belief ‘ if it 's not happening in the domestic market , it 's not happening at all ’ . |
4 | At times it 's a joy when it 's not happening ! |
5 | I see now we 've got lots to do this morning , you 're going to need to ignore what 's going on behind me , ah , it 's not happening , right , as I said to you at the very beginning of September I 'm the star , so you pay attention to me . |
6 | Well we I would be more surprised that er er in fact I do n't think I 'm sure that it 's not happening on a on a on a er wide basis . |
7 | Well I know , I know you sometimes feel you do n't have clout , if it 's not happening you got ta come |
8 | I mean would , would , would n't you think it is a , a directive that if it 's not happening in your area you make it happen ? |
9 | asked about tea it 's not happening . |
10 | By avoiding this situation and pretending it 's not happening means that we can actually be risking the lives of one our friends , one of our family . |
11 | In these circumstances soil erosion is potentially of utmost importance to the livelihood of these vulnerable people , even if it is not happening at present . |
12 | Most people when confronted by that kind of thing pretend it is not happening , hide themselves behind newspapers , show an unwarranted fascination in reading advertisements , but these four watched the drunk man 's progress , they seemed to monitor it . |
13 | I try to pretend it is not happening but I know it is . ’ |
14 | He added : ‘ It is not happened . |
15 | Most of this information comes not so much from what is happening but from what is not happening . |
16 | A world transfixed by the horror in the Balkans is entitled to feel it has better things to worry about than what is not happening in the Middle East . |