Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [pron] be not [verb] " in BNC.

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1 You have as much responsibility to see she 's not abandoned as I do .
2 Staff at Watford Gap say they 're not looking for a place in the annals of high cuisine , just to continue making their customers a nice cup of tea in the morning or a nice cup of tea with their tea .
3 If you go to an interview anticipating you are not going to get the job , chances are you do not get it .
4 The last boy says he 's not impressed because he does n't like vegetables .
5 It was held that when the first vehicle parked it was not done so ‘ as to cause ’ an unnecessary obstruction .
6 Apart from this final item — a charge which District Audit assure me is not made by most other banks and which was not made by yourselves in previous years — I have been very happy with the standard of service provided by Natwest Bank .
7 Under 5.1(12) , however , the election of a board member is not vitiated by a technical defect in the proceedings which has not prejudiced other interested parties in the election , and , under s.2(6) , the grant of a new licence is not to be objected to on the ground that any of the members of the board granting it were not qualified to grant the licence .
8 This situation arose when a Prime Minister died in office or resigned for personal reasons , that is to say , when a vacancy occurred which was not accompanied by any change in the position of the parties .
9 When the accident occurred he was not wearing a safety belt .
10 And then it 's up to you know th er it just makes it so much easier for the kids alright but it also is much easier for the form teacher to know who 's not bringing in homework who 's who 's you know er erm and what have you , and I just feel that that helps the kids get into a routine and it will highlight immediately the work problem the kids who have got work problems or problems about where they 're gon na have
11 That her teacher says she 's not paying attention ?
12 ‘ All the same , ’ said Araminta thoughtfully , ‘ Papa says I 'm not to see you again till it 's over , and you 're either arrested or cleared .
13 and his daddy says I 'm not going any lower than that Richard .
14 Algae and other weed in the canal shows it is not used too often and some patches grow right across although it is not hard to paddle through them and the lengths of wood and other floating debris .
15 The stewards say the cars should be fitted with catalytic converters to race … the team reckon they 're not required by the regulations …
16 Weekend press comment about the fragility of the recovery meant they were not expecting good news .
17 It 's very difficult at this moment to say we 're not talking about finished stock you know , you 're gon na get fluctuations on product , but what worries me , I do n't know at this stage how many tonnes of bone meal we 've got stashed away somewhere or how many tonnes of compost maker we 've got stacked anywhere for use in the pre-pack .
18 Campbeltown took the brunt of the shot and shell , her captain — Lieutenant-Commander S. ( Sam ) H. Beattie RN — blinded by search-lights yet making last-minute corrections to her course when a rift in the smoke showed she was not heading for the caisson , still 700 yards upriver .
19 What this vague phrase meant we are not told except in the cases of Aimar of Limoges and Raymond of Turenne .
20 my Lord that 's why we say it was so strict , the commission said you 're not getting exemption you have to remove everything from the market
21 The inspector said I 'm not going to allow you to leave here with a prisoner and those two cases .
22 They get on , they would not sit down , the pilot says I 'm not going to take off unless you take your seats .
23 And Scotland Yard confirmed it was not getting involved .
24 Abbey Life claimed it was not making a political statement or dealing in anti-Labour propaganda .
25 Her husband , David , said today : ‘ It was not until yesterday 's hearing that the centre said it was not challenging the fact she died of Legionnaire 's Disease . ’
26 Of the children at the copper works it is not indicated precisely how many attended at least some form of educational establishment , though of course many did .
27 Today provides a more immediate issue- the final opportunity for cricket to show it 's not administered entirely by blithering idiots .
28 Three minutes after the break , City know it was not going to be their day , they themselves were awarded a penalty when Frankie Machavellio was brought down in the area .
29 thing for next year , but I mean she will be one of those caught by the thing saying we 're not going to do it anyway .
30 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 .
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