Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [be] not [v-ing] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said that it was felt that the change would give both parties more freedom of choice , and stressed that he would continue to use Tory on a freelance basis and was not intending to appoint another stable jockey before the end of the season . |
| 2 | His voice was surly , but suddenly he twisted round to face me and took off the headphones , and I thought he was going to apologise for his rudeness of the previous night , but instead he demanded to know if it was true that we were out in the open ocean and were not planning to make a landfall for some days . |
| 3 | However , it must be added that these subjects were consuming quite a large quantity of food and were not attempting to shed weight . |
| 4 | The present exhibition is based on that show but is not aiming to provide a complete overview of the artist 's work , rather more a reflection on discrete themes and motifs . |
| 5 | BANGKOK — Cambodian guerrillas are staging raids from Thailand on government positions in the northwest of the country but are not trying to hold territory , a guerrilla spokesman said yesterday , Reuter reports . |