Example sentences of "he [vb past] [pers pn] [be] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He realised it was not going to brake . |
| 2 | Yet the choreography is by a Russian who studied among the Spanish peasants and worked out his design with the help of a particular peasant , a natural dancer , whose passion for dance was such that his life ended tragically when he found he was not to perform in the ballet . |
| 3 | He claimed he was not given a fair hearing . |
| 4 | I suppose he thought I was not giving of my best , and as I was known as a rather shy , reserved sort , he had decided that a quiet word at an informal moment would be the best approach . |
| 5 | With cool detachment he had explained clearly and in terms that were easy for her to grasp how the various items of equipment worked , only lapsing into irritation or sarcasm when he thought she was not making enough effort . |
| 6 | Everything shimmered in the heat and he knew he was not wanted by the river and he knew his place was at home . |
| 7 | Now , Pip , ’ Joe looked firmly at me , because he knew I was not going to agree with him , ‘ your sister is a fine woman ! ’ |
| 8 | He said it 's every single way because that 's there must be a reason but he said they 're not getting priority so we 'll be left that he said |
| 9 | He said we 're not to go any more on our own . |
| 10 | He said we 're not getting the luxuries like we could when we were both working full time . |
| 11 | Because , he said I 'm not looking . |
| 12 | So our Carl got it back , you know , soon as had seen it , he brought it back , he said I 'm not letting Rosie 's sister see this . |
| 13 | Yeah he said I 'm not having he says . |
| 14 | He said I 'm not gon na do nowt about it , he says well , we 've put a part on it that cost us a hundred and forty pound he says . |
| 15 | he dropped it he , he said I 'm not gon na move it |
| 16 | Well they , I had to go to Road police station , London , it was quite good , the detective took , took me around that little area and er then when I got ready to collect to take him to Liverpool Street Station , I saw him for the first time , man about sixty one and he 'd got two suitcases , one lighter than the other , and while I was signing for him and his property I said to him , you take that light one and I 'll take the bigger one with the view to getting on the bus to get to Liverpool Street st but the inspector there was very good , he said I 'm not going to oh and I said to you take the light case I 'll take the high one , he said I ca n't carry anything , I got a rupture . |
| 17 | So Rhys says oh how did you guess but erm he come in then , he said I 'm not going to the football mum . |
| 18 | Well like I mean I said to him I do n't think , you know I mean it was just ideas I think he said I 'm not saying do it . |
| 19 | but he keeps going up to the gnomes and saying hello is that no he come home the other night and the , we , no the other day Sam he tipped all the bloody soil out of the earth and done something else , he said he 's a naughty boy and she 's said to Sam he wants a smacking he said I 'm not smacking him |
| 20 | He said I 'm not fighting for you any more and the queen as she seen his face some days before |
| 21 | He said the prosecution could n't say whether Duriez was one of the people who went into the Churchill … but he said he 's not charged with going in he 's charged with conspiracy . |
| 22 | But he sa , he said he 's not going any more . |
| 23 | He said he was not enjoying his football . |
| 24 | He said he was not treated badly and that he was with other political prisoners . |
| 25 | He said he was not given any medicine , and no doctor saw him . |
| 26 | He said he was not given any medicine , and no doctor saw him . |
| 27 | He said he was not suggesting that Mrs Swami had tried deliberately to mislead the jury about the number of beatings . |
| 28 | He said he was not injured and would not be taking any action about the incident . |
| 29 | He said he was not talking about more money for health services but about more money to enable the council to deal with problems such as condensation and proper insulation of housing in the city . |
| 30 | checked with his radio , he goes alright then phoned back to the police station on his radio , he said it 's not stolen the owner 's now here he said , can you please get it moved ? |