Example sentences of "they [vb base] [pers pn] [be] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They say they 're not shutting it there 's not much we can do is there ? |
| 2 | Er they say they 're not worked hard well I think they have they 've moved er moved a few thousand tons from there and erm . |
| 3 | ‘ People can be a bit odd at first but after they realise I 'm not trying to chat them up it 's okay . |
| 4 | Equally , everybody knows why everybody stays , they 've been through all the arguments a hundred times before and now they do n't need to any more , now they know they 're not to blame and their husbands are n't the homicidal maniacs some theorists would have them be . |
| 5 | It does n't give them any incentive to work if you just have everything nationalized and well cos they know they 're not gon na get sacked . |
| 6 | I 'm surprised that comes from er er Professor and his party who have for example campaigned for years for proportional representation , they know they 're not gon na get it but are they gon na change their mind ? |
| 7 | As long as you are there , they know they are not going to be shelled , ’ the spokesman said . |
| 8 | They know I 'm not staying long . ’ |
| 9 | They know he 's not gon na be there for for ever , I E you know , he 'll want to move on or they perhaps will move on . |
| 10 | Whether it 's because they feel they 're not taking up the valuable time of a doctor , they can go at their own pace , who knows ? |
| 11 | We are going to be asking our members to pay a further ten pence a week to maintain front-line services , but they feel they are not getting any . |
| 12 | cos they think they 're not going to get a response I mean it , it , it ca n't get much er , ca n't get very much going on this . |