Example sentences of "[pron] is n't [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That logical mind of yours is n't going to stand any nonsense , is it ? |
| 2 | The children ca n't make wills cos in law they 're not of sound mind until they 're eighteen and adults so any will supposed to be made by somebody aged fifteen which is n't going to be a will . |
| 3 | The bad news for Labour is that the section of the party which is n't blaming Kinnock is blaming John Smith instead — both for an unnecessarily harsh tax programme and an unnecessarily timid attack on the Government 's economic record . |
| 4 | He was a good six inches taller than me , which is n't saying that much , but a lot heavier , twice as wide and maybe ten years older . |
| 5 | She was taller than me , which is n't saying a lot . |
| 6 | Somebody is n't telling us something . |
| 7 | But somebody is n't telling the truth , Lewis . |
| 8 | ‘ Somebody is n't sleeping , ’ I thought . |
| 9 | The only people they do n't want to upset are the people at the garage the fact that somebody is n't doing their job properly somebody 's sitting on a form somewhere |
| 10 | She is n't bringing the boyfriend is she ? |
| 11 | ‘ But she is n't wearing it now , ’ Michele pointed out . |
| 12 | But she is n't complaining . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's OK , ’ said Henry , ‘ you can fill up on choc bars and then pretend to eat it and when she is n't looking I 'll sling it in the bin . ’ |
| 14 | But I thought to myself , I 'll take two when she is n't looking , which I did . |
| 15 | But I 'm starting to get used to it , it 's fascinating to find out about the way an artist works — and it 's a darn sight better than putting up with a patient who 's frustrated because she is n't getting anything done ! ’ |
| 16 | WHEN she is n't flying back and forth from England to Australia , Sarah Key helps the rich and famous to get into shape . |
| 17 | ‘ She is n't making it up . ’ |
| 18 | She struggles , eyes widening further , but I pin her to the sheets with my weight and keep the glove firmly over her mouth even though she is n't making any noise . |
| 19 | " Look , mate , if you ca n't make it in bed , if she is n't finding you quite up to the mark , do n't take your frustration out on the rest of us . |
| 20 | ‘ At least she is n't going to throw another wobbly the second she sets eyes on you … but she 's not going to like the idea of leaving tomorrow . ’ |
| 21 | She is n't going to die now . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Well , it 's a good thing she is n't going , then , ’ said John . |
| 23 | But at moment she is n't working but she said |
| 24 | She is n't doing enough ! |
| 25 | Check , though , that she is n't sleeping in an awkward position , which may sometimes cause the problem . |
| 26 | she is n't having one . |
| 27 | Let's face it the real shocker would be who IS N'T plotting behind the smoothie 's back . |
| 28 | erm How does one in any case fine a motorist who is n't standing by his car or sitting in it ? erm I would , if the question is shall we try it , if that is implied , I would say it 's worth trying in a very moderate way , it may require the police and the police representatives so to speak , the wardens if they 're going to be empowered to do this kind of thing , I think it 's going to force them to become very , very diplomatic and civilized in the way they handle it , but we of course too will have to learn to respond in a civilized manner . |
| 29 | Matthew 's style was snappy : ‘ John Major was the Chancellor who got us into recession and he is the Prime Minister who is n't going to get us out … ’ |
| 30 | Whichever part of you is n't functioning , there 's a gadget to help , from the pinhole eyeglasses — Amazing but true ! |