Example sentences of "[be] n't [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ A lot of the lads are lacking confidence and that means we just are n't trying things which a few weeks ago we were doing . |
| 2 | If these are n't met staff could lose up to five per cent of their saleries . |
| 3 | So horses that are n't fed grain when they are young , may not only grow less than their genetic potential , but may also suffer other disadvantages when they are older . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's accepted that the towing tractor will stand idle for some of the time , but at least you are n't taking tankers into the field , ’ he adds . |
| 5 | If you are n't using flags , cross your arms in front of your body with your right hand clasped over the left . |
| 6 | The nuclear industry has opened its doors to show how it checks reactors are n't leaking radiation . |
| 7 | ‘ The men are n't wearing trousers , ’ she stage whispered . |
| 8 | Actually French Brownies are n't called Brownies at all . |
| 9 | Support this motion , it 's important that free marketeers are n't given licences to destroy our environment . |
| 10 | The staff are n't trained counsellors and Mr Higgins admits they 're learning to deal with caller 's emotional problems as they go along , or refer them to other organisations such as the Samaritans . |
| 11 | But he are n't got time at work see ? |
| 12 | You are n't treating Jane like one of the family ! |
| 13 | ‘ We are n't breeding machines , to be phased out when no more breeding is required . ’ |
| 14 | And other costs , such as readers and having to buy books because you ca n't borrow them for long enough from libraries to get them recorded or brailled , er those sorts of things really are n't taken account of and you 're simply going to have to borrow money er to pay for your disability in effect . |
| 15 | If children in care are n't attending school because of truancy or exclusions they could be missing out . ’ |
| 16 | The local Cheka quoted ominous peasant complaints against the government : ‘ They are n't planning freedom for us , but serfdom . |
| 17 | Skates says MV customers are in the main small businesses which are n't making replacement purchases while the recession 's on . |
| 18 | Having spoken to various Glens fans the problem seems to be that the Board who made a fortune in the Marseilles game , are n't giving Tommy Jackson the money to spend on quality players , thus the lack of success on the playing field . |
| 19 | The victims are n't paid cash — they receive notional ‘ credits ’ , which are offset by extortionate charges for the tools they use and the hammocks they sleep in . |
| 20 | Well they do n't know you were n't being are n't doing sheet metal work here . |
| 21 | Most of them are n't doing cabinetry ( joinery ) any more — a lot of them started out that way . |
| 22 | So how do Trading Standards make sure that people are n't selling fireworks to those under age ? |
| 23 | Th th , those are n't working options either . |
| 24 | And they 're ornaments today , they are n't working horses . |
| 25 | The King 's argument was that anything that had a head could be beheaded , and that you were n't to talk nonsense . |
| 26 | ‘ We thought you would n't have been like you were in that interview unless you knew something that — that you were n't telling people . |
| 27 | You were n't watching Neighbours ? |
| 28 | They were steady on her face , and they certainly were n't discussing business . |
| 29 | If they were n't actually paying the players — Cavaliers , South Pacific Barbarians , Centenary Tour — they were always threatening to break away and instigate a professional circuit if they were n't given games . |
| 30 | ‘ I would be very surprised if we were n't getting referrals soon from the North-East , ’ he said . |