Example sentences of "[conj] [be] not [adv] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do we have any knowledge of events which we have not experienced or are not now experiencing ? |
| 2 | Typically , he did n't care that the abdication might be interpreted in terms that were not personally flattering . |
| 3 | 2 clubs that were not only fighting for European places , but are good enough to win the league , but we obviously need a few slip ups at Old trafford . |
| 4 | The Shareware version does n't allow you to sort any records and will not carry out automatic standing orders , which is a shame as it is difficult to evaluate a program that is not fully working . |
| 5 | Like I said at the beginning , Rickenbacker do n't churn designs out lightly ; the Atlantis and Excalibur are the result of careful consideration , and if you 're looking for a guitar that 's not only brimming with personality but is eminently playable in just about any style , I 'd suggest you check this one out , fast … |
| 6 | The most disconcerting news within the figures is that hardware sales in the quarter fell 9.9% To $7,000m — and that is in comparison with a 1991 quarter that was not exactly sparkling . |
| 7 | If you find that none are a good match then you are probably including too much detail and are not just selecting the most important features . |
| 8 | We find most frequently in the words ‘ you ’ , ‘ to ’ , ‘ into ’ , ‘ do ’ , when they are unstressed and are not immediately preceding a consonant , and ‘ through ’ and ‘ who ’ in all positions when they are unstressed . |
| 9 | But if you honestly ask for guidance — and are not simply giving your power away , asking for a decision to be made for you — then the reply will invariably be wise and appropriate . ) |
| 10 | Local authorities are therefore able to make or elaborate policies and are not merely implementing agencies . |
| 11 | The key to a successful prosecution is proving that at the time of the offence the children understood the seriousness of what they were doing and were not simply behaving mischievously . |
| 12 | Furthermore , evidence was described to support their contention that the events were of formative importance , and were not merely serving to trigger depression in a woman who would shortly have become depressed anyway . |
| 13 | You can connect your spur cable into the circuit at any existing conveniently-sited socket , so long as this is on the main circuit and is not already supplying a spur ( see ADDING EXTRA SOCKETS ) . |
| 14 | Nudity and the Italian art world seem to go together : Achille Bonito Oliva , commissioner of this year 's Biennale also appeared naked on the cover of a magazine , but he is more of a man than Sgarbi and is not coyly covering his private parts . |
| 15 | He had shut himself within , and was not easily going to be drawn out again . |
| 16 | Even so , Galileo had many topics on his mind and was not solely doing astronomical research , so that the priority of a month or so could have been true . |
| 17 | Maggie was thankful that her heart had settled down a bit and was not now hammering in her chest like a wild bird . |
| 18 | DataServe , a remote procedure call client-server product to connect ICL mainframes running VME to other VME or Unix-based systems , is the company 's most significant seller : VMS and Windows versions have been announced but are not yet shipping . |
| 19 | Voluntary unemployment can be defined as consisting of all those persons who are not in paid employment and are receiving some form of social security benefit , but are not actually seeking jobs at the prevailing rate of real wages . |
| 20 | Er I think what he 's trying to say about the rich peasants is that er that they were always resisting the movement , it was only later on when they find that you know , that they , they need to get involved otherwise their own positions are er threatened then , then they 're joining and they 're only joining but were not actually participating in it , they 're not moving along , and so that 's what , that 's why he 's making a distinction between different types of peasants . |
| 21 | One such proposal from Wolverhampton Polytechnic for a course lasting three semesters , for holders of Dip.HEs and HND qualifications , has already received approval and validation but is not yet running , and the other three institutions are hoping to submit course proposals for validation in the near future , one to a university and two to the CNAA . |
| 22 | Despite its unhurried style and careful attention to detail , the firm achieved 170 placements with eleven consultants in 1979 ; now , with thirteen consultants , the firm annually completes far more , but is not necessarily seeking to maximise its volume , and certainly not at the expense of quality of service . |