Example sentences of "[vb base] n't [be] [v-ing] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do n't be looking so worried . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Come in , Myles , to the fire and do n't be standin' out there in the cold . |
| 3 | Those returning for another year 's work would be admonished by Jonadab : ‘ Do n't be coming back in t'small hours . |
| 4 | So , when I have n't been gazing out of the window , phoning every friend I ever had , dashing up the street in an urgent quest for … er … something or other I 'm desperate for or singing along to Melody Radio at the top of my thorax — I 've been noticing things . |
| 5 | We have n't been getting on too well lately . ’ |
| 6 | I have n't been competing that long . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You obviously have n't been eating properly — ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I have n't been eating much . |
| 9 | ‘ I have n't been hiding anywhere . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Mother said she thought you have n't been looking too good lately — a bit peaky . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Things have n't been going well since my England call-up , ’ said Ferdinand , who thought he should have won a late penalty after colliding with Chris Woods . |
| 12 | If things have n't been going well at work and success seems to be passing you by talk to colleague and see what they think of your prospects . |
| 13 | The facts — that Chrissie has been caught taking food home , the higher than average food costs , etc. — show that things have n't been going entirely according to plan , but what are the causes ? |
| 14 | This must be the first year when new rock boot models have n't been coming out of everyone 's ears . |
| 15 | ‘ You have n't been waiting here since school ended , have you ? |
| 16 | It 's 1,000 years old and I have n't been diving that long to make a find like that . |
| 17 | ‘ I have n't been sleeping well , lately . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Amanda , I have n't been sleeping well . ’ |
| 19 | Look at the source : Of course , BP and the rest of the plastics industry have n't been sitting around waiting for the environmental debate on waste to start . |
| 20 | So we have n't been playing long |
| 21 | and I was thinking cor we say we have n't been doing very well , but look at that week there ! |
| 22 | I have n't been doing much baking lately . ’ |
| 23 | " You have n't been practising enough , Alice , " Miss Lucchesi said . |
| 24 | and he said you know , he said they have n't been turning up at that chapel for them , when they 've preaching but you did n't crack on they knew anything about that but he just sort of said said no you know remain non-committal . |
| 25 | Because if you achieve a hundred percent of what 's in your plan , there 's always a danger that they could 've achieved a hundred and ten percent of what was in your plan and have n't been working hard . |
| 26 | ‘ I have n't been feeling too good ; I came in here to … ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I have n't been feeling that great . ’ |