Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] 's not [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | More worrying , the long-finned gene seems to be creeping into broods where it 's not wanted . |
2 | People frequently give sympathy where it 's not wanted — where the other person perhaps regards themselves as strong , determined , a fighter . |
3 | Where it 's not needed specifically then we can have a very general statement probably after the . |
4 | We 'd best be remembering she 's a Campbell , so she 's not born a fool . |
5 | If you give her anything else , she can do that as well , she tries not to get involved , but I try to keep giving her more , so she 's not getting bored with the job . |
6 | ‘ So she 's not covered up with bits of black in case she turns you on ? ’ |
7 | But bought her a telly so she 's not having too many . |
8 | ‘ And she likes the house to stay just the same , ’ she remarked to Fru Gertlinger , as she swept back through the green-baize door for yet more toast , ‘ so she 's not going to object to the blue room being returned to its former colours . |
9 | she is one wanting er referrals from Mr so she 's not going to say oh well you know there 's something wrong there , you know ? |
10 | ‘ Except it 's not going to be me . |
11 | and the first column , although it 's not headed is , presumably actual expenditure , would that be right ? |
12 | Rod Wallace appears to be producing some good performances although he 's not putting all his chances away — those misses in the first half on Saturday would probably be crucial against a good side . |
13 | That 'll be a nice idea , it 's a bit tricky , you remember the Chris what we did at Christmas , that went really well , and we thought perhaps something similar book for Easter , yeah , do n't know what we 'll do but cos people like John and , so he 's not teaching full time , in fact some of the schools have holiday are n't they ? |
14 | Got something wrong with his blood so he 's not allowed to Ricky ! |
15 | cos dad 's gon na be working now till about three anyway so he 's not gon na be able to take you . |
16 | ‘ So he 's not going to give way ? ’ |
17 | He says east west relations are much better now so it 's not needed . |
18 | Cos she 's not born in this country . |
19 | The Father came out this morning to say that the hall could , one of the first things Father told him was that the hall could n't be insured , I mean it even staggered erm Doris , cos she 's not heard of that before , impressed , I do n't know what impressed is , but |
20 | She 's got a sore tummy cos she 's not eating enough ! |
21 | ‘ And , ’ added Gary on this occasion , ‘ it looks like she 's not coming back . ’ |
22 | And that often also means paying for your ex-wife if she 's not working or does n't earn very much . |
23 | If she 's not bothered to collect them |
24 | if she 's not doing that she 's winding wool ready , she does |
25 | Obviously I do n't want a wife of Peter 's around the place if she 's not going to behave in a civil manner to me . ’ |
26 | It 's not much use if she 's not going to with |
27 | For example , I mean , if a tutor , say , has been sexually harassing a young woman , and she puts in a complain of any kind or something like that , and then he puts pressure on her to withdraw that complaint and she does , I mean does the college at that stage stay well okay if she 's not going to complain then we wo n't do anything , thereby letting the harassment go ahead , or does the college say even though she does n't want to complain we 're nevertheless going to go ahead . |
28 | If she 's not polishing the auld bits and pieces , she 's naggin' me for new curtains ! ’ |
29 | You know what might happen to a girl in her position if she 's not looked after , I do n't need to tell a man of your experience that . " |
30 | ‘ If she 's not playing in tournaments then she is giving exhibition matches . |