Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [pers pn] is not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She pretends to pay Alexei no heed ; but whenever he is not watching her , she looks to make sure that he will follow when she rides away . ’ |
| 2 | Lyotard holds that we can best understand the nature of the unconscious through examining precisely how it is not structured like a language , that the most important criterion of demarcation of the unconscious from the ego lies in the ways that the former does not operate as does language . |
| 3 | He describes how he is not invited to a ball at Harrington but waits in the terrace garden to see ‘ Maud ’ afterwards : |
| 4 | This movement is usually made more apparent because the head sinks into the shoulders and the hands come close to the body to protect it from some blow , curse or frightening event , e.g. Juliet 's movement after her father has demanded why she is not conforming to his wishes . |
| 5 | But I thought to myself , I 'll take two when she is n't looking , which I did . |
| 6 | According to decisions of labour courts , no legally enforceable relationship exists between the casual worker and the organization for which he is working in the times when he is not engaged by them . |
| 7 | He attends junior camps when he is not following his hobbies of reading biographies or listening to music , and he is a Board Member of KidSports Foundation , which aims to teach the positive side of sports to youngsters . |
| 8 | However it is n't scheduled for production until EOS can develop a colour solution . |
| 9 | The solution is to enjoy staring at the cat at moments when it is not staring back . |
| 10 | Increased usage of the VSOE Pullman train for repeat itinerary charter work on days when it is not required for the Folkestone run , has given prospective passengers some further options . |
| 11 | ‘ Then get back to your own house and stop pushing your nose in where it is n't wanted , ’ Smallfry hissed . |
| 12 | If the cloud base is low , there is bound to be a risk of coming out under the cloud and being unable to reach an area where it is not raining . |
| 13 | Moreover , they usually lay the blame where it is not warranted . |
| 14 | If you accept the definition of a weed as " a plant growing where it is not wanted " , once it has a use and is being grown for a purpose , it is no longer a weed . |
| 15 | An instrument will not be executed before 20 August where it is not binding until certain conditions are fulfilled and these are not met until after 19 August . |
| 16 | The sender is seated facing away from the others in a position where he is not overlooked . |
| 17 | If he does n't know what he needs , that 's great because we can help him a a and he 's not gon na go somewhere else where he is n't going to get that help . |
| 18 | I 've had a look at it , but I ca n't find why it is n't working . |
| 19 | But when he asks why it is not cleaned out , he is told that the man of the house is in no humour for it , after the fourteen hours of his day 's labour , and that there is in any case no water for the purpose since the poor must pay to fetch it up the hill . |
| 20 | That is to explain why it is not picked up in the narrative , but it does not explore the more significant matter of the effect of what the compiler has done . |
| 21 | Fable 45 in R. Dodsley 's Select Fables of Esop and Other Fabulists ( 1798 ) describes a man buying a parrot because he is so impressed by the bird 's saying ‘ I think the more ’ when asked why it is not chattering like the other parrots in the shop . |
| 22 | His ability to tell you how he sees things and then show you how he sees things , with the use of film , leaves the viewer wondering why he is not given the whole Without Walls slot . |
| 23 | Where the applicant has made repeated unsuccessful requests he may wish to know why he is not obtaining the licence . |
| 24 | His sport and study schedule , coupled with his natural diffidence , perhaps explains why he is not remembered as a great socialiser . |
| 25 | The rank shown for Hopkins appears to be sergeant , but it is not understood why he is not grouped with the other three , Lochead , Mullen and Nicholl . |