Example sentences of "but [pron] are not [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But you are not seeing what I see , ’ he assured her . |
| 2 | But you are not dying now , and you are not going to die . ’ |
| 3 | True , it is a risk — many a spring in Britain has thrown a frost at us in April , even May is not unknown — but you are not going to be so daft as to muffle up and go out to do the pruning just because the date or some idiot article says the time is right . |
| 4 | That would worry me if I was a Labour Party member because you have got a good case but you are not putting it across in a way that convinces doctors themselves . |
| 5 | Cash is available for Wilkinson to spend , and Silver added : ‘ It has always been our policy to back the manager if he feels the team needs strengthening , but we are not looking to sign players just for the sake of it . |
| 6 | ‘ We are treating this as murder , but we are not looking for anyone else in connection with it , ’ an RUC spokesman said . |
| 7 | ( Many different early blueprints may play into this and compound the fear of the opposite sex , but we are not elaborating on this , as homosexuality is not the subject of this book . ) |
| 8 | ‘ But we are not getting into this game . |
| 9 | It gives me great satisfaction but we are not shouting about being second for what might be a few hours . ’ |
| 10 | The snow will slow her flight somewhat , but we are not pursuing her . |
| 11 | But we are not demanding the whole . |
| 12 | ‘ But we are not seeking to be a showcase or represent specifically German interests ’ , explains Pontus Hulten , who is assisted in his work by an international consultative committee . |
| 13 | ‘ There have been approaches by several institutions but we are not considering new ventures as a priority , ’ he says . |
| 14 | But we are not shirking our duty as tipsters . |
| 15 | I made a couple of moderately long speeches on the Felixstowe Dock and Railway Bill , but we are not discussing existing procedure . |
| 16 | I know that many killings are done for next to nothing but we are not dealing with street muggers or footloose louts , we are dealing with the middle-aged and the middle-class-people who know which side their bread is buttered and value their reputations almost more than their deeds and their share certificates . |
| 17 | Thus the Welsh Office says : ‘ Hospitals have the option to seek self-governing status , but we are not expecting many applications . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ But we are not making progress , Robert , are we ! ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Now we 've tightened up at the back but we are not putting them away up front.do n't seem to be able to put them away up front . |
| 20 | But last week a spokesman said ‘ we are showing an interest in the idea but we are not committing ourselves . ’ |
| 21 | But we are not talking about the abstract . |
| 22 | All of the foregoing principles apply to any relationship , but we are not talking about just any relationship . |
| 23 | But we are not talking about faith — which must necessarily be an intensely private , intensely subjective affair . |
| 24 | But we are not talking terms of plot one and plot two we 're simply saying |
| 25 | But we are not going to condemn merely because we do n't understand . |
| 26 | They have full jurisdiction to say : ‘ We are satisfied that there is a nuisance here , but we are not going to order you to do what the local authority say you are to do because we think it can be done in another and cheaper way or in a more effective way ’ . |
| 27 | But we are not going to be apologetic about our efforts . |
| 28 | Our philosophy is that it 's not just conjuring twenty five thousand pounds out of the air , it 's actually changing the way the Corn Exchange is and we feel strongly about that but we are not going to waste your time going through all that . |
| 29 | ‘ But we are not going to do anything until our finishing is more positive . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ But we are not going to rush into anything and are quite willing to discuss this with the residents of Stoke Gardens . ’ |