Example sentences of "is not [verb] [verb] you " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Having a good cry ’ , especially while being held by someone who is not trying to talk you out of it , is good , provided doing so does not seriously breach further injunctions about being ‘ feeble ’ and ‘ out of control ’ . |
| 2 | Mr Ed he is n't , but that does n't mean our cover horse is not trying to tell you something . |
| 3 | This is a BBC BASIC reference manual , it is not intended to teach you BASIC nor tell you how the Z88 computer works . |
| 4 | If you are totally fed up , one extra bar of chocolate or cake or any one single luxury item is not going to set you back to square one . |
| 5 | ‘ My mistress 's niece , that 's her on top of the furniture , is not going to pay you the extra twopence , ’ said the driver . |
| 6 | No I think invoking the deity is not going to help you here . |
| 7 | It 's certainly true that the pressure on you builds up as the terms go on — but training is not designed to destroy you , but to challenge you . |
| 8 | The Good Retirement Guide is not designed to offer you a ready-made philosophy or a few rose-tinted blueprints on the theme ‘ Life Begins in Middle Age ’ . |
| 9 | Because if it is n't Dorrainge telling you how we 'll be defeated , it 's Lugh Longhand making speeches half the night . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Mrs Wormwood is n't going to thank you for this , ’ the man said as he led her into the sitting-room where a large platinum-blonde woman was gazing rapturously at the TV screen . |
| 11 | ‘ But maybe society is n't going to treat you with dignity , maybe that 's all gone now . ’ |
| 12 | No what I 'm say what I 'm saying is that that leaving it for a few months probably is n't going to do you any harm . |
| 13 | Gone on record as saying ‘ if performances like this is n't going to do you any good , you have n't lost one match this season through the merit of the opposing side ’ |
| 14 | I hope he is n't going to expect you to listen to him singing again . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Yes Please ’ is n't designed to blow you into oblivion , more lull you into a false sense of security . |