Example sentences of "were not do [pron] " in BNC.

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1 He got very angry quite often-when actors were not doing what he thought was professionally required of them . ’
2 Americans were exasperated that they should be paying for Europe 's defence when the Europeans were not doing their utmost to help themselves .
3 If tutors were not doing their job as required they would be reported to National Council and their accredition would be withdrawn , and Institute students could only be taught by accredited tutors .
4 A POSTAL workers ' strike over planned job cuts spread through Paris yesterday and the state-run company La Poste said nearly half the capital 's postmen were not doing their rounds .
5 They were not doing anything dangerous . ’
6 Many scientists were well-read in theological writings , and thus when in 1875 Stewart and Tait produced The Unseen Universe they were not doing anything very much out of the ordinary .
7 The ruling that the police were not doing anything which was prima facie an unlawful interference with a person 's liberty or property is surely questionable .
8 But they were not doing it to supply the world 's newspapers and magazines with better pictures .
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