Example sentences of "[be] [not/n't] [v-ing] when [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And every residential social worker knows that I am not exaggerating when I say that after a death has occurred — often alone or with one of us holding the dying resident 's hand — the family will descend like vultures , demanding a complete inventory of all their belongings , ransacking their personal clothes for valuables , and insisting on receiving all that is left of the petty cash . |
| 2 | I am not exaggerating when I say that I was inspired by all I saw at the adult education centres in Croydon . |
| 3 | No but then , no but they 're not saying when you get , when you |
| 4 | they 're not saying when you get high |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm not exaggerating when I say that if we do not meet this challenge now , we shall be in serious trouble within less than a year . |
| 6 | I mean , no , I 'm not kidding when you drag them from where I am , down to the scales that 's fucking hard work mate ! |
| 7 | There are those who , whether they realise or not , are n't joking when they say these things . |
| 8 | erm schools just do n't help girls to have both and so a lot of the talk about underachievement , and I do n't like that word , amongst girls really ignores the fact that girls are n't underachieving when they do n't go all out for occupational success , when they do n't set their goals very high in schools , they are being very rational because if they do achieve they are going to be faced with immense problems . |
| 9 | Anyway , I 'm here now and I 'll say this much , Harry , old chap , you were n't exaggerating when you said it was beautiful … and everything so vast , so spacious . ’ |
| 10 | She were n't waiting when I knew her . |
| 11 | If they were n't carrying when they walked in there , they will be now . |
| 12 | Sulentic is not exaggerating when he says that understanding the nature of the link between NGC 4319 and Mrk 205 ‘ is surely one of the most important problems facing extragalactic astronomy ’ . |
| 13 | I believe firmly that John McEnroe is not lying when he says he sees the small print on a tennis ball , and Jackie himself has often referred to his vision as a paramount essential in driving . |
| 14 | He took the opportunity of his first book after leaving No. 10 to state , ‘ I was not exaggerating when I called the 1974 Cabinet the most experienced and talented Cabinet this century , transcending even the Campbell-Bannerman Administration of 1905 . ’ |
| 15 | Some of the extreme cases ( such as the Yorkshire miners who would strike unless electricity were connected to their village ) did reach the public eye , and it became clear that Citrine was not fooling when he said there were many equally damaging examples for which the chairmen would insist on pinning the blame where it belonged — on government . |
| 16 | She was n't lying when she told me about him and she lies awake at night crying for him . |
| 17 | Though when some seconds later her brain began to function , ‘ So Lubor was n't teasing when he seemed suprised that you 'd agreed to an interview ! |