Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [pron] [be] [not/n't] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has refused , so far , to bring the Moroccan troops home , but has issued a pamphlet explaining that they are not under allied command , and will not attack Iraq . |
| 2 | He then sent a counter-embassy to Charles ( in the autumn of 772 ) , explaining that he was not unlawfully retaining those lands claimed by the Pope on behalf of the Exarchate of Ravenna , as the claim was false . |
| 3 | Well , I think we should tell national office that this is , you know , this is happening and it 's not on ! |
| 4 | ‘ I would n't know he was sulking if he was n't there , would I ? ’ said Constance . |
| 5 | The expansion of forestry by means of a policy of attrition and isolation of farms is occurring but it is not necessarily a process which in the long term will lead to a reasonable balance of land use . |
| 6 | However , his distressed natural fabrics are an eerily beautiful choice for the contemporary aesthete , proving that it 's not always necessary for fashion designers to be timelords too . |
| 7 | The burden of proving that it was not reasonably practicable would appear to fall on the defendant . |
| 8 | Two patients had very high insulin concentrations before starting treatment ( 161 and 213 mU/l ) , suggesting that they were not adequately fasted . |
| 9 | I also wonder , seeing that I am not too old in the tooth , how many other wartime fishing kids are still around and as fishing daft as ever . |
| 10 | She had thought he was asleep , realising that he was n't only when she felt him tense under the light touch of her fingers , but as he neither moved away nor said a word , she let them remain there , resting lightly against him , the contact lax and undemanding . |
| 11 | Realising that he was not only wasting his time until the storm abated but also endangering his life , George turned in what he hoped was the right direction for home . |
| 12 | It was a lunchtime event which proved most enjoyable , and people left realising that it 's not only the banks that can do something to cover themselves . |
| 13 | But , realising that it was n't very good manners to sit there bemoaning her lot , she made a huge attempt to get over her disappointment , and trotted out lightly , ‘ Oh well , perhaps it 's fortunate that I find Mariánské Láznë quite an enchanting place . ’ |
| 14 | The reality that there are rights of ownership and that they are liable to , and do , conflict with those of labour can not be exorcised by pretending that they are not there ; and it is the exclusion of the public sector from the Committee 's purview which admits that reality . |
| 15 | ‘ In the first place , there is the doctrine , which may now perhaps be regarded as a rule of evidence , that , if a voluntary disposition in favour of the husband is impeached , the burden of establishing that it was not improperly or unfairly procured may be placed upon him by proof of circumstances raising any doubt or suspicion . |
| 16 | So , on the other hand , feminists want another kind of knowledge — based on believing that it is not enough to establish that Angelica Kauffman was productive and well respected in both difficult and popular forms of art . |
| 17 | Are you implying that it 's not very long been in this country ? |
| 18 | Callaghan seemed to be implying that it was not enough to offer young people a broad liberal curriculum in school , if such a curriculum did not prepare them to face the unthinking anonymity of the factory production line . |
| 19 | concerts and things , but you can , you can tell , with just , just by listening that it 's not just any old body tinkling on the piano , it 's wonderful , it makes you sick . |
| 20 | From what you told me , you seemed to feel the opposite : life might have been worth living if he was n't there . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I would n't be going if I was n't absolutely fit and confident of the people and equipment on the trip , ’ he insists . |
| 22 | People always think we ignore them when they 're waiting but it is n't really like that . |
| 23 | Grilled beef can take any style providing that it 's not too sweet ( as German mustards are ) or flavoured with an unsuitable herb such as dill . |
| 24 | However , for the foal , providing that it is not extremely young , it is quite different ! |
| 25 | Linfield 's new strip has caused some controversy with certain fans complaining that there is n't enough ‘ blue ’ in it ; Lotto are planning a darker hue for next season . |
| 26 | Interest can also be paid gross to overseas residents provided a declaration is signed stating that they are not ordinarily resident in the UK . |
| 27 | The 1977 Whitford Committee Report however , reviewing UK Copyright law , dismissed a proposal for droit de suite stating that it was not fair , logical or practical for such a concept to be introduced into the UK . |
| 28 | Merrill returned , wishing that she were n't quite so transparent . |
| 29 | Merrill asked , fastening her seatbelt and wishing that he were n't so devastatingly attractive . |
| 30 | Demonstrating that it is not just Government ministers who get neurotic about the media , Meacher desperately blamed ‘ malicious and fabricated press reporting ’ . |