Example sentences of "not [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're not suggesting that what happened to me this morning was attempted murder , are you ? |
| 2 | Live the natural way : No , I am not suggesting that you return to some sort of Tarzan and Jane existence , simply that you try and reduce your dependence on those mechanical things which sometimes seem to threaten to take over our lives . |
| 3 | I am not suggesting that he arrives at the meaning of Truth as the result of philosophical or metaphysical speculation in a vacuum . |
| 4 | They needed no second bidding but rode as fast as they could , not pausing until they thundered through the half-open gate of Godstowe Priory , putting the porter into such serious agitation he appeared almost sober for once . |
| 5 | But not going when you need to causes water absorption and hardening , and the longer the child holds on to a movement , the harder it will be — making the problem worse . |
| 6 | A child in a bed nearby began to whimper and Dot wondered if not crying when you wanted to counted as being brave . |
| 7 | Head down , she ran through the wood , past the beech tree and the stile , not stopping until she came to Dormer Cottage . |
| 8 | Yes , but pretends he 's not watching and he looks over the top of his paper . |
| 9 | So we 're not proposing that you turn off the mainframe on Friday and turn on your Unix or open systems machines with your database on it on Monday . |
| 10 | So we 're not proposing that you turn off the mainframe on Friday and turn on open systems on Monday . |
| 11 | The family doctor advised them to try a well-known rehabilitation unit , not realizing that it specialized in orthopaedic rather than neurological cases . |
| 12 | Joe was not smiling as he looked at her . |