Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is something reflexive rather than rational , automatic rather than deliberative , circumscribed and autonomous rather than holistic about parsing a sentence such as ‘ She met John before Mary arrived at the airport ’ in the way we do ( with the pronoun she not referring to Mary but to some other female ) . |
| 2 | ‘ May we not lend you a mount , Miss Abbott ? ’ |
| 3 | And you 're also summoned that on that same occasion you not having given your name and address to any person requiring it at the time , you failed to report the accident at a police station , or to a constable as soon as reasonably practicable and in any case within twenty four hours of it happening again , that 's an offence under section twenty five of the road traffic act to that effect do you plead guilty or not guilty ? |
| 4 | Well tough he 's not getting my , he 's not getting the ensuite room , I can tell you If I if I have got three lodgers and I 'm getting on with them and they 're they 're paying me regularly for the sake of an extra twenty pounds or whatever and the annoyance from Tony coming in at ten a or there abouts and then sitting there like a stuffed frock waiting for me to leap about and put food on a plate and microwave it not doing it , Brenda ! |
| 5 | He bring the Turkey to survival but coupled with the suggestions then other people they not finished they try and fill in their pockets . |
| 6 | Truran , Truran , Truran , let me just tell you , I 'm tape recording you not filming you . |
| 7 | The it 's no use accepting a level of housing and saying , We 'll accept that subject it not damaging the environment . |
| 8 | meant it to be on Thursday ours not to reason why apparently erm Sister Josephine us , she went off by train to wherever it is she 's gone , but will be coming back with another Sister in a car tomorrow |
| 9 | He had been so caught up in his thoughts he not heard the T'ang enter . |
| 10 | In fairness to Beeny he not done bad although seems susceptible to letting the ball rebound of him to opposition strikers but he 's better than big John . |