Example sentences of "[noun] be n't be " in BNC.

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1 It 's particularly important because I , I think that these er strategic plans are n't being terribly well received in the D O E and they will only succeed if there is er solid agreement to present .
2 ‘ Do you ever feel frustrated that your opinions are n't being , listened to ? ’
3 My days can involve patrolling the island to make sure that people are observing the rules and that the birds are n't being disturbed either on the land or from the sea .
4 Erm , you ca n't choose to make it paid up , it has to be paid up because the premiums are n't being paid .
5 But most of them can take solace in that their performances are n't being reflected in the results of late .
6 you see the association was n't being made
7 When his or her car was n't being illegally clamped , stolen , broken into , photographed by a Gatso camera or failing the MoT emissions test , it was costing an arm and a leg to insure .
8 Just think what might have happened , of course , if all those folk were n't being forever vigilant .
9 Once you 've seen the production , in many ways an unexpected one , you 'll understand that Mr Hall is n't being pretentious and that Mr Hoffman has n't suddenly been struck by false modesty .
10 Erm the District Council is n't being arbitrary in er in this respect .
11 Harbury was saying : ‘ The Pascoes ’ telephone is n't being answered .
12 The shortfalls in the hospital system , combined with skimpy postnatal care in the community , mean that the pressure on new mums to ‘ get back to normal ’ quickly is immense , and that the huge change which has taken place in their lives is n't being given the attention it needs .
13 He says that the hospital should have told them a new machine was n't being bought .
14 He says we need to get private cars out of the city centre and make it into a place which is safe for pedestrians and cyclists , not polluted and where the buildings are n't being torn apart by traffic .
15 And all , all the other things we 've listed out that have taken up time of the team were n't being done in September .
16 It was a tragedy that this match was n't being shown on television back home — Pickering
17 ‘ I 'd be delighted if governments could prove all our reports wrong , if that means that human rights are n't being violated , ’ Smart said .
18 Perform well whatever assignments you have , trust God 's angels to remove and replace where necessary when things are n't being done in a congregation as you think that they might be or should be done , or you might think well the , why do n't the elders do something about this , we 'll leave it , leave it to Jehovah and the angels , if there 's anything wrong , they 'll sort it out and they 'll make the elves sort it out as well , they have ways and means , again coming back to this new text here persistence in prayer shows you are awake the spirituals so there 's another way Jesus was outstanding in its constantly regarding prayers keep awake by field ministry and here 's a rare one in any public talk financial contributions financial , we do n't hear that very often in public talks , we , we always say that there 's , er people come to the meetings , there 's no collection , no mention of money , the seats are free , you 're
19 But a man who claimed that his wife was n't being affectionate enough was refused a divorce — she was n't being unreasonable , that 's just the kind of woman she was .
20 The letter to the Philippians was n't being written by a warm fireside , nor was Paul basking in the Mediterranean sunshine when he dictated it .
21 Changes in the way it 's run are to be discussed at a meeting tonight , but details are n't being revealed until then .
22 I 'm sure those people are n't being themselves at all really .
23 It 's a terrible way of looking at it — but , if people were n't being blown up , I would n't have written ‘ Look Mum No Hands ’ .
24 The police are urging motorists to remain patient , but early evidence suggests the advice is n't being heeded .
25 I think it 's a lovely light foliage is n't is ?
26 I 'm a keen gardener , and someone told me that Pat Weaver 's patch was n't being used .
27 I understand that actually Mr Kinnock was n't being brief this time .
28 I 'd actually go a bit further and say yes we 'd like to do this , can we also look after road maintenance as well , because the road maintenance is sent out to contractors , contractors are so busy , they ca n't actually do half this work , they 've got a list as long as your arm , so pit pitfalls in in the pavements as well as as some of the motorways are n't being done because the contract 's been placed , but they 've placed it with the wrong people .
29 If however it is felt that some of our members are n't being catered for at the present time please let the group organisers know so that , if possible , adjustments may be made .
30 ‘ Being in love is n't being married . ’
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