Example sentences of "[adv] [not/n't] be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 'd better not be using any metal in what you 're making , ’ said Mr Walpit . |
| 2 | ‘ You 'd better not be using any wood in what you 're making , , said Mr Welt . |
| 3 | The bastard had better not be laughing ! ] |
| 4 | Sometimes I stick to ‘ driver — ’ well , I have a cab ( though you 'd better not be talking to a real musher ) and a Heavy Goods Vehicle licence . |
| 5 | ‘ You 'd better not be lying . ’ |
| 6 | You better not be driving . |
| 7 | Sandy said , ‘ We 'd better not be heading for your place , even if you 've been doing it up . |
| 8 | Were it to do so , literally hundreds of thousands of people would tonight not be sitting at home frightened about whether they might be dragged into the courts and on to prison . |
| 9 | This is false , because some parts of the rail network will still not be imposing the charges , so there will be no gain in ‘ simplicity ’ . |
| 10 | In practice many partners will probably not be using their full relief ) . |
| 11 | And , rocking with laughter , he would clasp Robert to him — something , thought Class 1 's form master , as he joined the throng in the hail , the headmaster would probably not be doing a lot of in future . |
| 12 | The candidate whose immediate queries are along the lines of , ‘ When will I get my first pay rise ? ’ , or ‘ Will I be able to go on holiday in July ? ’ will probably not be putting the job first and certainly lacks the good sense and tact to make it appear to be the priority . |
| 13 | Of those who laughed then , there are countless numbers who are no longer laughing today , and those who are still laughing now , will perhaps also not be doing it any longer in the time to come . ’ |
| 14 | Although some of the groups would clearly not be competing with others for the same kind of housing ( for example , families with two or more children versus single applicants ) , there are potentially 25 different queues . |
| 15 | Oh bloody hell , I give you I might as well not be playing now cos I 've I 've got nothing in me hand . |
| 16 | These are the East European blessings of Mr Gorbachev 's liberalisation : the changes would surely not be taking place if Brezhnev or Chernenko still ruled the Kremlin . |
| 17 | One would then not be saying that natural selection does not adequately account for the evolution of animal life but that one has a certain belief to the effect that it does not do so . |
| 18 | please would you tell Bill I will not be staying at the same hotel as the owners , and that I will again not be going to the president 's lunch , but that I will be at the races , even if he does n't see me . ’ |
| 19 | Sixty per cent of 1800 managing directors interviewed did not expect any improvement either in sales or new orders and 80 per cent said that they would either not be recruiting new staff or shedding staff . |
| 20 | The ICJ declared that it was " not called upon to determine any of the questions " that had been raised by the Libyan submission to the Court , and would therefore not be taking any restraining " provisional measures " , such as had been sought by Libya . |
| 21 | The Khalili collection would therefore not be adding to the range of art to be seen in the capital . |
| 22 | One player who will definitely not be playing at Wembley is United 's England Under-21 international , Mark Robins , who yesterday went into hospital for a cartilage operation . |
| 23 | ‘ I do n't really agree with it , ’ said Armstrong whose wallet would certainly not be getting as heavy as other coaches brought in to knock teams into shape . |
| 24 | Mrs Boatman will certainly not be expecting her potential charges at Northumberland to be chasing all over the country in search of titles . |
| 25 | Chartered accountant worth their salt would certainly not be working for any health service or trust hospital . |