Example sentences of "[not/n't] be [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could even say that you should worry if a child reaches the age of seven or eight without ever using swear words , since he or she may not be listening to people perhaps not even to you . |
| 2 | I would say that if you 're sixty years old and looking for meaning in life you should not be listening to this kind of music . |
| 3 | Sub-text : ‘ I have to convey my message , which is more important than yours ( and I may not be listening to you ) . ’ |
| 4 | But as family size may not be tending to zero , it is evident that income and material benefits are not the only considerations in determining family size . |
| 5 | As we have seen in Lecture 7 , equilibrium in the factor or output markets may not be achieved , and we have to examine in the context of a fully specified disequilibrium model whether the economy converges to an equilibrium path , which in turn may or may not be tending to a steady state . |
| 6 | Despite the go-ahead , Environment Secretary Michael Howard announced yesterday that 2,000 civil servants will not be moving to the Canary Wharf office block in the near future . |
| 7 | In fact , I remember Mr Simpson , the landlord of the Ploughman 's Arms , saying once that were he an American bartender , he would not be chatting to us in that friendly , but ever-courteous manner of his , but instead would be assaulting us with crude references to our vices and failings , calling us drunks and all manner of such names , in his attempt to fulfil the role expected of him by his customers . |
| 8 | We have already mentioned that strikes need not be damaging to individual firms ; and while it is true that the economy as a whole can be damaged by certain groups of workers ( eg. power workers , miners and transport workers ) , relatively few groups actually have this kind of muscle . |
| 9 | We should not be converging to the lowest common denominator in Europe . |
| 10 | The statute can not be referring to the interests of all those individuals because they may differ and the interests of the majority are not necessarily the same as the interests of the State . |
| 11 | Then you would not be talking to me like a business client with whom you have experienced an unfortunate misunderstanding . ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Why should they not be travelling to cities and places beyond ? |
| 14 | ‘ This place we 're going to , it 's in Mariánské Láznë ? ’ she thought she should enquire , since it seemed they would not be walking to this lunchtime venue . |
| 15 | They will not be coming to the cinema , and I was like , what time are they gon na come , and he was like , hang on , I have n't finished yet . |
| 16 | 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 . ’ |
| 17 | He would not be going to the funeral either . |
| 18 | Taylor said : ‘ I shall not be going to Italy to see him again . |
| 19 | His silence about Megara is not complete : Pericles is described as telling the Athenians that they will not be going to war over a trifle , if they refuse to rescind the Megarian decree as the Spartans demand . |
| 20 | Lifelong Tottenham fan Ted May , 54 , from Meldreth , Cambs , said he and many others would not be going to any more home games . |
| 21 | Meanwhile , Gary McSwegan , the Rangers forward , will not be going to Notts County , according to Archie Knox , Rangers ' No 2 , while Liam Brady , Celtic 's manager , said he had no plans to trade Gordon Marshall for another goalkeeper , St Johnstone 's Andy Rhodes . |
| 22 | His sister , Keren , and brother , Anthony , will not be going to Kuwait . |
| 23 | ee , cos the pain is too strong aye well I go to the doctor 's on Monday er a , and so I 'll not be going to our Ann 's this |
| 24 | Her younger brother was sent by Teresa later in the day to say she would not be returning to a house where a dangerous lunatic lived and no one could expect her to — she would rather forfeit that week 's wages than wait long enough to give notice . |
| 25 | ‘ We will not be returning to commercial property as an investment , ’ said Mr Costain yesterday , outlining the group 's strategy to build up its engineering , construction and mining interests and reduce debt . |
| 26 | Australian Mick Lee will not be returning to Farnham and James Barrow has moved on to division one club Cheam . |
| 27 | At the time it was widely believed that Sugar would not be returning to operational flying , as the following press release issued at the time seemed to indicate : |
| 28 | ‘ Then I shall drive you to Wellington , where I 'll meet your parents and inform your father you 'll not be returning to the office . |
| 29 | On Sept. 22 he resurfaced in the Uruguayan resort of Punta del Este , declaring that he would not be returning to France to face charges because he had reason to fear an assassination attempt . |
| 30 | I silently vowed I would not be returning to Coldstream . |