Example sentences of "[vb base] not [being] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The appointment letter should also state that ( i ) in the event of the time and place not being convenient , the debtor is to name some other time and place reasonably convenient for the purpose , ( ii ) ( statutory demands ) if the debtor fails to keep the appointment the creditor proposes to serve the debtor by advertisement or post or insertion through a letter box or as the case may be , and that , in the event of a bankruptcy petition being presented , the court will be asked to treat such service as service of the demand on the debtor , ( iii ) ( petitions ) if the debtor fails to keep the appointment , application will be made to the court for an order for substituted service either by advertisement or in such other manner as the court may think fit ; ( c ) in attending any appointment made by letter , inquiry should be made whether the debtor has received all letters left for him . |
| 2 | Terror terror terror — I hate hate hate dreams — no I do n't , I hate hate hate not being able to write them down . |
| 3 | You hate being an underdog , you hate not being able to express yourself properly . |
| 4 | I just hate not being able to put my finger on a map and say ‘ I 'm there . ’ ’ |
| 5 | I have been constantly told what a fine man he was and I regret not being able to experience and appreciate his qualities first-hand as I have grown from a child to an adult . |
| 6 | I regret not being able to deal with the subject of community care policy as extensively as its importance deserves , although there is a general discussion in Chapter 3 . |
| 7 | In The Family , Sex and Marriage he was careful to retain an open mind on affective individualism , emphasizing first that it was not necessarily the way of the future , family change not being linear , and second , that it did not necessarily result in greater happiness than other forms of family organization . |
| 8 | This can actually produce those distressing occasions when , for example , a husband and wife are sitting there looking at each other , the dying one trying very hard to get on and die because they understand everyone is waiting for them to do so , and the survivor trapped with their feelings of guilt about wishing their relative would die , whilst at the same time not being able to leave the person 's side in case they miss the moment . |
| 9 | More will suffer basic disabilities like not being able to walk or bath on their own . |
| 10 | Like not being able to sneeze on the cheese . |
| 11 | ‘ I like not being able to breathe . ’ |
| 12 | I remember not being able to stand outside a phone kiosk any longer and dragging out a man who was obviously gossiping therein . |
| 13 | I remember not being able to face certain people for months afterwards . |
| 14 | You try not being able to . |
| 15 | ‘ Never mind not being hungry , ’ Taggy said firmly . |
| 16 | Perhaps they do ; maybe I have not being paying attention ; too busy with the eau-de-vie , anis or grappa . |