Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [is] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , standing on street comers or walking around is not done with any definite end in mind . |
| 2 | ‘ I hope that what is happening here is not happening all over the country . |
| 3 | Whether their attitudes derive partly from the emphasis given to reading aloud is not proven . |
| 4 | And one particularly thorough research study on boys growing up in London concluded that if a boy offends , the best way to prevent him from offending repeatedly is not to catch him in the first place ( West , 1992 : 104–11 ) ! |
| 5 | I mean you obviously did well because you 've realized you 've forgotten it and you know you 've got ta , the ideal two worst steps over to , the person who 's sitting here is not gon na say , hold on , where 's the buyer 's guide , |
| 6 | Here is another equation , We wish to find what number I stands for , unc We have now " solved the equation " for You may well be thinking that all this working out is not needed since you can work out the answer in your head Very soon though you will be given problems too difficult to work out in your head , At that time you will have to use the method you re practising now , |