Example sentences of "[is] not [verb] [verb] you " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Having a good cry ’ , especially while being held by someone who is not trying to talk you out of it , is good , provided doing so does not seriously breach further injunctions about being ‘ feeble ’ and ‘ out of control ’ . |
| 2 | Mr Ed he is n't , but that does n't mean our cover horse is not trying to tell you something . |
| 3 | This is a BBC BASIC reference manual , it is not intended to teach you BASIC nor tell you how the Z88 computer works . |
| 4 | If you are totally fed up , one extra bar of chocolate or cake or any one single luxury item is not going to set you back to square one . |
| 5 | ‘ My mistress 's niece , that 's her on top of the furniture , is not going to pay you the extra twopence , ’ said the driver . |
| 6 | No I think invoking the deity is not going to help you here . |
| 7 | It 's certainly true that the pressure on you builds up as the terms go on — but training is not designed to destroy you , but to challenge you . |
| 8 | The Good Retirement Guide is not designed to offer you a ready-made philosophy or a few rose-tinted blueprints on the theme ‘ Life Begins in Middle Age ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's not trying to bite you , ’ said the imp . |
| 10 | It 's not going to press you back in the seat on acceleration or break any speed records , but it 's far from sluggish — a 119mph top speed , in fact , and 0–62mph in 12.8 seconds . |
| 11 | Mummy 's not going to let you fall |
| 12 | and it 's , if you have a face pack , it 's not going make you look like Audrey Hepburn anyway . |
| 13 | You can go to work when the tape stops Well he 's not going to watch you sticking all those on at work what 's he gon na be doing . |
| 14 | But when , that 's not going to disturb you ? |
| 15 | He 's not going to get you kicked out of the choir . |
| 16 | I mean you 've got to try and keep yourself afloat , and then even that 's not going to help you , if nobody comes along and picks you up either , so I mean that But I mean I I did n't Oh well I Suppose I could say I gave up hope a few times but obviously if you s The struggle to survive comes through in the long run , and I mean it 's it 's not easy to give up hope , |
| 17 | Whatever he 's come for , he 's not going to eat you ! |
| 18 | er Margot she 's not going did you know ? |
| 19 | But what do you say , well the good news is , it 's not going to cost you any more . |
| 20 | It may be mildly titillating to feel a hand on your knee during dinner , but in itself it 's not going to bring you off , is it ? |
| 21 | ‘ Oh , you can ‘ But , Daddy ’ at me all you like — it 's not going to bring you , or any of those amadans mocking the poor guard , back to life when they walk out under a ten-ton truck . ’ |
| 22 | Er only a bit of fun this really , it 's not a It it can be a serious exercise but it 's not meant to put you under any pressure . |
| 23 | Because if it is n't Dorrainge telling you how we 'll be defeated , it 's Lugh Longhand making speeches half the night . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Mrs Wormwood is n't going to thank you for this , ’ the man said as he led her into the sitting-room where a large platinum-blonde woman was gazing rapturously at the TV screen . |
| 25 | ‘ But maybe society is n't going to treat you with dignity , maybe that 's all gone now . ’ |
| 26 | No what I 'm say what I 'm saying is that that leaving it for a few months probably is n't going to do you any harm . |
| 27 | Gone on record as saying ‘ if performances like this is n't going to do you any good , you have n't lost one match this season through the merit of the opposing side ’ |
| 28 | I hope he is n't going to expect you to listen to him singing again . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Yes Please ’ is n't designed to blow you into oblivion , more lull you into a false sense of security . |