Example sentences of "not [v-ing] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Constant rain , and when it 's not raining it looks as if it 's about to . |
| 2 | the amount of money I 'm getting is inadequate , I 'm not getting it made up in Income Support , please help . |
| 3 | I do n't think we need to be too sorry at the reason we 're not getting it written is we 're far too busy lobbying MPs and making protests in the centre of town and things . |
| 4 | Your mum glitter yes , I 'm not getting it done , it 's for your mum so |
| 5 | " Not saying it to cheer you up . |
| 6 | I 'm not saying it does n't , but where does , does it , well it obviously does , but where does it fit in ? |
| 7 | I 'm not saying it had such a positive effect on his career but it caused a lot of attention which he did n't buckle under , and I do feel a lot of people could n't have lived through that experience , but he did . |
| 8 | I 'm not saying it has been easy . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm not saying it happened on this occasion , but it is not unknown for a private company to take a loss on government contracts to get a foot in the door . ’ |
| 10 | Well it 's not , they 're not saying it 's solved they 're saying it has to be delayed until it 's actually possible . |
| 11 | We 're not doing it to compensate Social Services |
| 12 | But they were not doing it to supply the world 's newspapers and magazines with better pictures . |
| 13 | He had meant to point out to John le Grant that they had both engaged in extremely rough play at Trebizond , and if he chose to carry out another war contract , he was not doing it blindfold . |
| 14 | They sat there side by side , Faye and Roberta , staring at Alice , so unlike Mary and Reggie that Alice was even amused — inside , of course , not letting it show And her heart hurt for the girls . |
| 15 | He fixed his mind deliberately on the question , not letting it wander . |
| 16 | ‘ The hard part is not letting it go to your head , but I ca n't see Kylie making that mistake . |
| 17 | For a long time she stayed outside keeping from sleep to hold that moment , hold it as being now , not letting it go to be yesterday , go into the past . |
| 18 | I 'm not letting it slip over a few measly dustbins ! ’ |
| 19 | If you look upon Art as a frill , it is pretty certain you are not letting it play its proper part in the school . |
| 20 | And I thought , if he 's a bit apprehensive then I 'm not having it done . |
| 21 | Not having it cut . |
| 22 | You 're not having it cut , ai n't got that long has he ? |
| 23 | Well I do n't know whether they 'd get it but they do n't want to upset people , the fact that they 've been really inconvenienced by not having it does n't seem to come into their thinking . |
| 24 | Yeah but are they still gon na do that you 're not having it filled ? |
| 25 | I had previously spent about two years asking local social services and friends for help and not having it happen , so my flat had become pretty run down . |
| 26 | I had previously spent about two years asking local social services and friends for help and not having it happen , so my flat had become pretty run down . |
| 27 | Livingston was quoted as saying he was given the supplement drink by a friend and took it for three weeks before the Games , not knowing it contained the steroid. — PA |
| 28 | Second , the majority of those suffering from corporate crime remain unaware of their victimization — either not knowing it has happened to them or viewing their ‘ misfortune ’ as an accident and ‘ no one 's fault ’ . |
| 29 | ( Crick , 1979 , p. 132 ) The language is not so hard to understand , and it is jejune to suppose that not knowing it has impeded philosophy , or that knowing it will help a lot . ) |
| 30 | The Socialists , though , are not taking it lying down . |