Example sentences of "who is not [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the cat , in search of a friendly lap on which to sit , makes a bee-line for this ideal companion , who is not moving around , not waving hands about , not making shrill remarks and , above all , not staring . |
| 2 | So please look out for that endangered species — the lesser-paid landscape architect , who is not feathering his own nest but simply trying to occupy a niche in the food chain . |
| 3 | A large woman who is not apologising for her size is certainly not a figure to invite the dominant meanings which our culture attaches to femininity . |
| 4 | Staff and parents should be encouraged to question anyone in the unit who is not wearing identification , while anyone leaving the hospital in a stealthy manner should also be questioned . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 ’ . |
| 6 | He is an enigma who is not trying to be one . |
| 7 | The temptation to ‘ fiddle ’ quotas or interviews is always present , and for an interviewer who is not getting interviews this temptation must at times be great . |
| 8 | A seasoned assessor will soon spot someone who is not taking an active and full part in the activity and it will be regarded as no better than trying to force your way on to the centre stage . |
| 9 | He also makes the point that as someone who is not earning and who is unable to sell his house , his circumstances are not unlike those of many other people . |
| 10 | Eraut ( 1977 ) adopts a process viewpoint when he argues that : ‘ A teacher who is not developing to any noticeable extent is becoming a worse teacher , because development is natural and to avoid it is to deteriorate ’ . |
| 11 | But then comes a statement about Christ which seems to emanate not from a rational clever man trying to help us to understand things more clearly , but from a rhetorical trickster who is not thinking at all . |
| 12 | Of course you could try a tantalising headline but do remember that in the first instance you have to attract the attention and interest of the journalist or editor , who is not going to be tempted quite as easily as the reader might be . |
| 13 | The average Briton who is not attempting to shed weight is consuming between 2,000 and 3,000 calories daily and only around 15 to 20 grams of fibre . |
| 14 | I 'm taking here about pure , blind betting of someone who is not attempting to exercise any skill but is just looking at the odds offered by the bookies , and pointing out — and I 'll have a table to demonstrate this in the talk I give at the Open Day — the way in which the rate of return on bets made in this way decreases steadily the longer the odds are offered . |
| 15 | The President , who is not standing , is backing the candidacy of Mr Fidel Ramos , her former defence secretary . |
| 16 | Unemployment Benefit recipients with a Spouse who is not working will usually have an income low enough for those who qualify for topping-up Supplementary Benefit . |
| 17 | Émile Chaillot displayed the deep impatience of a bureaucrat towards an artist who is not doing as he is bid . |
| 18 | A child who is not feeling well will stop eating temporarily and rapidly lose weight over a short period but this will be regained equally quickly once the child has recovered . |
| 19 | The pastor who is not praying is playing ; the people who are not praying are straying . |
| 20 | ‘ It is difficult to do anything for a child who is not attending school . ’ |