Example sentences of "[noun sg] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However the homoeopathic physician will also administer a remedy , as well as giving a prescription for the antibiotic , with instructions that should the remedy not have worked within an hour or two , the antibiotic should be obtained . |
| 2 | The Whip is an aid to reinforce the leg aid should the horse not respond . |
| 3 | A similar horror sends back the chorus far from their supposedly civilized city into a desert past where April would be again the cruellest month , as they pray ‘ let the spring not come . |
| 4 | Movement 1 apostrophizes Music : ‘ Lovely Enchantress , Cupid 's daughter , sweet Mistress of our pastimes , what can your aid not accomplish ? ’ |
| 5 | Does the li does the light not hurt your eye ! |
| 6 | In the latter case , could the GP not have discussed this with the individual first ? why resort to possible compulsory powers ? |
| 7 | You could of course not send the benefit statement . |
| 8 | The 76-year-old Euro-MP , who currently lives in West Germany , said he would of course not rule out a run some time in the future but for the moment he feels he can do more to promote his country in the European parliament . |
| 9 | As Templeman LJ put it : As between Scherings and [ the expert ] if [ the expert ] had obtained the information from sources other than Scherings , then it would of course not have been confidential in his hands , but , by agreeing to advise Scherings and by accepting information from them to enable him to advise Scherings , [ the expert ] placed himself under a duty , in my judgment not to make use of that information without the consent of Scherings in a manner which Scherings reasonably considered harmful to their cause . |
| 10 | The amendment will of course not remove anyone during their period of office if they lose their job . |
| 11 | How could his enthusiasm not have been aroused by so inspiring a personality ? |
| 12 | ‘ I also felt that no serial/story should last longer than between four and six episodes ( I did n't want to risk losing audiences for longer , should one story not appeal ) . |
| 13 | If the referees ' confidential comments disagree with their comments to the author then they are denying the authors useful feedback ; if both sets of comments agree should the editor not have to justify why they have been overruled ? |
| 14 | So why does the Institute not get on with its major responsibility ? |
| 15 | As a registered charity St Paul 's can not offer wages or expenses for its volunteers but Mr Harper hopes that committed Christians will see the benefit of his work and offer their assistance too . |
| 16 | As the natural brewing process has been halted , the beer can not generate its own carbon dioxide . |
| 17 | As the beer can not generate its own carbon dioxide it would be flat and lifeless so it is racked not into casks but into pressurised containers known as kegs . |
| 18 | Who should their legislature not forbid racial discrimination on buses but permit it in restaurants ? |
| 19 | Then why should their legislature not impose this " strict " liability on manufacturers of automobiles but not on manufacturers of washing machines ? |
| 20 | Not only does the site not have planning permission for office development but it is not even zoned for this use and would thus require a material contravention order or a Section 4 motion by the City fathers to allow any big office development here . |
| 21 | Yet , if this is so , why did the accident not happen earlier ? |
| 22 | To ask , for instance , ‘ Why can a person not doubt who , or what , he meant ? ’ ( 7 , 27 ) , is to exhibit one 's fascination by a few , favoured language games and one 's wish to assimilate others to them . |
| 23 | The question must be this : Why does the devil not allow his ‘ prophets ’ to be right all the time ? |
| 24 | Would his wife not have had a better quality of life with fewer children ? |
| 25 | ‘ Did your father not come ? ’ asked Julia , curiously . |
| 26 | Why can our midlfield not score goals ? |
| 27 | Should a student not complete or withdraw from a programme of studies he/she will , after an interval of one year , be issued with a record of achievement listing the areas of study successfully completed . |
| 28 | Taken as a whole , the cost of capital in Japan in 1988–93 will not have been as low as it seemed . |
| 29 | Why did the man not shout for me to stop , to give myself up ? |
| 30 | ‘ Did the man not have any family , dad ? ’ |