Example sentences of "[verb] not [be] [vb pp] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Over the past hundred years there has never been a real commitment to the formation of a contemporary art collection and the cost of establishing one has not been given much thought ’ , says Corral . |
| 2 | The plaintiff will still have to make the necessary amendments to his statement of claim and , if he has left it this late to do so , may well find himself in difficulty over costs if the action has to be stood out or adjourned because the defendant has not been given adequate notice . |
| 3 | The workers ' faith has not been repaid this week — in a region which had escaped many of the severe job cuts which had hit other cities . |
| 4 | One element — that of the private mines — has not been mentioned this evening . |
| 5 | The objections to assessing whether the hearing would have made a difference are not confined to those expressed by Megarry J. A superior court in the context of review is not in a good position to calculate whether a hearing would have made a difference , and to do so could well leave the individual with the feeling that he has not been afforded any opportunity of controverting the public body 's view . |
| 6 | The first practice game for Brian Horton as manchester city manager was in the back garden of his woodstock home with twins matthew and lucy … some United fans are glad to see him go … sadly his passion for good football … his achievement of keeping a small club alfoat with little or no money has n't been given enough credit … he did the club proud … |
| 7 | The first practice game for Brian Horton as manchester city manager was in the back garden of his woodstock home with twins matthew and lucy … some United fans are glad to see him go … sadly his passion for good football … his achievement of keeping a small club alfoat with little or no money has n't been given enough credit … he did the club proud … |
| 8 | The woman , in her sixties from England , had not been named last night . |
| 9 | Because she had been detached from it at the most traumatic moments , she had not been caused any distress but was well able to see how the combination of Daniel 's various experiences could have led to her phobia about water . |
| 10 | I was not given the run of the pavillon and I took it that , since I had not been extended this facility , I was not welcome to it . |
| 11 | The arbitrator stated that the elderly couple in question had been sold an unsuitable product and had not been given adequate risk warnings . |
| 12 | She had not been given any choice in the matter . |
| 13 | The 22-year-old , in a coma since he was injured during the FA Cup semi-final at the Sheffield Wednesday ground on April 15 , 1989 , had not been given artificial help to survive since February 22 . |
| 14 | In the Federal Court , Beaumont J. held that the Cabinet decision to nominate Stage 2 for listing was void since the owners of the mining rights had not been accorded natural justice before the decision to list the area . |
| 15 | It had been a very different story with the earlier sell-off of the hotels where the managers ' interest had not been shown proper respect . |
| 16 | I mean I 've got some indications in er a couple of books I 've got in the car , er but erm again I 've not been asked that question you know , what 's the bullion return , things like that , it 's , it 's a little bit out of the ordinary , but you can find the figures . |
| 17 | They 've not been allowed any breakfast . ’ |
| 18 | Dr Richard Allan , establishment director , said : ‘ They 've not been allowed any alcohol . |
| 19 | And then they had all hooted with laughter and teased him mercilessly when they 'd arrived , because she had n't been seen all evening and they knew he was deeply disappointed . |
| 20 | The parents had n't been offered any sort of advice or counselling ; they had all received a letter from Paul Lee inviting them to come and talk to his department , but no one had offered them any information about their children ; if they wanted that they had to ring up the department and ask for it . |
| 21 | This deficiency is frequently obvious in foals whose dams have not been fed sufficient calcium , and the foals may have dramatic leg defects as a result . |
| 22 | Previous holders of Royal Enclosure vouchers should apply in writing in the usual way before the end of April , stating their full names and ages if between 16–25 years , who have not been granted Royal Enclosure vouchers previously . |
| 23 | Since subscriptions for membership have not been increased this year , one way in which everyone could help would be to add a donation — no matter how small — when sending in their subscription fee . |
| 24 | ‘ We are asking staff who have not been given another location to turn up at their nearest branch , where a desk and computer terminal will be provided for them . ’ |
| 25 | Law by convention is never complete , because new issues constantly arise that have not been settled one way or the other by whatever institutions have conventional authority to decide them . |
| 26 | In Vale Royal , 30pc of registration forms have not been returned this year , meaning that thousands of people may lose their vote . |
| 27 | And , interestingly , of all the Royal ladies , Princess Michael and the Duchess of York have not been accorded that privilege . |
| 28 | We 're simply saying that it 's not been demonstrated that regeneration of West Yorkshire 's been taken into account . |
| 29 | If that was all there was to it , we could be pardoned some uneasiness ; we might feel that we have n't been shown much reason for supposing that there are any sentences such that all who understand them will agree on their truth-value no matter what the circumstances . |