Example sentences of "[verb] not [vb infin] to a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Until the 1988 Act , all a person had to do to gain copyright protection for a design was to make a drawing of the design in such a way that the design could be recognized from the drawing ( as long as the design did not relate to a spare part ) . |
2 | Even the death of George I , in June 1727 , while en route to Hanover , did not lead to a new Jacobite invasion and he was succeeded , without any public disturbance , by his 43-year-old son . |
3 | But the disappointment of pacifist hopes of winning the Labour party to a genuine democratic diplomacy did not lead to a new rupture in the Party . |
4 | The litigation involving the late ex-President Marcos of the Philippines [ see pp. 36428 ; 36893 ] suggested that such immunity did not apply to a former head of state particularly when it was specifically waived by the country from whence he had been deposed . |
5 | 368 did not apply to a periodic tenancy and declined to follow Doe d . |
6 | did not belong to a dangerous species ) and he knew of its vicious characteristics . |
7 | As a result when I awoke there was no positive proof that all this had not in fact happened , and that it did not belong to a mental lapse from which I had recovered . |
8 | This negative element can be felt in ( 32 ) above in the fact that this sentence implies that he did not appeal to a higher court even though he could have . |
9 | Of course , this problem could be eased by reducing the number of constituencies in Scotland and Wales , but since Labour has overwhelming strength in Wales and majority support in Scotland , the idea of cutting down their representatives in the Commons did not appeal to a Labour Government . |
10 | It followed that the interference by the English courts did not correspond to a social need sufficiently pressing to outweigh the public interest in freedom of expression . |
11 | In 1982 , 78 per cent of cases in which pre-hearing assessments had been requested did not proceed to a full hearing . |
12 | There are those who feel , for instance , that a revolution did take place but not one which achieved positive effects ; or others who dispute the existence of an English revolution but who do not adhere to a neo-conservative interpretation of English history . |
13 | Postgraduate Bursaries are available for certain full-time courses which do not lead to a higher degree . |
14 | Conservatives thus hold what must appear , to those who do not hold to a conservative position , to be a distorted conception of what he was about . |
15 | Loose coupling relations do not refer to a specific version of a module — only to its name . |
16 | Loose coupling relations do not refer to a specific version of a module — only to its name . |
17 | ‘ Lifetime ’ partners do not refer to a finite time period but to partners since first sexual intercourse ‘ so far ’ ; this may be the most inaccurate measure because of difficulties of recall , whereas discrepancies over shorter time intervals are much smaller . |
18 | Normative rulings , then , do not apply to a fixed role apart from the incumbent ; they can be developed only as individuals have the time and occasion to become familiar with each others ' past history and future intentions . |
19 | In possibly solving a problem in relation to stamp duty or SDRT the arrangement may throw up problems in other areas : ( 1 ) Section 89(4) of CA 1985 ( statutory pre-emption rights ) provides that the statutory pre-emption rights do not apply to a particular allotment of equity shares if these are , or are to be , wholly or partly paid up otherwise than in cash . |
20 | Median and interquartile ( 25th to 75th centiles ) range ( IQR ) values are given for each group , since the data do not conform to a Gaussian distribution . |
21 | It is well established that a buyer may reject goods which do not conform to a contractual sample . |
22 | Now , individual workers will be able to leave the state scheme even if they do not belong to a recognized scheme . |
23 | The church sends an invitation to any who do not belong to a particular church , but would like to join in . |
24 | At the same time , it is too easy to condemn certain forms of work for being apolitical simply because they do not correspond to a certain paradigm of immediate political effectivity . |
25 | It follows that Gandhi 's view of symbols differs somewhat from that of Tillich in the sense that they do not point to a hypostasized Ultimate . |
26 | The tribunal has heard from another former staff member that residents were sometimes punished with meals of bread and water and confined to their rooms , if they did n't conform to a strict regime . |
27 | We do n't cater to a large number of students intending to do first school work , it 's , our main interest has been in the middle and secondary school areas . |
28 | Three point four is a small matter , of deputy head whilst it would be inappropriate of course to er schools indefinitely should there be reduction in numbers , certainly we do need a mechanism by which small reductions in numbers do n't lead to a tragic and drastic loss of staff . |
29 | You do n't have to a professional masseur — try these movements yourself . |
30 | ‘ Been dead for years now , has Titch , do n't live to a grand old age as a rule , his sort , everything 's compressed , you see , and he lived a lot longer than they usually do . |