Example sentences of "[noun] not [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Barnsley 's advantage could have been cut from five to two points had Keegan 's side not lacked the creative nous to topple them . |
| 2 | Now are these two units not doing the same job ? |
| 3 | She considered it very remiss of the Social Work Department not to inform the Social Work Committee of what guidelines or policy it intended to use as a stop gap measure . |
| 4 | It was an apparent attempt not to highlight the deep rift between herself and her estranged husband Charles on the one day of the year which is symbolic of happy families . |
| 5 | Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer named a new Cabinet on Jan. 31 after he had requested the resignation of those ministers who had announced their intention not to contest the general election which was due later in 1990 . |
| 6 | ( 3 ) The tenant should resist a provision not to agree the reviewed rent under the underlease without the landlord 's approval , as the time it could take to obtain such approval could result in the undertenant changing its mind . |
| 7 | Daily Mail journalists voted for industrial action over plans not to recognise the National Union of Journalists in a postal ballot . |
| 8 | The old Grenfell charm must have been working even under all that hair not to mention the scruffy beard . ’ |
| 9 | Chancellor Helmut Kohl 's decision not to support the French proposal to fix the conference date in Strasbourg highlights his concern that the question of European monetary union and the inevitable transfer of powers from West Germany 's Bundesbank to the new European central bank would get caught up in the German general election next autumn . |
| 10 | Instead , the debate here focused on the bonuses Charlton 's players will receive for getting to Italy ( £25,000 per man ) and the Sports Minister 's public criticism of Irish television for their decision not to screen the other tie in Group Six , between Hungary and Spain . |
| 11 | [ For Bush 's Dec. 3 decision not to cancel the Argentine leg of his Latin American tour see p. 37914 . ] |
| 12 | Making a decision not to take the next step up does n't have to be permanent , of course . |
| 13 | If Jacques Chirac , the RPR leader , stands by his oft-expressed decision not to seek the prime minister 's post , the job is thought most likely to go to Edouard Balladur , his former finance minister . |
| 14 | Lamont 's decision not to tax the Royal Family is disgraceful and I do n't know how the Queen can sleep at night when her subjects are struggling in misery . |
| 15 | Treachery is unlikely , but the decision not to attack the Scottish camp , and not to pursue the Scots when they broke camp , suggests at the very least a lack of confidence and judgement amongst the English commanders , and there is some evidence of disagreement amongst them about the tactics they should adopt . |
| 16 | Supporting the Chancellor 's decision not to raise the basic rate of income tax , he said : ‘ Despite the size of the PSBR , I am glad he introduced a neutral Budget . |
| 17 | On his return Delors advised EC countries not to sign the planned declaration unless there were clear commitments on trade . |
| 18 | She would mince about in her old fashioned winkle-picker shoes not knowing the first thing about dancing . |
| 19 | Labour promises not to increase the Public Sector Borrowing Requirement even in the midst of a deep recession . |
| 20 | Pressure on the government for military retaliation increased significantly , and Arens confirmed that " we are going to respond even if there is not a single other casualty " , but he also said that Israel would take account of the US , UK and other appeals not to disrupt the anti-Iraq coalition . |
| 21 | On the other hand , it seems such a shame not to enjoy the outdoor life in summer . |
| 22 | The early pre-emptive presence of the blue helmets is an earnest of the world 's desire not to see the Bosnian war repeated in Macedonia . |
| 23 | Will my right hon. Friend encourage the Chancellor of the Exchequer not to increase the top limit on national insurance contributions because of the plight in which that would place many of my constituents and people in neighbouring Blackpool who earn under £15,000 a year but during the holiday season earn more than £400 a week ? |
| 24 | Why are these cheaper discs not flooding the British market ? |
| 25 | The very next morning I arose and , without any premeditation , any thought at all , for the first time in adulthood I went though my morning toilet not noting the precise conformity of my actions to the schema of habit . |
| 26 | It is false economy not to get the right expert , even though getting the right expert may be more expensive . |
| 27 | In everyday practice it is palpable that not only do materials not have the same breaking strain but also that the calculated strengths are , without exception , far above any commonly realized practical strength . |
| 28 | But it was going to be a real bummer not having the little guy around to chat with while I single-handedly solved my cases . |
| 29 | In so many areas the advance man ( who may or may not be the same as the event organiser ) has the on-the-spot knowledge which headquarters staff or the committee can never have — and it 's a mistake not to get the maximum use from it . |
| 30 | SIR — As a convicted British tribalist , Scottish branch , may I urge the new Government of Great Britain not to make the same mistake as the British tribalists , English branch , who failed for so long to find a use for County Hall in London after Livingstone et al. |