Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun sg] do [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Union with God for the Christian does not mean recognising oneself as part of God ( ‘ self-realisation ’ ) but means becoming a member of God 's family by adoption . |
| 2 | Trolleys designed for the home do n't meet these requirements . |
| 3 | The point of this fracture between regulation broken and its consequences is that it facilitates corporate crime ; executives need only concern themselves with the likelihood of being leniently punished for breaking regulations , whilst ignoring its consequences for the law does not concern itself with the consequences either . |
| 4 | The winds that were being reported for the hurricane did not include the ground speed that the storm was tracking . |
| 5 | Counsel then appearing for the petitioner does not seem to have appreciated that the cancellation issue had been heard in the course of the trial of the preliminary issue and finally decided by the Court of Appeal on 4 October 1991 . |
| 6 | Respect for the past does not mean a reliance on fiddle and washboard . |
| 7 | Plans for the shipyard do not include a heritage centre but there will be a marina , waterfront housing and a community building . |
| 8 | To take you , a married woman and mother , away from your child when you have grieved so sorely for the other does not make sense . |
| 9 | Ask Computer Systems Inc warns that it will only break even , and may make a loss for its fiscal third quarter , adding that the poor profit forecast results from its failure to close about $10m in sales in the period but that does not necessarily mean the company permanently lost those sales ; the company said a significant amount of software licence sales it had expected for the quarter did not close in time . |
| 10 | If the key person identified for the transfer does not want to move there will probably be a number of career-hungry individuals on the payroll who will willingly step into the vacant position . |
| 11 | The tendency for spits to be orientated at right angles to the dominant waves is well illustrated by Hurst Castle Spit which is particularly instructive in this respect for the spit does not continue the direction of the coast west of Milford , which is west-north-west to east-south-east , but orientates itself north-west to south-east , thus demonstrating the connection with wave direction . |
| 12 | It is true that the French theatre used for the recording does not appear very reverberant , but the balance is very true to life and supports the feeling of music-making in a pleasant musicroom . |
| 13 | A condition in this arrangement whereby the plaintiff was to be replaced as architect for the scheme did not constitute inducing breach of contract . |
| 14 | As yet , the Greens pleas for the planet do n't seem to be swaying the electorate with polls showing the party has only 2% support . |
| 15 | Some schools auction off the gifts at the end of the service but if the bid for the produce does n't equal the cost price parents can become upset when other , possibly more prosperous , families are buying their gifts at a discount ! |
| 16 | For the Lord do n't have no double bed |
| 17 | He suffered defeat , and this particular precedent was rarely followed ; but the idea that the papacy should find specific tasks for the military did not die with him . |
| 18 | Yet the French enthusiasm for the right does not appear to travel . |
| 19 | Although respect for the bear did not preclude killing it , due apology had to be made , and strict rules governed the disposal of its carcass . |
| 20 | Experts say the virus being blamed for the outbreak does n't work that quickly |
| 21 | If elected he would be almost seventy as he took office ; some spectacular gaffes during the campaign did not inspire confidence . |
| 22 | The only , the only bit I did find was the very last part during the course did n't sound as natural as the rest of it . |
| 23 | At the moment , the register remains valid for a whole year ; any changes during the year do not count . |
| 24 | His involvement in Royalist conspiracy during the Interregnum did not exceed the bounds of prudence , however . |
| 25 | The approach used during the study did not follow strictly any prescribed format , but nonetheless made effective use of the soft systems ideas to produce results that were well received by the Principals of the participating Colleges . |
| 26 | The substance beyond and between the glass did not give . |
| 27 | But even if treating our awareness of our own mental states as topic-neutral plausibly explains why we are not aware of our brains as such when we are aware of our mental states , it does not explain why knowing fully about the brain does not include knowledge of the nature of experience . |
| 28 | Unfortunately , his concern about the issue does not seem to be adequately conceptualised nor related to more general issues concerning the strains on family life . |
| 29 | Firms that are hopeful about the future do not take such measures . |
| 30 | Rabbit 's beliefs about the matter do n't come into it . |