Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [conj] [verb] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The money supply ( MS ) is also exogenous — it is assumed to be under the control of the monetary authorities and does not respond to changes in r or Y. |
| 2 | So Tommy the waiter carefully hung up his yellow waistcoat with its white lining and ordered some wine from room service and in a while after a long easing shower slept for eight solid hours and did n't dream about Filmer . |
| 3 | The cellulose chains are always simple thread-like molecules and do not branch by forming oxygen linkages at the sides of the sugar rings , as do other , weaker , polysaccharides such as starch . |
| 4 | that decisions are made for the right reasons and do not run counter to deeply held attitudes or beliefs |
| 5 | The next printing , of 1866 , was from new type and was therefore the second edition , often , if not accurately , called the first published edition , on the grounds that , since so few of the 1865 copies were published and a number were recalled by Carroll , it was really a private printing and does n't count . |
| 6 | In his resignation letter Sununu informed President George Bush that , owing to " distorted perceptions " , he had become a political liability and did not wish to jeopardize the President 's chances of re-election in 1992 . |
| 7 | ‘ The … the stuff that causes the heat in chillis ’ and I smile , because I just know from the way he phrased that that he knows the technical term but does n't want to appear too smart-alec ‘ is n't soluble in water , but it is soluble in fat . |
| 8 | Exterior wood stains , which can be solvent or water based , tend to mask the grain of the wood , but have good resistance to ultra-violet light and do not fail by peeling or flaking . |
| 9 | The lead , believed to come from industrialised countries in the southern hemisphere , is at very low concentrations and does not pose a threat to living organisms . |
| 10 | Instantly sparks crackled in Twoflower 's hair and there was a sudden gust of hot dry wind that did n't disturb the dust in the way that ordinary wind should but , instead , whipped it up momentarily into unpleasantly half-living shapes before it settled again . |
| 11 | The sharp cold , after his warm exertions , took his breath away for a moment as he hung on the stern of the canoe , but as soon as he had recovered his breath , the Commander struck out for the shore in a strong breaststroke that did not disturb the phosphorescence more than he could help , and barely ruffled the water . |
| 12 | Punishing someone for doing the wrong thing may inhibit him from that action but does not establish a better pattern . |
| 13 | PERMITTING — means an express or implied permission and does not involve any order to take a vehicle on the roads . |
| 14 | Now let's take some calls and do n't forget our feature at three thirty , our all important feature , I think it 's the most important of the week do n't you ? |
| 15 | Each time there was a pause in his routine and he had time to think , the Captain was reminded that there were a good many things about this case that did n't ring true . |
| 16 | The negotiators agreed to meet for further discussions but did not set a date . |
| 17 | They invent a few rules that do n't mean anything so that you can ruin your health trying to change them . |
| 18 | I am either out at the moment or busy working on some scripts and do n't want to talk right now . |
| 19 | ‘ OK , we 'll have another look but do n't tell anyone else or we 'll have the whole village digging it up . ’ |
| 20 | If the organisers feel that their event can cover the cost of the free voucher/ticket and do not seek reimbursement from the Society , please advise the office of the names of all those who have claimed free tickets , so that the overall success of this scheme can be monitored . |
| 21 | It appears , therefore , that there are very few homes that do not provide richer opportunities than are found at school for learning through interaction with adults . |
| 22 | It should be noted that the stages are defined purely for the purposes of this review and do not feature in the National Certificate Catalogue . |
| 23 | in word processing or desktop publishing this is a store of pre-hyphenated words that do not conform to the usual rules contained in the hyphenation and justification program ( H&J ) . |
| 24 | She caught a few words but did not hear Fru Gertlinger say , ‘ It would be best to say nothing , I think . |
| 25 | Insurers say a non-smoker is someone who has not puffed the weed for 12 months and does n't plan smoking again . |
| 26 | Maybe it was not direct aid and did not have a serious effect , but it seems difficult to imagine any sportsman , black or white , entering sport entirely unassisted . |
| 27 | The Court was not asked to consider the effects of this violation and did not do so . |
| 28 | MacDonald 's rhetoric did not solve the problem identified by the League 's advocates — peace through democracy required a scale of popular revolt that did not appear to be on the agenda in the winter of 1916 . |
| 29 | As a result I knew that I had recovered everything within the detecting capabilities of my old machine and did not expect that there would be anything left to be found . |
| 30 | Like most of the pupils , Gedge had not actually done any proper work but did not see anything anomalous about such a grandiose body . |