Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [pers pn] [verb] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When questioned further very few of them thought of this God or power as a man , but either as a person without a body or as something like air or gas , and a few said they did not know or that there was no God . |
| 2 | However , if we actually perform a single-slit experiment with 2 closed we do not get an interference pattern at all . |
| 3 | In the course of one chapter we find the following phrases , in this order : there seems no explanation on Darwinian grounds It is no easier to explain It is hard to understand It is not easy to understand It is equally difficult to explain I do not find it easy to comprehend I do not find it easy to see … |
| 4 | His mother was always telling him that it was important for teachers to give , although what they were supposed to give she did not say . |
| 5 | I find it hard to understand it does not seem feasible to explain I can not see how neo-Darwinism seems inadequate to explain many of the complexities of animal behaviour it is not easy to comprehend how such behaviour could have evolved solely through natural selection It is impossible How could an organ so complex evolve ? |
| 6 | In the detailed cross-tabulations for our main survey ( not always included in Appendix I ) , we found that women were much more likely to say they did not know what sort of interest rate to expect , and to say they did not understand interest rates well . |
| 7 | Mr Honecker and his men , boasting confidently that their economy was so well run it did not need Soviet-style reforms , were banking on the expectation that Mr Gorbachev would fail . |
| 8 | Many feel they do not reflect the valuable back-up services a modern hospital and trained staff provide . |
| 9 | These measures were welcomed , but many felt they did not go far enough . |
| 10 | What distinguishes W. from them , and what with all respect I do not think that Thorpe J. took sufficiently into account ( perhaps because the point did not emerge as clearly before him as it did before us ) , is that it is a feature of anorexia nervosa that it is capable of destroying the ability to make an informed choice . |
| 11 | These grants however are discretionary — that means they do not have to be given so there will be variations from one district to another . |
| 12 | Without waiting for an answer , she piled into the back — ‘ Are n't there any seat-belts for the twins ? ’ — and Carol , determined to believe I did not exist , joined her , after loading something which I did n't see in through the rear doors . |
| 13 | In the course of one chapter we find the following phrases , in this order : there seems no explanation on Darwinian grounds It is no easier to explain It is hard to understand It is not easy to understand It is equally difficult to explain I do not find it easy to comprehend I do not find it easy to see … |
| 14 | I am sorry to say I did not think about dear , good Joe at all . |
| 15 | He was so excited at his new find he did not look where he was going and ran straight into Blunset , who was busy scribbling out a calculation on a wall . |
| 16 | MOSCOW ( Reuter ) — A Soviet parliamentary committee rejected the government 's proposed budget and economic plan for 1990 saying it did not go far enough in adapting the Soviet planned economy to competition and market forces . |
| 17 | Most said they did not find the actual tasks they performed for the dementia sufferer difficult , but two-thirds found one or more of the symptoms of dementia difficult to cope with , and most described feelings of strain . |
| 18 | Needless to say they do not practise the kiss of peace there . |
| 19 | Needless to say we did not stay in Aberdeen longer than necessary . |
| 20 | The warden pointed out that time was not of the essence as it has taken since 1977 to strengthen the bell tower and rehang the bells , all carried out by villagers , needless to say I did not visualise the same time cycle for my part of the job . |
| 21 | There was a spinner in the party , Derek Parry , but needless to say he did not play in any of the Tests . |