Example sentences of "[adj] [not/n't] [verb] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The scenery — nothing remarkable — the very banalities of the vacation industry — sea , city blocks , beach , bronzed androgynous bodies , was nevertheless sufficiently different not to trigger associations of the past . |
| 2 | Well the trend though over all is absolutely clear , that the Labour Party is committed to increasing women 's representation and is absolutely on that path , we 've more Labour women MP s and increasing numbers of women in the shadow cabinet it 's only in the end of the nineteen eighties , as recently as then , that we had no women in the shadow cabinet , now everybody agrees that it would look quite wrong not to have women in the shadow cabinet , we 've got a woman deputy leader , three women in the shadow cabinet , and therefore we 're definitely moving forward . |
| 3 | Careful not to wake Josh in the back room , Clare pulled on her dressing gown . |
| 4 | The pace of change since the Second World War has been so swift that we have to be careful not to make assumptions about the past based on what we see around us every day . |
| 5 | But Olten , in common with so many small Swiss towns , has been careful not to buy prosperity at the expense of damage to its character . |
| 6 | Even those who prided themselves on liberal views found it hard not to score points off the Germans , including refugee Germans . |
| 7 | Defences are provided by s.1(3) ( a ) ( b ) ( c ) and ( d ) , but should they prove unsuccessful an emission will amount to an offence punishable by a fine not exceeding £400 in the case of a private chimney and £2000 in the case of any other chimney . |
| 8 | Unlucky not to gain selection for the 800m in last year 's Barcelona Olympics , Strang , who ran a ‘ blinder ’ for Scotland in the 1990 Commonwealth Games 4x400 silver medal-winning team in Auckland , has made a remarkable transition up to 1,500m . |
| 9 | Given that it is good for many people to get out of the home and meet other people at work , and that it is crucially important not to leave re-entry into the labour market until the person 's children have grown up , these disregard rules need to be reversed as soon as possible . |
| 10 | While shelf-life is determined by the stability of the product , it is important not to lose sight of the fact that stability is made up of two distinct components . |
| 11 | I think that it is important not to lose sight of the fact that the judgment relates specifically to Claus Ramrath 's circumstances and , in particular , the fact that Mr Ramrath had already obtained authorisation locally as a reviseur d'entreprises . |
| 12 | It is important not to lose sight of the fact that the main aim of this non-revolutionary group is to win a place back in society by gaining a job . |
| 13 | Third , while social policies do not have , except in some very marginal ways , an impact on relations with other states , it is important not to lose sight of the contribution they make to integration and harmony within the nation . |
| 14 | However , it is important not to lose sight of the fact that this metaphysical disillusionment in no way diminished his belief in the moral justice of the Soviet cause . |
| 15 | Yet it is important not to confuse attentiveness with the kind of frowning application traditional academic work has often encouraged . |
| 16 | A review of recent research led Coleman ( 1986 ) to conclude that reminiscence therapy could not be said to stand on a very solid base , and that it is important not to make generalizations about the value of reminiscence to any particular individual . |
| 17 | It 's safer not to have spaces between the function name and the opening bracket . |
| 18 | It 's safer not to have spaces between the procedure name and the opening bracket . |
| 19 | However , the largest nationalist organization of Ukraine , Rukh , voted on Aug. 1 not to take part in the congress , considering it to be too moderate in its opposition to the current regime . |
| 20 | The Director General of Fair Trading has indicated that joint ventures can be made the subject of a direction ( under section 21(2) of the Act ) by the Secretary of State to the Director General not to take proceedings before the Court . |
| 21 | It would be wasteful not to make use of the children 's interest in their dramatic play to do some work on counting . |
| 22 | The case had been brought by the CDU which was widely perceived as anxious not to lose votes to the Republicans [ see below ] . |
| 23 | But we do agree , I , it 's silly not to support money in the , the work they 're doing is good , certainly the er , the Bridgenorth , in the tourist areas did n't look really well into making enquir to promote those . |