Example sentences of "[adv] not [verb] a [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | QPR v Liverpool Draws at Nottingham Forest and Wimbledon offered QPR a modicum of encouragement but they have still not won a League match for seven weeks , which is hardly the sort of record to have when Liverpool are the visitors , even though Kenny Dalglish 's team have lost three of their last four games . |
| 2 | He stands by what he said , and , sadly , many of his criticisms are still valid : the team have still not bought a video camera despite a large injection of cash from the Sports Council and no one could say that the preparation training for the world championships — one weekend in the Kendal Judo Club — has been anything but derisory . |
| 3 | And I mean I think women tend to be inv having to cope with things like school and er and health and you know they 're a at the grass roots if you like of you know at the receiving end of you know say cuts in in services like that and bus services and just quality of rural life and I mean the quality of life in Blaenau is depopulation and unemployment and you know and and in a sense there is lot of scope for women to break down the barriers of you know cos it is true that the the Councillors they 're supposed to represent the people or whatever tend to be quite well to do they 've done it thank you very much and then oh you know they 've got the time on their hands and they tend to be men and s school ex school teachers ex You know and they 're not having to cope with really situations that go will put them in touch with what it 's like not to have a bus service or not to have proper health care and this sort of thing you know . |
| 4 | ‘ I was very disappointed indeed not to get a World Cup game ’ , Aherne says . |
| 5 | J.B. Because Father Curtis was there and I thought you know he wo n't want some married woman who goes round not wearing a wedding ring in charge of all these kids will he ? |
| 6 | Instead of sprayer operators having to pour out chemicals by hand , he figured , why not fit a syringe system that keeps man and chemical well apart ? |
| 7 | A delicious Russian Easter loaf baked in a tall mould — so why not use a clay flowerpot ? |
| 8 | I read the Blues Brothers review and the soundtrack gave me an idea : why not have a soundtrack chart in ZZAP ! ? |
| 9 | ‘ Bill can put pen to paper and within a matter of seconds do a cartoon , so we thought why not have a cartoon book about Wirral , ’ said Ian who runs the business with Marilyn from their home in Acrefield Road , Prenton . |
| 10 | And to discover the rest of it , why not take a Sealink ferry from Harwich to the Hook of Holland ? |
| 11 | Should you wish to rest your legs a while , why not take a train ride on our narrow-gauge railway ( April-October inclusive ) , or try your hand at brass rubbing in the centre situated in the old dining-room of the Manor House ? |
| 12 | Why not knit a cottage garden in bright colours to remind you of summer all year around ? |
| 13 | If you 've been meaning to see a few West End shows , why not try a theatre package from a company like Forte Hotels ( 0345–543555 ) ? |
| 14 | ‘ Why not try a space blanket ? ’ |
| 15 | So if you are a die-hard player who ca n't stay away from the golf course during the winter months , why not try a golfing holiday on the Continent ? |
| 16 | NOW that we 've won an Olympic gold medal , why not try a cycling holiday in the Pyrenees — even if you 're not quite Chris Boardman . |
| 17 | If you just ca n't decide , why not select a gift voucher in an attractive presentation box , available from all branches nationwide ? |
| 18 | If so , why not draft a press release and send it to the local press describing their achievements ? |
| 19 | B B C radio Nottingham is proud and pleased to take you to the major of far away places so why not spend a November Tuesday night in Rochdale with us . |
| 20 | We would therefore not expect a yield curve to be constructed using both government and corporate bonds , since these would be from different risk classes . |
| 21 | I would certainly not favour a rump version of one of the current forms of English degree , with their recurring arguments about canons and coverage , the definition of literature , and the place of theory . |