Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [verb] [not/n't] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The mere fact of having been cast in the role of daughter , daughter-in-law , son or son-in-law does not automatically endow any of us with the ability to play that part to perfection , particularly when it begins to need more than smiles and pleasantries at family gatherings , and demands qualities of patience , perseverance and insight , and the regular visiting of a lonely and possibly disabled old person .
2 It is advisable for the precise extent of the centre to be readily identifiable and the tenant should take care to ensure that where there is a right for the landlord to extend or reduce the centre , such extension or reduction does not adversely affect the tenant 's use or occupation of the premises and that there is provision for any specific service charge percentages to be varied accordingly .
3 Deeper down in the chest , where Tod does n't often burrow , the women get appreciably younger and are to be seen in things like shorts and swimwear .
4 Where employers have not yet applied SSAP 24 to post-retirement benefits other than pensions , the abstract prescribes disclosures to be included in their financial statements relating to accounting periods ending on or after 23 December 1992 , where the cost of meeting such benefits is expected to be material .
5 Even an ideal concept of income or consumption does not necessarily represent differences in opportunity sets ; and when we allow for the deviation of observable income , or consumption , from the ideal measure , the problems become still more severe .
6 It 's extremely unwise to quote your Chairman of Committee , if the Chairman of the committee actually A has n't been informed that he 's being quoted , or B has not actually agreed with what it is that you 're quoting .
7 Merton 's model or theory does not adequately explain all types of criminal behaviour .
8 Unlike Britain and France , where profits were leaked abroad to colonial landholdings and estates , and where profits did not automatically become industrial investments , Germany had been forced to embark on a series of massive and successive re-investment programmes and re-equipment drives .
9 This may be particularly appropriate where subsystems do not naturally relate , that is , there is little data travelling between them or where one or two areas , such as production/supply and invoicing , in the case of the electricity supply industry , dominate the business .
10 I missed Ozawa 's sheer rhythmic energy at times , such as in ‘ Porcus 's Introduction ’ , where Baudo does not quite manage to bring out the basic dance rhythms behind the music .
11 It became clear in the operation of the first category that , for example , strong social conscience or interest did not necessarily bring a concomitant skill in criminal advocacy .
12 Moreover , size itself is an important factor since greater quantities of lava or tephra do not simply produce landforms of a similar form but larger size .
13 Interviews conducted by Toner several centuries later suggest that attitudes have not altogether changed .
14 Although Noverre did not specifically name them he described these dancers ' particular characteristics as having similar physiques and technical expertise as the danseurs classiques but they were not always so well-proportioned and usually possessed a natural sense of comedy .
15 It is , however , vital that mothers realise that scans do not only detect abnormalities , they also detect multiple births , and have been one of the main factors in increasing the survival rate of twins and triplets over the last few years .
16 Indeed , in Reg. v. Secretary of State for Transport , Ex parte Factortame Ltd. [ 1990 ] 2 A.C. 85 your Lordships ' House went further than this and had regard to a Law Commission report not only for the purpose of ascertaining the mischief but also for the purpose of drawing an inference as to Parliamentary intention from the fact that Parliament had not expressly implemented one of the Law Commission 's recommendations .
17 But the report also says , ‘ Doctors are not prohibitionists ’ , and points out that ‘ … findings suggest that abstainers do not necessarily enjoy better health than moderate drinkers ’ .
18 He begins by reminding us that monopolies have not progressively wiped out non-monopolies , as the traditional Marxist model predicts , but have tended to reach agreements with them instead .
19 The rhetorical approach stresses that ideologies do not necessarily function to suppress argumentation and thinking , but provide the elements with which people can think and argue about everyday life ( Billig et al . ,
20 Cadman , whose company is backed by overseas investors and a bank of ‘ international repute ’ , claims that money has not yet figured in the talks and declines to discuss the size of the FTC bid .
21 ‘ It is important that acts do n't just send in exactly the same tapes time and time again .
22 It should be obvious that a dissonance sounded by one instrument must be resolved by that instrument ( unless there is a complete break-off and a rest or pause separating the discord from what follows ) , but it is the writer 's experience that beginners do not always realize the musical necessity for this .
23 Although money does n't exactly fall from the sky , major sponsors are n't too hard to find .
24 It was a measure of his upset that Karel did n't even notice he was repeating himself .
25 Like him , we are disappointed that Germany has not yet signed up and we hope that it finally will .
26 Americans still had an important role to play in war-ravaged Europe in ensuring that Germany did not again threaten the security of Europe , and in being on hand to help counterbalance if necessary the enigmatic and possibly dangerous USSR .
27 The problem certainly runs in families , although research has n't yet identified a genetic basis .
28 It must be remembered that districts have not really given an ‘ in depth ’ consideration to the respective functional briefs [ for proposed reprovision projects ] .
29 Weighing on a weekly basis reduces the likelihood that people will weigh themselves obsessionally every day and reassures the women with bulimia that weight does not necessarily go up when they eat three meals a day .
30 Mutual respect and cooperation is needed so that drivers do not unnecessarily hinder pedestrians , or playing children deliberately impede cars .
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