Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb mod] not [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A woman from another tribe might not easily fit into her partner 's home environment , where she would not know the language and where the local women might not accept her . |
| 2 | Should the problem persist , or you can not contact the Area Manager , the Regional Management Centre is the next point of contact for your complaint . |
| 3 | If the salesperson is unsuccessful at this stage , then he or she may not have the opportunity of selling to the firm again until the next model change ( and even then it is difficult trying to dislodge established suppliers ) . |
| 4 | People who could not afford litigation ( because they could not pay the difference between their costs and the taxed costs recoverable ) or who could not afford the risk of litigation ( because costs awarded might not be recoverable or because they might lose ) might be assisted by the scheme . |
| 5 | Are the people too blind to see that the Dublin government is telling us where we can and where we can not parade , where we can and where we can not fly the Ulster flag and that a foreign flag can fly on our soil ? |
| 6 | What is not acknowledged is the fact that it is very difficult to tell someone their blood is no good or they can not do the job . |
| 7 | This is causing considerable disquiet amongst TEC Board members who do not wish to see long-term plans hijacked by such short-term changes in the demand for national programmes arising from the recession Many employers are reluctant to become involved either because they have a shortage of work or they can not afford the financial contribution expected of them . ’ |
| 8 | But it has to be applied properly or it will not improve the quality of education . |
| 9 | But stretch it very tight like a drum , or it will not have the effect of keeping out the cold . |
| 10 | Either it would not or it could not observe the policy . |
| 11 | I want to take seriously the suggestion that the sort of inquiry that Quine has in mind could be the heir to traditional epistemology — although I shall not restrict the concerns of the latter to studying the relation of evidence to theory . |
| 12 | A magnified detail drew attention to the skin ; although I could not understand the symbols appended , it looked as if the idea was that the outer skin should have less sensibility , by the withdrawal of nerves and capilliary blood-vessels from the outer layers of the epidermis — in fact , that a sort of hide should develop over the flesh which would render its owner fairly immune to extremes of temperature . |
| 13 | Although I can not give the House any good news on that score tonight , I can say that we are considering the matter . |
| 14 | This summer , I concluded that the latter was better than the former and I can give my hon. Friend no assurance that I would not reach the same conclusion again . |
| 15 | I left the old Frenchman still puffing away at his pipe and returned through the village to the orchard next to Brigade H.Q I had a feeling that I would not see the French family again . |
| 16 | I did manage to lose half a stone ( 7lb/3kg ) , but I was so hungry all the time that I would not keep the diet up for longer than a month . |
| 17 | I turned away from my crew to demonstrate that I would not discuss the Crowninshield charter any further . |
| 18 | I hope that I shall not embarrass the Minister if I commend him again for his imaginative efforts and the time that he has spent abroad trying to develop inward investment . |
| 19 | Please tell the King that I shall not show the photograph to anybody . |
| 20 | One objection , however , is so obvious that I can not leave the matter there . |
| 21 | I now admit that I can not tell the difference — but to hell with it , the sauce is so good ! |
| 22 | I regret that I can not quote the Minister exactly , but I am sure that he will tell me if my paraphrase is inaccurate . |
| 23 | Before any fluttering expectations begin to arise in the minds or breasts — I do not mind which it is — of Opposition Members , I should say that I can not advise the House to write the two clauses into the Bill , because they deal , for example , with administrative matters such as a once-off requirement for a report to be made to Parliament — new clause 2 — and the keeping of a custody record — new clause 10 — that should not be set down in primary legislation . |
| 24 | First , an objector might try to press the fashionable distaste for the first-person perspective and say that the fact that I can not apply the theory to myself shows nothing except that one should not approach the philosophy of mind via the first person . |
| 25 | I will reaffirm that I can not condone the use of cannabis , nor for that matter daily watching more than 5 hours of TV . |
| 26 | Your letter makes so much sense that I can not understand the recommendations of so many manufacturers to regularly fully discharge NiCad batteries . |
| 27 | I am afraid that I can not accept the reasoning which has led subsequent Divisional Courts to limit the ambit of that decision : Benson 's case , the Divisional Court in the present case , and Reg. v. Secretary of State for the Home Department , Ex parte Walsh , The Times , 18 December 1991 . |
| 28 | The instructions say that I can not enter the building after 11 o'clock this morning . |
| 29 | I am careful to have my desk angled towards the centre of the room so that I can not see the view from the window across the park towards the lake and the western curve of the South Downs . |
| 30 | I was so angry with him , and so depressed about my future , that I could not eat the breakfast . |