Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] not [vb infin] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He knew about Lamarck 's theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics , but dismissed this as a secondary process that could not account for the whole range of adaptations ( he must also have been aware of the strong opposition to Lamarckism from Owen and the conservative forces in science ) . |
| 2 | This specific and complex test was required , the experts say , because the Cusiana rock is quite variable , a condition that could not allow for the application of routine technology to asses well productivity . |
| 3 | Some companies advertise kit , knowing that stocks are low and may not last for the full life of the ad . |
| 4 | Some companies advertise kit , knowing full well that stocks are low and may not last for the full life of the ad . |
| 5 | ‘ He was really looking forward to being a father and could not wait for the birth . |
| 6 | On the roll of a 1 or 2 the staff has run out of energy and will not work for the remainder of the battle . |
| 7 | But they are banned from party membership and can not vote for the party at election time . |
| 8 | Like the golfer who hits his one decent shot on the eighteenth hole and can not wait for the following weekend 's game , I felt light of heart with the warm promise of another evening in the company of the delightful Sally Drayton . |
| 9 | The form used was complicated but could not compensate for the deficiencies of information about a population that was still highly mobile and still undergoing the stresses of war . |
| 10 | Plaatjes , who has given up his South African citizenship but can not compete for the United States until he has completed his five-year residential period next year , is the second-fastest man in the race behind Yakov Tolstikov , but his recent form is better than that of the Siberian runner . |