Example sentences of "[conj] they do not [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The evidence for the use of trust clauses is impressive , and their purpose plain : where they do not add any other element , their sole purpose is to cover the eventuality that certain dispositions in the will fail . |
| 2 | More important is that this is the first example of a case in which a trust is set up using indirect words : the words are addressed to the trustee ; and they make the testator 's intentions plain enough , although they do not express any request for a transfer of property . |
| 3 | And although they do n't sound that dissimilar , they are in fact very different . |
| 4 | They are not mandatory ( s. 6(1) ) and the Act stresses that they do not give any entitlement ‘ to question the merits of the policy objectives of any department ’ ( s. 6(2) ) . |
| 5 | If talking Patois is best analysed as a social activity rather than a purely informational one , then the narratives by Susan and Stephen can be said to be exceptional in that they do not involve any other participants from the same speech community . |
| 6 | They represent an area of the business whose prospects are so poor that they do not justify any further investment . |
| 7 | The problem with such lists is that they do not specify any order . |
| 8 | The status of current pensions/redundancy arrangements would alter on privatisation , but UK and European legislation will afford protection to employees to ensure that they do not suffer any relative disadvantage as a result of privatisation . |
| 9 | This is a permanent method of contraception and is only recommended for those who are absolutely sure that they do not want any more children . |
| 10 | This is a permanent method of contraception and is only recommended for those who are absolutely sure that they do not want any more children . |
| 11 | Hon. Members may say that petrol stations are to be found in residential areas everywhere in the country and I do not dispute that , but in the area in question there is no shortage of petrol stations and the local people say that they do not want another one damaging their environment and that there is no need for it . |
| 12 | You 're aware that on this side of the room Ryedale have stated in terms in their proof that they do not perceive this land as being part of the open countryside . |
| 13 | In future , there will be fewer Exxon Valdezes , because big oil companies will make sure that they do not own any oil until it arrives safely in port . |
| 14 | People feel that they do not have much of a life , because in their terms , their lives seem unfulfilling and pointless . |
| 15 | The verdicts are implicitly defining what is appropriate behaviour for women and suggesting that they do not have much of a safeguard if they stray into areas regarded as ‘ male territory ’ whether it be a barracks room or a street late at night . |
| 16 | I hope that coaches in this country , when they are coaching youngsters , will coach them so that they do not have those kinds of weaknesses . |
| 17 | As we noted before , one of the prime concerns of teachers is that they do not have enough time to carry out the day-to-day tasks and responsibilities of their jobs to their own satisfaction , let alone to invest in enhancing their own skills , or reflecting on their roles and priorities , to anything like the extent which they would like . |
| 18 | People are always complaining that they do not have enough work space/dumping space , but it may well be what they really need is better organized storage . |
| 19 | They may even try to ensure that they do not have any who are popular enough to filch " their " votes . |
| 20 | Has it occurred to the Minister that the problem is that there are plenty of young people camped out in the open air , but that they do not have any work ? |
| 21 | He may turn the argument on those galleries by saying that , in effect , they are admitting that they do not have any works of art that are available or appropriate for disposal . |
| 22 | Sometimes the most doting and caring of parents can so overwhelm their child with protectiveness and a stifling form of love that they do not allow that child to develop . |
| 23 | Yet if we are not allowed to use them in contextual cross-references , how can we succeed in saying what we wish to say , namely that they do not designate any existent ? |
| 24 | The bars representing the jobs are rearranged in order so that they do not overlap each other when the logic is represented by vertical lines connecting job starts with the finish of a job that must precede them . |
| 25 | The bars representing the jobs are rearranged in order so that they do not overlap each other when the logic is represented by vertical lines connecting job starts with the finish of a job that must precede them . |
| 26 | I would ask that all caring readers of PFK ensure that they do not buy these ‘ dyed ’ fish and encourage this abominable practice . |
| 27 | Lay the fruit stem uppermost on shelves or in shallow boxes so that they do not touch each other . |
| 28 | Despite the ability of Sag & Hankamer 's ideas to account for considered judgements , several lines of evidence suggest that they do not provide any simple basis for a theory of comprehension . |
| 29 | Animal rights activists have been bailed on condition that they do not attend any hunt meetings in England or Wales . |
| 30 | Erm , but following on from that , wherever we change layouts now we try and be very specific about organizing the cable management up front and , so that they do n't present any hassles . |