Example sentences of "not [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dispose of it carefully ( preferably not down the toilet ! ) so as not to spill any semen . |
| 2 | Not long after , Lexandro also tumbled — not down the inside of the heat sink , but certainly parallel to it . |
| 3 | They would not back the union in a political fight with the company , or allow themselves to be used by Clasper in a power struggle between the convener and management . |
| 4 | The money on offer was cheap — ’ and normal financiers will not back the games business ’ , says Mr Hagger . |
| 5 | Rebel MPs told of threats to their futures if they did not back the Government . |
| 6 | Boss Peter Scarff asked Maureen to sign a letter saying she would not back the ousted men . |
| 7 | Almost rather not back the latterday England batsman ( 8 ) |
| 8 | We did not back the consortium . |
| 9 | But the idea was eventually sunk when Scarborough Council did not back the idea , which was designed to give the shipyard a new lease of life . |
| 10 | John Gummer , the fisheries minister , has already angered fishermen south of the Border by stating that the British delegation will not back the demands of English catchers for an all-out ban on imports . |
| 11 | The justice minister , Nikolai Fyodorov , who did not back the president at a weekend cabinet meeting , resigned yesterday . |
| 12 | ‘ I know grace rooteth not out the affections of a mother , but putteth them on His wheel who maketh all things new , that they may be refined ; … |
| 13 | Bird made 14 First class appearances for his native county , top scoring with 181 not out the following season , and another 79 for Leicester . |
| 14 | I have n't been able to dry the washing cos we have n't out the |