Example sentences of "[vb -s] [conj] [pers pn] [verb] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the mother notices that he does not like certain songs she at once introduces others with different phrases and melody embodying the same teaching . |
| 2 | Between disquisitions on Chinese opera and Venetian architecture , the story of Marco Polo 's voyage from Venice to Peking is more or less retold , though the narrative is continually being brought to a halt in moments when it half-realises that it does not mean enough . |
| 3 | One wonders whether it does not say more about the worker than about the client . |
| 4 | This is tougher than it first looks as it does not cover news , sport , game-shows or teletext services . |
| 5 | ‘ They had talked openly of their respective marital difficulties at Sandringham last Christmas , although the Duchess insists that they did not make a pact by which they would both end their marriages this year . ’ |
| 6 | No one can deny that he is more exciting , excitable and unconventional , with a mix of old and new Hollywood rolled up into a package that mixes James Dean with Humphrey Bogart , though Nicholson insists that he does not want to be compared with anyone . |
| 7 | CSM insists that it did not delay unduly action to reduce Opren dosage in elderly sufferers from arthritis Dr Gemer lists a number of dates on which CSM might have acted earlier — and presumably reduced the toll of sufferers . |
| 8 | The reader should not reject them outright if it so happens that they do not correspond to his own personal impressions . |
| 9 | For example , if someone says that they did not have time to read the material and asks for a summary from the author or chairman , politely refuse . |
| 10 | Here , we sequentially optimise the criteria , starting with the highest priority objective and imposing ( 10.4 ) , which says that we do not permit any reduction in the kth criterion , when passing from the kth to ( k + l ) st criterion . |
| 11 | Memorex reported a $120m net loss for the nine months to December and the New York rating agency says that it does not expect the fourth quarter net outturn to be much better . |
| 12 | It now says that it does not envisage compulsory staff redundancies over the next couple of years ; and that it has no plans greatly to expand the use of contractors in place of its own staff . |
| 13 | The right hon. Member for Birmingham , Sparkbrook ( Mr. Hattersley ) says that it will be at £36,000 , but the right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Monklands , East ( Mr. Smith ) will not tell us and says that he does not think that it is necessary to say so . |
| 14 | Professor Graeme Davies , its chief executive , says that he does not want any unions in his building . |
| 15 | Nowadays , there are so many people applying for college research fellowships that if one of the candidate 's referees says that he does not know him , that is the end of his chances . |
| 16 | He says that he does not accept that the new regulations , which will have the substantial effect of increasing pay , will lead to any costs . |
| 17 | He says that he did not kill you or your companions because you were unarmed , and anyway he thought that the two he killed intended to use their weapons on you . ’ |
| 18 | Mr. Karsten submits that on the face of it that passage in the judgment of Lord Donaldson M.R. should be considered as obiter , but in any event he submits that it does not bear the meaning contended for by Mr. Wall . |
| 19 | What happens if I do not pay UK Income Tax ? |
| 20 | What happens if I do not pay UK income tax ? |
| 21 | The expenditure required is borne by the local authorities and occurs because they do not have sufficient suitable housing in a state of good repair . |
| 22 | Yet later , after Mubarak 's death , Genet discovers that he did not sleep with women or men ; all of his sexuality was social : ‘ the warmth of that voice had the shy yet imperious sureness of an erect penis stroking a beloved cheek . |
| 23 | Only today I received a document from the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals that shows that it does not understand . |
| 24 | But significantly , table 7.1 also shows that it does not seem to be possible to elicit sharp judgements of acceptability which can be used to divide grammatical from ungrammatical sentences . |
| 25 | The presence of my hon. Friend the Minister of State shows that he does not miss any opportunity to listen to his colleagues . |
| 26 | If that is what the hon. Gentleman describes as an increasing rate of passenger train collisions , it shows that he does not deserve the attention or respect of the House . |
| 27 | ‘ It shows that he does not have the support of the people . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ The fact that in saying that you clearly mean to reassure me , ’ said Lydia , ‘ shows that you do not know me at all well . |
| 29 | He realises that he does not have to conform to the laws which have been set down by his community . |
| 30 | Putting these sentences into a broader situation reveals that they do not presuppose the same thing and that , in spite of Jespersen 's claim that the infinitive event is represented as occurring before the existence of the gladness , exactly the opposite is the case in the way the speaker represents the situation . |