Example sentences of "[vb -s] [not/n't] [verb] [pron] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The job has not soured his taste for milk , as he often drinks two pints a day and he still enjoys doing his round , which takes in some of Ulster 's most spectacular scenery around the Mourne Mountains . |
| 2 | If the skunk has not squirted its glands for some time , then it is primed for about six powerful shots at the enemy , but it is unlikely to use all its ammunition at once because it will take about a week for replenishment and the animal can not afford to risk being cornered empty-glanded by a second predator . |
| 3 | Celtic should be encouraged by the form of Paul McStay , who orchestrated their dominance in this match and clearly has not lost his zest for the game after a long winter injury . |
| 4 | Galbraith , as always , writes in pellucid prose , and has not lost his talent for demonstrating that our rulers have few clothes when it comes to justification of their economic policies . |
| 5 | At present , only France has not given its go-ahead for ERS-2 funding . |
| 6 | She has not seen her children for two years . |
| 7 | But even this has not stopped my love for canoeing as I have been out many times since and this summer , when I was at camp , I was going down a weir , when I got caught in a stopper at the bottom and nearly drowned myself again . |
| 8 | ( The PLAYER has not moved his position for his last four lines . |
| 9 | The company , which recently sold its stake in the Sheraton Edinburgh ( see page 26 ) , has not restricted its funds for leisure investment , according to Martin Woods , an accounting adviser working with Mr Lowe . |
| 10 | ‘ My respectful study of other religions has not abated my reverence for or my faith in the Hindu scriptures . |
| 11 | I 'M A WOMAN IN MY THIRTIES but age has n't blunted my passion for all things : books , cinema , wine , travel , conversation and good living . |
| 12 | ‘ Victoria has n't seen her father for months . |
| 13 | " Dr McNab still has n't granted my request for evidence that cholera is spread by drinking water . |
| 14 | Right , well we have two hundred and sixty five pounds and sixty eight pence in the bank at the moment , erm which actually is n't very much if you think that we 've got to go right through to July to our next fund raising event , so , I was wondering that , if anyone has n't paid their subscriptions for last year or if anyone owes for Christmas cards , I think there 's one or two |
| 15 | Cos Clive has n't paid his tax for three years , and the tax man caught up with him . |
| 16 | As breeder and exhibitor of budgerigars for the past 12 years he finds the joke wearing thin , but it has n't dampened his enthusiasm for his hobby . |
| 17 | The majority of offenders against this offence say that they forgot to renew their licence , which does not diminish their liability for this absolute offence ( i.e. not requiring any guilty knowledge or mens rea ) . |
| 18 | It does not cover your car for damage in an accident , therefore it is usually the sort of policy taken out by people with old cars . |
| 19 | S -adenosylhomocysteine , a SAM analogue lacking the S -methyl group , and with a neutral rather than positively charged sulphur atom , binds to the repressor but does not affect its affinity for the operator ( T. McNally , personal communication ) . |
| 20 | Reddy 's assertion that ‘ no harm ’ comes to donors who part with a kidney is disengenuous , but does not weaken his plea for the ethical objections to organ sale to be reassessed . |
| 21 | Although Goldmann accepts the significance of the social determination of knowledge thesis for epistemology he does not pursue its implications for the Marxist concept of ideology . |
| 22 | One of the characteristics of judicial review is that the supervising court does not substitute its decision for that of the public authority ; rather it leaves it to the body to make good its illegal behaviour by making a fresh decision which complies with the requirements of the law . |
| 23 | He does not share my talent for deceit , the agility of lies . |
| 24 | Farmers have promised more mayhem if their government does not resist US demands for cuts — and they are backed by public opinion . |
| 25 | New world motor racing champion Nigel Mansell has threatened to retire from the sport if the Williams team from Oxfordshire does n't renew his contract for next season . |
| 26 | Miners may strike in support of nurses , but that does n't make them fighters for the equality of women or for women as women . |
| 27 | ‘ Your mother does n't operate her career for your amusement , Princess , ’ her father admonished , pinching Tina 's cheek . |
| 28 | It 's sometimes hard to explain to a person who does n't share your enthusiasm for the plant and animal kingdom why watching three ptarmigan walking about on a clump of moss is exciting , but take my word for it that it is . |