Example sentences of "[vb -s] [not/n't] the [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Spencer propounded the law of equal freedom which was not unlike the first of Rawls 's principles of justice : ‘ Every man is free to do that which he wills provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man . ’ |
| 2 | Although Mr Melding , a first-time candidate , has not the faintest chance of winning , he is reluctant to dwell gloomily on the fact . |
| 3 | If you then say , ah well it might expand to double that number or to five thousand , as was postulated , that then begs an even larger question , because in my submission you would then go back and revisit the alternatives of , for example , should you expand Tadcaster , which has not the best facilities in its town centre , er to quote but one example of er viability and sustainability of towns . |
| 4 | Every golfer in the world experiences that awful feeling of helplessness when he stands over a putt and knows that he has not the slightest chance of getting the ball near the hole , let alone into it . |
| 5 | The hon. Gentleman is really behaving disgracefully — — when he accuses British Rail of negligence before an inquiry has even begun , and when he has not the slightest idea of what caused that accident . |
| 6 | The Russian Girl has n't the frisky insouciance of the early work , nor the vituperative energies of his infamous middle period . |
| 7 | He has n't the faintest idea of how things really stand . ’ |
| 8 | And he has n't the least idea of how much it will come to . |
| 9 | Her escorts pay when she goes out to restaurants or parties , so Pickles has n't the foggiest idea about money . |
| 10 | You 've got this superior idea that I 'm some sort of half-wit from the back of beyond who has n't the vaguest notion of what happens in the big , bad world . |
| 11 | She has n't the slightest interest in Monpazier . |
| 12 | Doth not the good father in short time , either by his coughing or spitting or testiness … become troublesome either to his own son or to his nice daughter-in-law , with continuing so long chargeable and so much waited-on , or to the children , with taking up their room at the fire or at the table , or to the servants , while his slow eating doth scant their reversions ? |
| 13 | Lucky that I carry it around with me ; and that it bears not the faintest resemblance to Daniel . ’ |
| 14 | But a fourth kind of intelligence might be added , which is diplomatic intelligence , which bears not the remotest relationship to any of the other three , nor to any kind of intelligence that can be identified by any human being . |
| 15 | The bookmakers ' indecision , if not final , perhaps insultingly reflects not the undisputed brilliance of two unbeaten fighters but the continuing doubts about both champion and challenger . |
| 16 | Throughout the song the rhythm of the vocal follows not the regular periods of dance music but the irregular accents of the words . |
| 17 | If it does not the second limb of s31 will be satisfied . |
| 18 | Where does the mask fall : Does not the ritual repetition of those familiar features ‘ mask ’ far more than it uncovers ? |
| 19 | Mr. Murphy : Does not the so-called initiative for our valleys involve more fantasy than reality ? |
| 20 | close oneself to awareness from other viewpoints ; indeed , if full awareness were , required for the intelligent choosing of means , our thesis would invite the rejoinder : - ‘ If ‘ Be good' ’ follows from ‘ ‘ Be aware from all viewpoints ' ’ , why does not the urgent need to be aware of the people with whom we deal compel us all to be moral ? ’ |