Example sentences of "[vb -s] not [adv] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He has not just found a role for himself , which was something he had agonized over for years , but has used his position to lead an assault on the ills of modern society ; to try to alter people 's basic thinking , not just in an effort to improve their lives , but to persuade them of the need to preserve the planet for future generations . |
| 2 | Though he has not officially announced a drugs policy , all indications are that Mr Clinton will turn America 's attention away from cutting off supplies in the Andes to reducing demand at home . |
| 3 | Labour changes from being at a stage where it has not yet become a thing in itself and is merely an aspect of social life , to a stage when although still an aspect of social life it involves exploitation , i.e. slavery and serfdom , to a third stage when labour has become mysteriously represented as a thing and is used for a different kind of exploitation . |
| 4 | For all the strength of its grip on American affections , the industry has not yet done a Hollywood : sporting stars , unlike some film stars , do not pretend that they know everything there is to know about matters from a nuclear winter to farm policies and demand to be listened to on them all . |
| 5 | The hon. Gentleman has not yet asked a question of the Prime Minister . |
| 6 | The Home Secretary has not yet made a decision on what recommendations if any will be adopted . |
| 7 | Abdel Wahid El Wakil has not yet made a building in the UK and works abroad mainly in the Gulf . |
| 8 | Pat has not yet met a group to have fellowship with but she has made contact ’ by chance ’ with a Christian we shall call ’ George ’ . |
| 9 | what is sad to see is that a player like tony dorigo has not yet scored a goal this season and the same for kelly — that is : our wide defenders has not ( yet ) been a threat to the opposite team — which — if i rememeber correctly — did happen a couple of seasons back with both Love-Machine Sterland and Tony getting the occasional goal . |
| 10 | If it is actionable to use unlawful means to drive away C 's prospective customers why should it not equally be actionable to use such means against a person who proposes to buy his house but has not yet signed a contract to do so ? |
| 11 | AST Research Inc , Irvine says it will open a manufacturing plant in Europe by the end of the year , but has not yet chosen a location . |
| 12 | AST Research Inc , Irvine says it will open a manufacturing plant in Europe by the end of the year , but has not yet chosen a location . |
| 13 | ‘ I was shocked when Bristol City released me because I thought that I was doing well , ’ said Vernon , who has now scored four times in three games for Bath but has not yet started a game . |
| 14 | ‘ There is no extra money available because IBM has not yet got a client for the product , ’ he says . |
| 15 | What he learned from that experience is that the aspirations and ambitions , for which Labour could not stand , has not yet found a voice ; to these aspirations the right kind of Tory message could be addressed . |
| 16 | Their farms produce some excellent things — first-class olive oil , plenty of good fruit and vegetables , a short but growing list of wines a Frenchman might be persuaded to drink — but Greece has not yet found a way of selling them abroad on a large scale . |
| 17 | Great Britain has lost an Empire and has not yet found a role Dean Acheson , West Point , 1962 |
| 18 | Great Britain has lost an empire and has not yet found a role . |
| 19 | We have been mesmerised by Dean Acheson saying that having lost an empire , Britain has not yet found a role . |
| 20 | Nordstrom has not publicly put a cost on its plans , but they are going to be very expensive . |
| 21 | The hon. Member for Dagenham wants not only to recreate a GLC but , as my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow , West said , for it to be bigger and for it to control the police , which the old GLC never did . |
| 22 | Oh , I see she has n't actually given a talk , but she 's going to . |
| 23 | Erm I think er Mr said I think that that C P R E has n't actually offered a solution in this debate , just just raised questions . |
| 24 | the same time as we go to Cyprus and he has n't actually booked a flight yet but he 's got the villa cos Aily a few doors along , remember she 's got a villa in erm |
| 25 | And eh , he seemed very knowledgeable , I mean we got a job to find him , he has n't actually got a shop , he 's just got a premises . |
| 26 | He has n't really got a choice . |
| 27 | He 's a wing and a prayer player , a nervous performer who has n't really got a clue how good he is . |
| 28 | ‘ All our drivers , of course , are trained to deal with an emergency situation too ’ , says Reg Jones , ‘ Standards are getting higher and higher and the majority of drivers who work for P&O Roadtanks not only have a City & Guilds qualification in dealing with hazardous chemicals , but will have attended further training courses to improve the service they can offer the customer . ’ |
| 29 | Renting property means not just renting a place to live in , or to run a business from . |
| 30 | A CONSTRUCTION project , even a huge one , does not normally become a point of constitutional principle . |