Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [noun] of [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I will now beg leave to make some observations on the distance of the Veterinary College from the Town — first — because the Society has no rival to dread in an establishment of this nature — secondly — whether the Infirmary is situated a Mile further or nearer it will not prevent people of sense from sending their Horses there — thirdly — the resident pupils being distant from places of dissipation , it will protect their morals and they will employ their time in study .
2 Patients who did not show evidence of relapse after this four week microchallenge had the diagnosis of coeliac disease confirmed by an open challenge with higher doses of gluten .
3 Do not carry feelings of rejection from one situation over into the next .
4 Unfortunately Dutch law did not provide equality of treatment in every respect for the subsidiaries of foreign parent companies — certain social security rules were not applicable to them .
5 Regulation should not attempt to suppress the phenomenon altogether , but ensure , with appropriate penalties for failure , that acid house parties — and whatever succeeds them — cause minimal disturbance to the non-dancing majority , and that they do not become occasions of profit for professional criminals .
6 She did not suspect Rachaela of complicity with the authorities , recognizing her as a fellow , though alien , outsider .
7 He did not see size of firm as a particularly important factor in his choice .
8 These schools may be spared the risks of improper use , but schools can not tailor programmes of study to children throughout the range of ability if ability can not be assessed .
9 It should also be noted that a covenant limiting hours of access may not limit hours of use of the demised property , provided that the tenant arrives before permitted hours cease and leaves after they recommence .
10 ‘ The settlement does not suggest admission of wrongdoing by any of the parties and is intended to avoid the expense and distraction that would accompany continued litigation , ’ the four said a joint statement last night .
11 Although the offence of having sexual intercourse with a girl under 16 has the advantage of not requiring proof of lack of consent , it carries a maximum penalty of just two years ’ imprisonment .
12 No summary data are presented and some of the individual trials did not measure quality of life at all .
13 High liquidity ratios indicate short-term financial strength but do not measure efficiency of utilization of resources .
14 High liquidity ratios indicate short-term financial strength but do not measure efficiency of utilization of resources .
15 But C.C. 's abnormal difficulty in judging vertical symmetry is caused by his neglect for the left of figures , which should not disrupt judgements of symmetry about the horizontal axis .
16 This also has implications for econometric models since most of the existing models do not take account of knowledge of published forecasts .
17 Hence in the 1990s the user may not gain freedom of interaction with spatial data but become a captive of a particular design and control purpose .
18 In contrast to the Hong Kong Basic Law , the Macao draft law imposed no restrictions on foreign passport holders taking key posts in Macao after 1999 except for the chief executive who could not gain right of abode in a foreign country during his term of office .
19 The Irish courts have held that a child which was born deformed in consequence of an injury to its mother , caused by the fault of a railway company on whose line she was travelling , could not recover damages ; but the decision turned on the view that the company , not having means of knowledge of its presence , owed no duty towards it .
20 It might permit the slaughter , but it did not permit entry of Ministry of Agriculture officials , the nuns said .
21 I just can not stand lack of consideration for others : shown by people who park their cars so close that you have to slide in sideways — cleaning both cars with your clothes as you squeeze through the 2in space left for opening the door .
22 The usual legal connotations of ownership are therefore irrelevant , but the possession of information , or the ability to control it , may nevertheless be of great significance ; in an entirely trivial sense the paper or computer tape on which information is recorded can be owned , and while this does not confer rights of ownership over the information itself , this distinction may seem empty if what really matters is control of access to and use of information .
23 Indeed , if it could be shown that any content is possible consistent with the general requirements of justice , then ‘ justice ’ or ‘ natural law ’ would be stripped of their critical function whereby that which does not exhibit conformity of content with ‘ justice ’ or with ‘ natural law ’ is disqualified as law or , at least , is in some way a law less compelling upon conscience .
24 The Argentinian Foreign Minister said that his country did not require guarantees of sovereignty over the Falklands as long as they remained in Argentinian possession , and strikes broke out in hospitals .
25 Naturally , animals do not defy conservation of energy during running .
26 Space does not allow consideration of quasi-government at the local level ( for details of which see Cousins , 1982 and 1983 ; Rhodes , 1988 ) .
27 In the first place many references to the visitor in student or staff disputes with university authorities do not involve questions of law at all .
28 The deposition of Roman Republican hoards in Italy does not reflect periods of warfare in that country ( fig. 26 ) .
29 Pure ethanol given by any route does not cause release of gastrin in humans .
30 He does n't need reams of paper for that .
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