Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Thus , it does not apply where the evidence establishes the existence of a collateral contract ; where it can be shown that the document was not intended as a complete record of the contract terms ; where its existence or operation was dependent upon some prior unexpected stipulation ; or where it was procured by some illegality or misrepresentation . |
| 32 | ‘ Support ’ in the Act is not intended as a universal service for all , but one selectively applied to ‘ children in need ’ . |
| 33 | The ‘ guide ’ is just that and is not intended as a rigid rule . |
| 34 | While not intended as a dogmatic definition , it was in fact little less . |
| 35 | What I think was true was that the Falklands was not regarded as a front-line issue for some period of time , and indeed the forecast was that it would n't really boil up again until August or thereabouts in 1982 . |
| 36 | These applications are not regarded as a mere formality by most courts which may require the originating application to state the grounds in proper detail , for example that the lessor may require to occupy at the expiration of the lease ; that the premises are temporarily surplus to the needs of the lessor ; that the lessee has indicated that he only requires the premises for a limited period ; that there is to be development at the expiration of the term ; that the lessor is only prepared to grant if the section is excluded ; that exclusion of the section has been taken into consideration in negotiations for the rent , or possibly that the premises form part of other premises which brings the provisions of management of the whole into question if the section is not excluded . |
| 37 | The only female character is Billy 's mother , who is not regarded as a good mother , neglecting her youngest son and having a succession of boyfriends . |
| 38 | The attitude of staff is always conditioned by the lead from the top and if cleaning is not regarded as a serious requirement at this level this attitude is quickly communicated to all levels with inevitable results . |
| 39 | was not regarded as a political issue in the sense that it had an important place on the agenda of party politics . |
| 40 | A HUNDRED in your first innings of the season is sweet , and especially so if it 's your team 's third one-day match , and you 've been left out of the first two because you are not regarded as a one-day player . |
| 41 | It is clear , however , that it was not regarded as a useful adjunct to the civil rights agitation . |
| 42 | As Professor Elton has argued , it was not regarded as a constitutional force which deserved notice only when it was opposing or restricting the Crown . |
| 43 | Sharing accommodation with relatives on a permanent basis is not regarded as a desirable option in contemporary British culture , where the image of the normal household is based firmly upon the nuclear family : typically a married couple and their immature children , with possibly the addition of an elderly parent . |
| 44 | She says that science is still not regarded as a safe subject — it makes her sad . |
| 45 | is not justified on a general reading of that case . |
| 46 | Both sections 12 and 14 allow the senior police officer to impose conditions only if he ‘ reasonably believes ’ that the stipulated events will occur , and the Government White Paper expressed the view that the new law would ‘ ensure that demonstrators have an effective means of challenging any decision by the police to impose conditions which is not justified by a real risk of serious disorder , disruption or coercion . ’ |
| 47 | Hence , the requirement for very large rates of return is not justified from a shareholder-wealth viewpoint . |
| 48 | Not painted for a specific location and comprising canvases of different dimensions , the frieze was a pool of images from which Munch made withdrawals for sale , replacing the pictures which he had plundered with new versions of the same composition . |
| 49 | If your aircraft is not painted in a standard colour you will often find details of the exact type and colour in the airframe log book . |
| 50 | Because of this the Judaeo-Christian world-view recognises the need to create political and economic structures which ensure that the family is not debarred from a permanent interest in economic life . |
| 51 | The council decided not to appeal during a special meeting of its policy and resources committee . |
| 52 | i have not heard of a similar setup at least — the only player who is remincent in norway of flo and almost as good in the air has been out injured this season so the setup has not been tried and maybe never will — at least it shows that coach Egil ‘ Drillo ’ Olsen — thinks — which might not be said of Mr Turnip . |
| 53 | Strange , I thought , I have not heard of a prominent baseball authority with that name . |
| 54 | The kind of music she had not heard for a long time . |
| 55 | Though so it serve our purpose , I would not quarrel with a little license . ’ |
| 56 | Even my wife , enlightened , but energetically gregarious , upon my expressing my desire not to go to a certain gathering would say , ‘ Normal people like parties , they want to go . ’ |
| 57 | Some undertake this role at a working level by assisting and challenging the business units when they submit their plans ; for example , by questioning why the business units are not competing in a certain way or as much as they should . |
| 58 | The suggestion at the time that the Labour Party had been behind Profumo 's downfall was a little unfair to many members who repeatedly expressed their misgivings about the scandalous imputations , which several of them could not regard as a proper currency for a political difference . |
| 59 | It enables everyone involved to understand the Process that is going on , it makes it possible for grieving people to be looked after for a while , but not to sink into a chronic mourning state , because everyone knows when it is meant to be finished , and when the bereaved people are meant to pick up their responsibilities again . |
| 60 | A new vehicle may be available built to special order to this specification but is not listed as a standard vehicle in this country . |