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

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1 But a minister has not given evidence to the committee ‘ in living memory ’ .
2 For the parent , the same phrase means the inverse : I have not given birth to the monster which my upbringing and socialisation led me to believe I 'd had , but to a normal member of the human species as I now define it .
3 Evolved for hunting in Africa , the quiet nature of this breed was essential so as not to alert game to the presence of dogs and hunters nearby .
4 He did not seek re-election to the Parliament of 1685 and supported the Revolution of 1688 , subscribing money to the new regime .
5 Important though these duties were , they were fairly routine in character ; they did not bring Clanvow to the notice of a wider public .
6 Unlike its plainer cousin , it will not bring shame to the wearer by wilting or drooping on the crucial day .
7 Perhaps , by her action , to convince him that she had not turned traitor to the King .
8 A landlord who retains control over common parts of a building such as the stairs and puts an exclusion clause in the lease , can not exclude liability to the tenant 's visitors by virtue of this clause .
9 Her duty is like the duty not to set fire to the forest which entails the duty to put out any fire one started .
10 Although this brief outline can not do justice to the complexity and detail of Poulantzas ' work , it does convey enough of its character and aspirations to form the basis of a critical discussion , and in this part of the chapter I shall focus on three connected questions , all concerned with the explanatory power of the theory .
11 This view , Cureton argues , does not do justice to the complexity of rhythm and has meant that the study of non-metrical verse and of rhythmic prose has been neglected .
12 ‘ What I have tried not to do is big black drawings of steel works , ’ said Mr Crowley , who was pleasantly surprised that his pre-conceived image of lots of chemical plants and an over-used river did not do justice to the scene .
13 Editor , — J K Aronson and M Hardman do not do justice to the range of antimiocrobial drugs for which monitoring of serum concentrations is necessary , and Aronson and D J M Reynolds include several statements that we find unacceptable in their review of monitoring of aminoglycoside antibiotics .
14 Expressed in this way the hypothesis does not do justice to the variety and complexity of literate practices , undervalues the character of oral practices , and sets up a ‘ great divide ’ that they themselves reject when it is made explicit .
15 At times , pressure on space meant we could not do justice to the work she did for us , but nevertheless she continued to keep up the high standards she set herself .
16 Neither effect is large , but the result is sufficiently different for us to feel uncomfortable about averaging the two effects ; it would not do justice to the situation to say that on average there was no effect of education once age was controlled .
17 The fact that this has occurred indicates that Marx 's and Engels 's original formulation probably does not do justice to the nature of power in a modern capitalist society .
18 If we consider only the superficial elements of these changes in society , and deal with the problem purely at the level at which the Bill deals with it , we shall not do justice to the House or to the people of this country .
19 Such a brief summary does not do justice to the detail and complexity of Kemp 's argument .
20 This section can not do justice to the body of literature on the new public management which has emerged , but will focus on two critical themes .
21 First of all , I do not need to publicise a successful venture in order to attract more applicants , and secondly , it would not do justice to the conference theme which aims to discuss aspects of untapped linguistic resources and teacher training .
22 The hon. Gentleman 's attitude does not do justice to the seriousness of this debate .
23 These few pages can not do justice to the array of benefits which a partnership with AEA could bring .
24 Why his Lordship should have concluded that the facts did not give rise to the issue is unclear , but subsequent events have shown that the decision has been of much greater importance for the scope of the right of public meeting than his Lordship imagined it would be .
25 That paragraph does not give rise to the inference that an appropriation of property is not theft when there is a ‘ consent ’ — if it can be rightly so described — which is founded upon the dishonesty of the defendant .
26 The district permission does not give approval to the layout plans submitted with the application or for any residential use in the building .
27 The argument that the court should take account of the fact that the wearing of a seat belt would have caused other injuries of a different nature was rejected as a matter of principle in Patience v Andrews [ 1983 ] RTR 447 : it is respectfully submitted that this decision is wrong and does not give effect to the provision in s1 of the Law Reform ( Contributory Negligence ) Act 1945 , that damages should be reduced to such extent as the court thinks just and equitable .
28 It is no good searching an information source ( printed or computer-held ) efficiently and with a sound understanding of its construction if that source does not provide access to the information or documents that are being sought .
29 I would not have learnt of this paper so quickly ( and perhaps not at all ) had I not had access to the Internet .
30 For the same reason Harper did not transfer title to the finance company .
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