Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [pos pn] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nigel was paid for his work , but he hated not seeing his piece in print . |
| 2 | He castigated the illustrator of Time Wasted Away for not bringing his work in line with that of Miss [ sic ] Vanessa Bell and , among other things , for depicting the sun as an eight-pointed starfish in the sky . |
| 3 | But even this has not stopped my love for canoeing as I have been out many times since and this summer , when I was at camp , I was going down a weir , when I got caught in a stopper at the bottom and nearly drowned myself again . |
| 4 | For example , she was deeply opposed to opening in Manchester , as she did not think her type of customer lived there , but preferred to be associated with the older university towns or cathedral cities such as Bath or Edinburgh . |
| 5 | It does not cover your car for damage in an accident , therefore it is usually the sort of policy taken out by people with old cars . |
| 6 | That does not affect our commitment to safety and it has nothing to do with privatisation . |
| 7 | It might perhaps have done so had Franco not delayed his assault in order to make a detour eastwards to Toledo . |
| 8 | When Val was gone , Roland realised , with a shock like a religious conversion , that he did not want their way of life to go on . |
| 9 | Her widowhood had thankfully not reduced her circumstances too drastically and had certainly not altered her sense of style . |
| 10 | Do not regard your record of baseline behaviour , your seven to ten-day preparation phase , with an overly pessimistic , critical eye . |
| 11 | The main reason for using a Statutory Demand is not to drive your debtor into insolvency , which helps no one , but rather to bring pressure to bear on having accounts paid and having them paid quickly . |
| 12 | So the simple weathering model will not explain our distribution of chlorine . |
| 13 | The existing centre at Northwick Park in north-west London , has not developed its research in collaboration with hospital work , as once hoped , and is to be phased out . |
| 14 | Similarly , having chosen to use a large Chorus , John Doyle has not developed their ritual of voice and movement far enough . |
| 15 | Arrangements such as joint market research , and the joint execution of research work up to the stage of industrial application , were stated to be compatible with Article 85(1) , provided that participating companies did not restrict their freedom of action . |
| 16 | It 's important not to lose your security of tenure in council accommodation — which is so hard to come by in the first place — by making yourself " voluntarily homeless ' . |
| 17 | Administration officials also cast doubt on the environmental statements of other Northern governments , claiming that the French , German and Japanese , among others , were not matching their rhetoric with action . |
| 18 | In the end , the WICBC 's attitude that they could not accept any individual who did not uphold their tradition of sportsmanship prevailed , and Gilchrist played no more Tests . |
| 19 | Hyacinth , who could not catch her breath for excitement , found herself in the arms of the Prime Minister . |
| 20 | Abraham talked on , not noticing her lack of attention . |
| 21 | But Welshman Davies and Oxford-based Saxton , both 25 , have not dropped their bid for compensation . |
| 22 | Sport that invokes excessive emotion , especially anger and aggression , may not suit our need for balance and peace of mind , and this can be destructive to our striving for harmony . |
| 23 | If I will not bring his bride to life , then he will rob my bride of her life . ’ |
| 24 | He would not neglect his wife in favour of his work , nor his work in favour of his wife . |
| 25 | 9.7 Accidents The Landlord shall not be responsible to the Tenant or to anyone at the Premises or the Centre expressly or by implication with the Tenant 's authority for any accident happening or injury suffered or for any damage or to or loss of any chattel sustained in the Premises or the Centre There is a question mark attached to the effectiveness of this provision on the basis that a party can not exclude its liability for death or personal injuries caused by its negligence . |
| 26 | Azerbaijani attempts to open a new front in the east through attacks on the Askeran region of the enclave from Agdam could not prevent their loss of control over Lachin on May 17 . |
| 27 | The Stoddard players would like to thank their Captain for not upstaging their team on behalf of Lyles . |
| 28 | When Jesus says to his disciples , ‘ You are not to set your mind on food or drink ; you are not to worry ’ ( Luke 12:29 — the only New Testament use of the word ) , he is saying that God 's care for us as Father means that food and drink are not to be a hang-up , an occasion for doubt and anxiety which constantly keeps us up in the air . |
| 29 | If the house was above the road , it came from it , and cross 'd the way to run to another ; if the house was below us , it cross 'd us from some other distant house above it , and at every considerable house was a manufactory or work-house , and as they could not do their business without water , the little streams were so parted and guided by gutters and pipes , and by turning and dividing the streams , that none of those houses were without a river , if I may call it so , running into and through their work-houses . |
| 30 | A newspaper report of an inquest on a patient at the Biggleswade institution appeared to imply that the guardians had not done their duty in respect of the provision of adequate nursing staff . |