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

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1 These arguments apply just as much where there is a non-cumulative several liability , not annexed to a joint liability , as they do where it is so annexed .
2 ‘ For the purposes of all legal proceedings any question as to the meaning or effect of any of the Treaties , or as to the validity , meaning or effect of any Community instrument , shall be treated as a question of law ( and , if not referred to the European Court , be for determination as such in accordance with the principles laid down by and any relevant decision of the European Court ) . ’
3 Section 3(1) of the European Communities Act 1972 expressly provides that the meaning or effect of any of the Treaties ‘ shall be treated as a question of law ( and , if not referred to the European Court , be for determination as such in accordance with the principles laid down by and any relevant decision of the European Court ) ’ . ’
4 If we choose not to attend to the higher-level activity during cycling we simply do not notice our surroundings and may take an incorrect route .
5 If we take from ( 1 ) the phrase distant cousin , we can remark that it is closely analogous to another phrase — near relative — in which it is quite plain that the adjective is not assigned to the referential locus of the following word , but qualifies the property which it expresses in just the way that the same word does in : ( 5 ) a near impossible task The facts of intensional qualification are not in the least altered because traditional grammar has customarily described near as an adverb in phrases like ( 5 ) , but as an adjective in near relative .
6 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 . ’
7 It does need teaching , though we must be careful not to go to the opposite extreme , as many courses do , and patronizingly treat adult learners like new-born babes .
8 So I decided not to go to the Literary Club but to stay at home .
9 All the preceding research and analysis can be sabotaged in seconds if careful thought is not given to the initial approach .
10 We can not EXPLAIN to the disabled person the presence of God among us .
11 Until the 1988 Act , all a person had to do to gain copyright protection for a design was to make a drawing of the design in such a way that the design could be recognized from the drawing ( as long as the design did not relate to a spare part ) .
12 This not merely makes direct comparison difficult , but it may also mean that such comparisons would be of questionable value given that they would not relate to the actual situation in which traditional and non-traditional students are competing for places , and in which their work and achievement can be meaningfully compared .
13 The first is that sometimes the rules do not relate to the actual language use of native speakers .
14 It occurs when teaching programmes do not relate to the final assessment of learning .
15 But let us think about what would have happened if the Allies had not retaliated to the indiscriminate bombing of this country and the dive bombing tactics of the Luftwaffe on refugees on the continent .
16 ABOVE Ventilation is vital for dogs travelling in cars , but do make sure that they are not exposed to a powerful draught which could affect their eyes .
17 This many be because the rat model was not exposed to an intiating factor or that 18 months was still not long enough to allow cancer to develop .
18 The plaintiff was in any case prevented from bringing an action by the statutory provision , which is not limited to a bare right of passage and is not lost by the taking of a photograph .
19 Unlike the Magistrates ' Court , the Crown Court 's jurisdiction is not limited to a given area .
20 These are not strictly part of our ‘ urban ’ concerns , but they do show how Harré 's and Goffman 's ideas , as well as Giddens 's concept of ‘ locale ’ are not limited to a particular scale .
21 It is not limited to a particular place .
22 The trend is not limited to the individual consumer .
23 This proposition is not limited to the oft-cited example of the use of increased doses of morphine , a practice which specialists argue is no longer necessary or appropriate , but extends to any treatment decision .
24 ‘ ( a ) relating to or having any connection with the 1987 year end audit of Atlantic … and the production of the audited accounts for Atlantic … including any material relating to its subsidiaries ; ( b ) which relate to or have any connection with the acquisition by [ B. & C. ] of Atlantic … including but not limited to the working capital review conducted by [ the appellants ] and the production of a working capital letter ; ( c ) which relate to or have any connection with the 1988 year end audit of Atlantic … and the production of the audited accounts for Atlantic … including any material relating to its subsidiaries .
25 The depression was not limited to the coffee-growing area ; there was also a decline in employment in the packing industry in Colombo , and many temporary emigrants from maritime areas who had earned their livelihood providing services in the previously-expanding economy of the central highlands were forced to return home .
26 The use of effective co-operation between industry and education is not limited to the secondary sector , and many primary schools are introducing existing curriculum activity for their pupils by working closely with industry .
27 Thus a description of R. & R. Clark 's works in 1896 commented that " for straightforward setting , ordinary stonework , simple imposition and first proof-reading , the women are found to be fully qualified , though of course they do not attain to the all-round excellence of first-class men " ,
28 It also shows that , when Russian enterprises reacted to the reforms by jacking up prices and withholding output , they were not doing so because they could not adapt to the bewildering change around them ; they were reacting to the incentives they faced , which said that goods were stores of value while money was not .
29 Seekers after Alpine charm may or may not be content with the neo-Tyrolean style of Vail ; they may or may not adapt to the Wild West clapboard houses of resuscitated mining towns such as Breckenridge .
30 Although the garden is not arranged to a precise colour scheme , Connie has strong views on colour , ‘ I ca n't be doing with strong , deep reds so I use them only in moderation . ’
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