Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] their [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Similarly , having chosen to use a large Chorus , John Doyle has not developed their ritual of voice and movement far enough . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But Welshman Davies and Oxford-based Saxton , both 25 , have not dropped their bid for compensation . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The Stoddard players would like to thank their Captain for not upstaging their team on behalf of Lyles . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | However , these creatures do not perceive their time on Earth in the same way . |
| 12 | These are people who instead of waiting passively to see what life will bring , have decided not to leave their happiness to chance . |
| 13 | But it is useless to start deciding which aspects of behaviour did or did not have their origin in sex . |
| 14 | Davide had been asked to act as legal counsel for three candidates from Rupe , four from Corrado , and for some five others who appeared but wisely did not divulge their place of origin . |
| 15 | " Iraqis , " he said , " will not sell their freedom for food . " |
| 16 | When suitably indoctrinated , they would see the benefits of the new housing , and perhaps even come to pity those unfortunates who did not share their style of life — like the party leaders , for instance . |
| 17 | ‘ Some people simply can not conquer their horror of disability . ’ |
| 18 | We shouted but what with the noise of the water and not knowing their language of course it was n't any use and then we were in the water . |
| 19 | This does not mean their cost of capital is low . |
| 20 | They declared almost unanimously that it would not change their way of life , which makes one wonder what was so attractive about that way of life ( in fact , nearly all pools winners were forced to move , through the envy of neighbours ) . |
| 21 | ‘ I am not taking their point of view . |
| 22 | In addition , it is not something that can be delegated and employees can not escape their responsibility by delegation . |
| 23 | Deaf people did not escape their share of war-time tragedy and hardship , but the war benefited them in one very important respect . |
| 24 | ‘ One example is gay and lesbian organisations and , though I would not persecute these people , I can not support their way of life as one to be promoted and developed . ’ |
| 25 | If the Greeks do not get their debt under control — and that , be it repeated , means getting a 7%-of-GDP surplus on the ordinary part of their budget , so as to have enough money left over to pay what is due on the debt — they will one day find they can not sell the bonds that keep the debt going . |
| 26 | Yet we must not get their faith in witchcraft and magic out of proportion . |
| 27 | YUGOSLAVS determined to oppose CROATS and will not allow their surrender to BRIT troops . |
| 28 | Group members were advised not to overstock their kitchen with food , to throw away leftovers , and to buy only small amounts of ‘ binge ’ foods . |
| 29 | No real life shop could support so many assistants for so small a stock , but how the audience loved this bevy of beauties who bowed , and sidestepped , in stately fashion ( the great stunning picture hats for Jubilee Year would not appear until Act Two — not reach their apogee until Act Three ) . |
| 30 | Engineers should not exceed their level of competence where the result might put people at risk , nor ask others to exceed theirs . |