Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] [verb] on [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not want to go on a dictionary-chasing exercise , laying down one word only to find that the marketing men have circumvented it by finding another word . |
| 2 | Our investigations of casual working in the catering industry confirmed the impressions given by the data from the LFS that most casual workers did not want to work on a regular , continuous basis . |
| 3 | So she did not need to go on the offensive and was not required to fight . |
| 4 | Nourse LJ also considered it was arguable that the plaintiff could not seek to rely on the literal clauses of the agreement when it had known that the disclosure letter was incomplete as to do so would be dishonest . |
| 5 | The other problem is that tasks honoured with a separate colour on-screen may not appear emphasized on a black and white printout . |
| 6 | It seemed clear that the Franks were a power in Europe that the Eastern Empire did not dare to challenge on a large scale . |
| 7 | The deaths of only eighty-one men of Hampshire at the battle of Æthelingadene in 1001 does not suggest fighting on a large scale , and it is noticeable that the same raiders shortly afterwards attacked Exeter and were repulsed . |
| 8 | In other words , the sceptic , if he is to make himself understood , can not avoid relying on the conceptual scheme that he is overtly attacking , and if so , his argument collapses before it can even get off the ground . |
| 9 | Teetotallers did not stop insisting on the primary importance of individual commitment but the change in attitude did begin to filter through Nonconformity as a whole and it would have long-lasting effects on attitudes towards the state . |
| 10 | We should not have to rely on the private sector to assist in providing facilities especially as , currently in many cases it does not provide such facilities . |
| 11 | Also , when considering development , it must be stressed that we do not have to depend on an infinite regress . |
| 12 | He will also be aware that the planning system can now be used to require a developer to make provision for a percentage of homes specifically for young people who can not afford to buy on the open market . |
| 13 | We would n't want to comment on the comparative merits of your Minitex and Barbara Smith 's Erka which we show below but it is interesting that the Minitex cost £42.10s.0d in 1950 and the Erka 45 guineas in 1960 . |
| 14 | Hours of hard work on a dyno have produced extra horsepower , which Ian says he ca n't wait to unleash on the British Clubmans ' Championship . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , then , I do n't need to elaborate on the miserable atmosphere of this place , where everyone is at outs , and I must be always on my guard . |
| 16 | She could n't risk slipping on the wet surface of the stones and pitching into the river . |
| 17 | But he ca n't resist going on a teensy-weensy shopping spree with Marlon , which involves going into a jewellers , pretending to be gay and , to divert inquiries , sneezing copiously over an assistant who is terrified they are transmitting Aids . |
| 18 | Although the government has gone to great lengths ( £1 million spent on marketing the proposals ( in an attempt to convince us that the NHS will still remain a National Health Service and will still be free to those requiring health care the proposals clearly spell the future of a health service which will move away from being a public tax funded service to a two tier service , with those who ca n't afford to pay on the bottom level receiving inadequate and cash starved services . |
| 19 | Fiction : You ca n't get burned on a cloudy day . |