Example sentences of "[n mass] [vb base] not [verb] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But these statistics do not take account of the fact that , in continuous speech , word boundaries are more difficult to identify from a given mid-class string compared with a phonemic string . |
| 2 | After I got back to work I realised just how many people do n't give blood in the Institute ( which is what prompted me to write this article ) . |
| 3 | I suppose it 's because people do n't put canvas with paint daubed on it very high up on their list of personal needs , especially when there are bills to pay and food to buy … |
| 4 | A lot of people do n't come face to face with me here |
| 5 | ACET volunteers work as part of a team and provide help in many different ways to ensure that people do n't spend time in hospital unnecessarily . |
| 6 | Yes , that 's why we 're very lucky , I mean because , because people do n't keep stuff like this , so erm yes , we 're very lucky to have it . |
| 7 | People do not build resistance to tetanus with time or age . |
| 8 | ‘ Rich people do not waste time in our village . ’ |
| 9 | Although many people do not like talk of market forces , the plain fact is that in the real world we simply can not ignore them . |
| 10 | Where people do not take part in politics , the study enquires whether this is due to satisfaction , hostility or apathy and in what circumstances people might come to take a more active part . |
| 11 | The six most common responses , in order of frequency , were : ( 1 ) people do not take care of themselves/are careless ( 26% ) ; ( 2 ) do not know ( 22% ) ; ( 3 ) lack of medical care/education and prevention efforts ( 17% ) ; ( 4 ) homeless people spread it ( 15% ) ; ( 5 ) HIV ( 11% ) ; and ( 6 ) crowded living conditions ( 9% ) . |
| 12 | In this analysis , people do not attribute legitimacy to authority because they recognize its claim to a foundation in some principle or source outside itself . |
| 13 | ‘ The situation is tragic , but it is important that these people do not undermine confidence in this approach to conservation . ’ |
| 14 | By contrast , ‘ born in Asia ’ is an excellent match for areas where people do not use electricity for cooking . |
| 15 | Research has also suggested that older people prefer not to share accommodation with their offspring in joint households if they can no longer manage on their own . |
| 16 | Rare species do not form part of the definition of a community , although it may be useful to state in which community the rarity occurs in order to fix its ecological preference . |
| 17 | Over 80% do n't have access to any help once they leave hopsital . |