Example sentences of "not [verb] a proper " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for making up and imposition , the tasks most often cited as barred to women , they could certainly not be carried out by anyone who had not received a proper training , and were rightly regarded as skilled work . |
| 2 | It was a sad but inevitable outcome of not maintaining a proper balance between productivity and personality . |
| 3 | DURING the 1992 general election the people of the United Kingdom were not given a proper chance to make a decision about the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 4 | He received a dressing down for not keeping a proper guard . |
| 5 | Thomas Biggs , in his address to the Social Science Association in 1870 , complained that such a ‘ painful … topic is not considered a proper theme for discussion … by the great majority of the House of Commons ’ . |
| 6 | Much of the anxiety among Members , particularly the opponents of televising , arose from fears that the broadcasters would not preserve a proper balance in their selection of matter to be covered and that they would , in their desire to present newsworthy stories , distort the public presentation of the House . |
| 7 | There was no W , since it was not reckoned a proper letter in its own right , but only a double U , which is how we pronounce it . |
| 8 | The company had not made a proper effort to place her in a comparable position in another store . |
| 9 | Anything under three years , except money market funds , says Mr Poll , does not provide a proper statistical sample to measure volatility . |
| 10 | ‘ This , however , can not provide a proper long-term basis for running the club . |
| 11 | Their lot , they felt , had not had a proper turn since the defeat of the left in the civil war of the late 1940s . |
| 12 | Dan had not had a proper job for over ten years . |
| 13 | There is no need to point out to you the extent to which women are under-represented in the House , and many women will be disappointed to note that , on an agreement affecting the female population — especially in relation to maternity rights and pay — we have not had a proper hearing today . |
| 14 | Village clerks could not keep a proper record of deaths , since they were so frequent . |
| 15 | There is nothing more infuriating and destructive than having the discussion dominated by those who have not got a proper grasp of the subject because they have failed to read the material provided . |
| 16 | I 've not got a proper Christmas tree out am I ? |
| 17 | " I 'm not wearing a proper enough business suit to meet Sir Willie in , " she moaned . |
| 18 | Most markets still do not possess a proper building . |
| 19 | Legislators and enforcers were largely to blame for not providing a proper frame-work of controls . ’ |
| 20 | We all welcome his precision in noting the fact that the Opposition do not have a proper policy . |
| 21 | ‘ Why not have a proper drink ? ’ he asked the visitors . |
| 22 | We still do not have a proper address for Nanking , but I 'll try to sent it to you soon , as I understand a comrade from Nanking is coming to see us here to make arrangements for our visit there . |
| 23 | So let's sweep aside this idea of appointees because the Home Secretary of the day and his predecessor and the Home Office and the inspectorate feel that the police authorities are not doing a proper job , give them the tools to do a pres proper job . |
| 24 | In most species of birds , a male reared apart from other singing males will not develop a proper song at all ; this is not true of simple bird sounds , such as the cock crow , but no ‘ song birds ’ are known to be able to develop their elaborate songs in isolation . |
| 25 | Thinking about it , she did n't mind in the least not having a proper part . |
| 26 | Jerk gave Frank a dressing-down for not having a proper shower . |
| 27 | I started nagging him about money , about not having a proper job and no guts to get one … |
| 28 | er Red er Leicester , I got a lump last and there was no taste at all and on the second day , we not having a proper fridge just er , a a fridge you know keeping it in store |
| 29 | My wife used to say , Can you not get a proper job . |
| 30 | Have you fallen into any obvious traps : failing to make a proper specification of the job requirements in the first place ; not having a really clear picture of the ideal candidate in your mind ; being swayed by an attractive and forceful personality ; doing more talking than listening ; looking for people with your own characteristics ; appointing someone who lacks some of the points you had decided were essential ; choosing the best of the bunch instead of rethinking ; rushing the interviews in circumstances which do not allow a proper conversation ? |