Example sentences of "[prep] not [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With both men having defences more vulnerable than Leeds , there should be no complaints even from those paying $800 for ringside seats about not getting value for money . |
| 2 | Children who do this are making a statement about not needing comfort from adults , while at another level needing them desperately and choosing a place where they know they will be forced out . |
| 3 | If only they had n't become so friendly , he was sure he would have enjoyed having a relationship with her ; but he had a rule about not mixing sex with friendship . |
| 4 | FIVE schoolchildren in Japan were given 100-volt electric shocks for not bringing textbooks to class . |
| 5 | Will the Secretary of State specifically consider protecting the new body 's budget against the extraordinary awards made recently to landowners for not planting trees on sites of special scientific interest ? |
| 6 | The same thing always happened to him at school if he was brought out to the front of the hall for talking in assembly , or if he had to stand in the aisle with his hands on his head for not paying attention in class . |
| 7 | There are good reasons for not inflicting pain on animals , but no particular point is made , except rhetorically , by grounding this in rights . |
| 8 | Although the offence of having sexual intercourse with a girl under 16 has the advantage of not requiring proof of lack of consent , it carries a maximum penalty of just two years ’ imprisonment . |
| 9 | So that although the theoretical presuppositions of traditional literary criticism are very different from Derrida 's , the student of literature is likely to recognize his strategy of not taking texts at face value . |
| 10 | The Israeli government has a policy of not providing funds to hospitals for capital expenditure so that resources have to be sought elsewhere . |
| 11 | The spokesman said : ‘ Lloyds Bank has a policy of not releasing information about thefts . |
| 12 | Robert Dexter 's eyes were shrewd in understanding as he returned her look , but it seemed as if he too realised the wisdom of not putting thoughts into words . |
| 13 | The poem , which many sports people have adopted as a sort of anthem , also advises on ‘ keeping one 's head while all around are losing theirs ’ , of not giving way to hate or dealing in lies . |
| 14 | Fires , falling masonry and ruptured services are among the fatal consequences of not protecting property against earthquakes |
| 15 | The developments that we have seen vindicate the policy of not doing deals with hostage takers . |
| 16 | There is a perception amongst informed people in the community that there may well be a shortage of long stay beds in Leicestershire and you do need to bear in mind that the National Health Service is increasingly going down the road of not keeping people in hospitals longer than they have to because hospitals are perceived as being very , a very expensive way of providing beds and you have to take that into account because that 's a fairly clear national policy and you are likely to see an acceleration in that process from what I read in the national press . |
| 17 | The various explanations for communication failure that have been proposed — including not taking account of properties of the stimulus array , not asking questions , failing to perceive the role of the message , and having insufficient cognitive space to monitor the activity — seem to account for many of the experimental findings . |
| 18 | She felt disloyal in not telling Jenny of Matthew 's inconsequential fickleness , and yet Jenny would probably not believe her if she did tell . |
| 19 | ‘ We have therefore concluded that there are practical advantages in following the policy of many other countries in not according recognition to governments . |
| 20 | I would entreat your Honour to muster thirty men and send them to us and put shoes on board with them , for we have committed one great error in not putting shoes on board with the last , which was occasioned by means of a dispute we had with our cobblers about the price . |
| 21 | Nicholson 's customers are not price sensitive explains Tony , although he stresses that this is different to not expecting value for money . |
| 22 | Do n't get me wrong , I 'm not saying that companies should n't sponsor ballet or opera , but I think they have to not lose sight of sponsorship potential with the disadvantages as well as the anonymous giving branch , because small amounts of money to some organizations may do disproportionately more than the Scottish Opera |
| 23 | People 's view of building is often somewhat different , and many feel savings can be made by not expending money on architect 's fees . |
| 24 | In particular that fireworks comply with the British Standard that people register that they are keeping fireworks retailers and wholesalers so that we can go and inspect the storage conditions er and that people obey the law by not selling fireworks to people under the age of sixteen . |