Example sentences of "[prep] not [verb] a [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The defences at Alcester have only been found at one point on the north-west side by the river , and are of two periods with a wall supported by timber piles , close enough to the river bank as not to need a ditch system at this point . |
| 2 | A MOTORCYCLIST on a stolen bike was stopped by police for not wearing a crash helmet , Colwyn Bay magistrates heard yesterday . |
| 3 | This requires a certificate of exemption signed by a registered medical practitioner , to avoid conviction for not wearing a seat belt otherwise made compulsory by the regulations . |
| 4 | In some circumstances , of course , this perception is justified : if you are a boy in Tanzania selling peanuts in the street in order to survive , you may be perfectly correct in your perception that the policeman approaching you is going to blackmail you for not having a street seller 's license , rather than to assist you in making an honest living . |
| 5 | To be fined twelve quid for not having a safety belt on and on top of the ninety quid and the forty quid and one thing and another . |
| 6 | She criticised the Government for not introducing a decommissioning scheme or compensation . |
| 7 | Appendix III shows the almost circular relationship between not having a bank account and using relatively costly forms of credit . |
| 8 | Yesterday , Chief Insp Fordy said Mr Jackson was accused of not having a firearms certificate for a shotgun and a rifle . |
| 9 | While urine testing remains the single most useful screening test for diabetes and the adequacy of its management , blood testing in addition provides definitive information and avoids the pitfall of a high renal threshold not uncommon in older patients , or the problem of not having a urine specimen immediately available . |
| 10 | At all events it will be thicker than the existing glass , and will improve the sound insulation quality of the door , in spite of not having a 75mm space between the two panes . |
| 11 | 12 ALTHOUGH he is an Italian , created by a Japanese , a recent New York Times editorial said : ‘ Not having a Nintendo is like not having a baseball bat . ’ |
| 12 | Before the debate , Gerald Kaufman , the party 's foreign affairs spokesman , criticised the resolution for its imprecision in not giving a time scale , and for ambiguity in not defining the precise level of spending required . |
| 13 | Princess Alexandra 's niece , Emma Louise Ogilvy , 30 , pleaded guilty by letter to not having a TV licence . |
| 14 | Resisting making myself bankrupt , he nearly said , by not buying a gold locket I coveted for you — delicate — beautiful — too bloody expensive . |
| 15 | By not having a visitors book ? |
| 16 | Well , it says on the bottom of the , your copy of the charge sheet , production of driving license you must produce it , failure to produce it will mean that it is automatically suspended and it also means you 've committed yet another offence by not having a driving licence here to produce Mr ! |
| 17 | Failure to produce it will mean that it is automatically suspended and it also means you 've committed yet another offence by not having a driving licence here to produce Mr . |
| 18 | This loses a slight degree of sensitivity by not having a dropper shot but usually does the trick of holding the float stationary . |
| 19 | That is , if an unsuccessful firm attempts to send a false ‘ good ’ signal by announcing an increase in dividends , this increases the risk of insolvency even more than would be the case if the firm sent a true ‘ bad ’ signal by not announcing a dividend increase . |