Example sentences of "[noun sg] not [verb] a [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Osborne too felt his viola was mightier than the machine-guns : he used it as his only protection , making a conscious decision not to wear a flak jacket . |
| 2 | The questions which arise in this appeal are whether Miss T. was fit to make a decision not to have a blood transfusion and whether she made a genuine decision of her own volition or whether her decision is to be impugned by the undue influence of her mother . |
| 3 | The festival 's organisers are appealing against the decision not to grant a music licence and are quietly confident that they 'll win . |
| 4 | The disadvantages , however , are that it would be much more expensive to construct , requiring the construction of several bridges , and the fact that while it straddles two council areas , there will be no possibility of support from Ards Borough Council as their Tourist Officer has an agreement with Down District Council not to support a tourist railway in the Ards area as there is already one under way in the Down District area at Downpatrick . |
| 5 | Mrs Helmsley , dressed in black , had earlier walked to the front of the court and sobbingly begged the judge not to impose a prison term . |
| 6 | Although C. has no recollection of the fact , Ward J. found that he was present at some time when Miss T. was expressing her wish not to have a blood transfusion . |
| 7 | Is it still SWEG policy not to issue a membership list : I am in total sympathy re problem(s) of misuse , but other groups I belong to do have lists e.g. IPR , BAIE , ESBW , EICG . |
| 8 | Since this case it has been made a criminal offence not to wear a seat belt in the front seat of a car . |
| 9 | That is no reason not to provide an advertising campaign to cover the whole of the country . |
| 10 | Mr Wardle also claimed that Britain ‘ is the only EC country not to have a visa regime against any of the ( Yugoslav ) republics ’ . |
| 11 | Second and simultaneously , in order not to release a consumer credit squeeze that would second imports , they should introduce controls on the supply of credit ; restraint in what the banking system is allowed to borrow . |
| 12 | However , having read the notes accompanying the application form , it seemed that the work we wish to carry out does not require the formal Consent , since the work falls under Section ( a ) of Class III of the exceptions listed in paragraph 2 , ie. works of repair or maintainance not involving a material alteration to a monument , and this opinion has been confirmed verbally by British Waterways themselves . |