Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [vb -s] [adv] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The opposition ( Issaq-dominated ) Somali National Movement ( SNM ) would be able to take part in the elections , he said , if " it has a programme and does not solely seek to satisfy tribal interests " . |
| 2 | Outcrossing promotes diversity suited to high biotic uncertainty and does not invariably lead to specialization of species but , on the contrary , may lead to greater generalization of a species and therefore similarity between species of a tree ‘ guild ’ . |
| 3 | The speculum , which is warmed before use , is smaller than an erect penis and does not normally produce any pain or discomfort when used . |
| 4 | Cases of the latter type , where the adjective is used only to aid identification and does not actually apply to the entity of the phrase , closely resemble the great bulk of noun + noun phrases in their structural value , examples such as : ( 11 ) army manoeuvres the piano factory a sea monster an angle bracket However , even among noun + noun phrases , certain specimens occur which are clearly analogous to the former type ; as in : ( 12 ) a doctor journalist ( or doctor-journalist ) Chancellor Kohl a bed-settee These would permit an affirmative answer to our diagnostic test , although normally it is necessary to allow a little leeway in the shape of an added determiner to allow for this requirement of English : ( 13 ) Maurice is a journalist and he is also a doctor 2.3 It would be useful to have names for the two types of adjectival use , and there are fortunately two terms available which fall in the right semantic area and which have not been pre-empted for any other widely accepted technical linguistic purpose . |
| 5 | Copyright comes into force immediately on completion or publication of the work and does not normally have to be recorded or registered . |
| 6 | It can also spread to the neck , arm or jaw and does n't usually ease off for several hours . |
| 7 | Note that in certain cases this has to be done as a formality and does not necessarily mean that there is anything suspicious about the death . |
| 8 | We would argue that this does not give a clear explanation of the decision because the judgment is an after-the-event rationalization of the decision and does not necessarily give the real reasons for it . |
| 9 | It is opposed by the British Association of Social workers on the grounds that it is ageist and does not adequately safeguard the rights of clients ( Marshall , 1988 , p. 20 ) . |
| 10 | Someone who — has accepted a leading chair at one of the universities expects to do a job and does not lightly change after less than two years . |
| 11 | Fernand was employed by the previous owner and does not always see eye to eye with Alain on the way the estate should be managed , but no … ’ |
| 12 | It is only intended as an example and does not necessarily indicate the best way to call the routines . |
| 13 | In effect , the report is stemming not just from the librarian and does not only concern the library . |
| 14 | Sometimes he gets out of bed and does n't even want to play tennis at all ! ’ |
| 15 | It digs into the opponent 's mid-section and does n't just tap it . |
| 16 | Our reference to ‘ Hotel ’ in this brochure covers all accommodation and does not necessarily distinguish between local classification such as ‘ Aparthotel ’ , ‘ Hostal ’ , ‘ Pension ’ , ‘ Estalagem ’ and ‘ Residencia ’ . |
| 17 | It 's time to stop playing the Tories at their particular game ; it 's time to produce policies that will fire people 's imagination , and a more radical Labour Party that leads in ideas and innovation and does n't merely follow . |
| 18 | Therefore , the molecular data , while adding a new dimension , also requires additional explanation and does not clearly arbitrate between the competing theories of relationship . |
| 19 | She does not have to prove any negligence on the part of the manufacturer and does not even have to rely upon the product liability provisions of Part I of the Act . |
| 20 | According to director of software marketing , Dan Esterlin , Primrose arranges things using a peer-to-peer system and does not just partition the application once , but every time the application is run . |
| 21 | It is incapable of voluntary muscular coordination and does not even appreciate its own uniqueness . |
| 22 | In our study , autofluorescence microscopy confirmed that 5-ASA penetrates the mucosa and does not only cover its surface . |
| 23 | Since he has only an option and does not legally commit himself to buy the goods , the contract is not one of sale , Helby v. Matthews ( 1895 H.L. ) . |