Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [not/n't] [vb infin] such [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not want such a one as that for my lady-in-waiting ! " |
| 2 | I do not think such a man can be killed . |
| 3 | Egypt 's pioneering efforts in regard to peacemaking are well established and respected , and I do not consider such a line of questioning helpful . |
| 4 | I do n't deserve such an exquisite gift . ’ |
| 5 | Er , sir , at the risk of straying slightly into into two B , you , do forgive me in advance , but you raised the specific point about size , and and erm there was er one or two statements that there is n't a a clear view on size in P P G three , I think it 's important to bear in mind the interrelationship between all P P G s and as Mr Curtis said , the research that that backs them up , and I I I point you to three quotes in the statement that C P R E have put in , erm i i i paragraph four point one seven , an and s the quote that attaches to that is taken from the research that erm er backs up draft revised P P G thirteen , transport , and erm I shall quote from that on this question of size , i it is also evident that smaller settlements , those with populations of less than fifty thousand , but particularly very small settlements are characteristically less transport emissions efficient than larger settlements , I think the the erm essence of of that particular piece of research is not as Mr Davis was implying to achieve totally self contained settlements , I do n't believe such a concept exists , it 's actually erm a planning land use in the long term to reduce C O two emi emissions something that is essential now to government policy , I think perhaps more instructive though is is the quote that I 've in included in paragraph four point one nine and that 's taken from er er this book here which I perhaps should submit the whole chapter in evidence to the panel , I 've only just included one quote , it 's it 's I suggest one of the more interesting reads that you may have as a result of this panel , it 's by Colin Ward , and it 's called New Town , Home Town , it 's undertaken by er , sorry includes some of the work that 's been undertaken by the University of Reading , erm and er David Lock Associates , on erm er new town research , and this this is due to be published by H M S O shortly , it 's unfortunate that it was n't available in time for this E I P , but I think erm , if you 'll bear with me , I will read out the quote that I put in four point one nine , because I feel that it is useful on this question of of size , we concluded that if you are interested in environmental impact , energy conser consumption , and sustainability , new settlements have to reach a certain size to be worthwhile , it 's parallel to the old arguments that used to take place around self containment in new towns , we found that new settlements of much less than five thousand houses , that 's about fourteen thousand people are not really worthwhile because if they are smaller than that you are simply putting a housing estate in the countryside , a phrase that that has already been put round this morning , it appears that the best minimum for a new settlement , the best minimum , is about ten thousand houses , that 's that 's twenty five thousand people , which as it happens is about the size of the original garden cities . |
| 6 | I did not own such a garment ; I had stopped wearing shorts when I left school , determined never again to be taken for a ‘ lad ’ . |
| 7 | Despite the instruction often given by teachers to emphasise personal involvement towards the end of an essay , you should avoid the sort of over-personalised ending found in this essay : After reading the first paragraph , I did n't expect such an exciting story , but gradually I got more and more involved in the narrative and finally overwhelmed by this splendid spectacle , which I could vividly visualise . |
| 8 | It needs a powerful machine to run it at a reasonable speed but even if you do n't have such a machine you need to know about it as a sign of things to come . |
| 9 | You get you do that to people yourself training the easiest way to do it is group and if they do n't know the answer you do n't look such a pratt do you ? |
| 10 | If you do not hold such a licence you may apply for Provisional LCG/PCV entitlement to be added to your ordinary licence provided it contains full car entitlement . |
| 11 | More sophisticated and complex computer models of the heroin ‘ epidemic ’ can be constructed to produce precise estimates for the future , but given the many untestable assumptions of ‘ epidemic ’ models ( particularly those based only on figures for known users during a relatively short time period , as in the present case ) , we did not attempt such an exercise . |
| 12 | And have we not got ta take care that we do n't we do n't have such an enormous list |
| 13 | Now , let me say there 's one component of what Brian and Gerry have been saying , which I most passionately agree with as it happens — get that bit off my chest first — and that is that until we have a clear understanding of the mechanisms and processes of development , the processes whereby an egg turns into an adult , our theory of evolution will , indeed , be very imperfect , and we do not have such a theory , erm it 's exceedingly important that we should work on such a theory , and such a theory it is n't sufficient simply to say ‘ Oh well , there 's a genetic programme for development ’ and imagine that in other ways actually said something , because you actually have n't . |
| 14 | That we do not have such an answer , it can be argued , is the fact that what follows , from the occurrence of the effect , is only that that circumstance or another occurred . |
| 15 | We do not find such an explanation satisfactory . |
| 16 | A further 63% indicated that they did not use such a source . |
| 17 | John 's firm having been established for nearly forty years by this time , the rival Lawrence Girls were definitely more earthy in character , with not a snob amongst them possibly because they did not have such a long tradition . |
| 18 | But what we found was that the heavier breeds , the wine dots and the Rhode Island Reds , they did n't need such a high fence as what the leghorns or any of the lighter breeds needed . |
| 19 | It would seem that they did n't use such a device . ’ |
| 20 | People have had problems with being labelled ‘ Hendrix clones ’ , possibly when they do n't want such a tag — the excellent Robin Trower springs to mind . |
| 21 | He believes that , because so many of the Yanomami have been killed by disease , they do n't need such a large area and has called for a new study of their territory . |
| 22 | If they do not have such a grounding , it will be difficult for them to pursue more advanced studies subsequently , especially in ‘ vertebrate ’ subjects such as mathematics and science ; also , a merely partial or incomplete exposure to such forms of knowledge sells them short in terms of human thought , indeed of the very concept of mind . |
| 23 | He added that he did not expect such an acceptable method of slaughter to evolve in the near future . |
| 24 | Newsagent John Ellis also said he did not believe such a call would have much influence on Parliament . |
| 25 | Newsagent , John Ellis , said he did not believe such a call would have much influence on Parliament . |
| 26 | As Maryon had not long had a baby , we decided that Alan should volunteer , as he did not have such a valid excuse ! |
| 27 | ‘ If he did n't make such a fuss about it , make you feel guilty if you did n't go , I would never go to one of Uncle Willi 's parties ever again . ’ |
| 28 | That 's surprising he do n't have such a bad head ! |
| 29 | ‘ I 'D MAKE this Single Of The Week if it did n't seem such a wilfully perverse thing to do . |
| 30 | At the time it did n't seem such a problem . |