Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [not/n't] [vb infin] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Torrington 's mishandling enabled the enemy to drive a wedge between the English and Dutch ships and by 1 pm the former were in shameful retreat , a disaster only being averted when the wind suddenly dropped , though Torrington did not drop anchor until safely within the Thames . |
| 2 | But Britain and the Austrian Habsburgs did not follow suit until 1742 , and France and Spain not until three years after that . |
| 3 | Richard did not accumulate objects for sentimental reasons . |
| 4 | Caterham does not have copyright on the Seven 's basic , long-bodied shape , which ran out several years ago , but it has sued companies that indulge in ‘ passing off ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ Georgina does n't make allowances for anyone . ’ |
| 6 | In the next 20 years the NHS did not escape criticism from academic Fabians but it never reached the volume and intensity of the criticism which , for example , social security and income maintenance attracted as they appeared to retreat further and further away from the principles of the Beveridge Report . |
| 7 | Christopher did not give details of the US aid programme , but he offered some general ideas . |
| 8 | ‘ But the guys here must remember I still love to stir things up and England do not do justice to people like Will and Jeremy Guscott . |
| 9 | The Ukrainian delegation also reiterated Ukraine 's refusal to form a common agreement with the other former Soviet republics on servicing the Soviet Union 's foreign debt , although Ukraine did not dispute responsibility for its 16.37 per cent share . |
| 10 | Lockwood did not follow Weber in identifying an upper class based on the ownership of property ; he did , though , use a Weberian approach to distinguish between different groups of employees . |
| 11 | Millwall did not sign Goddard in time to put him straight into their side . |
| 12 | The calories provided by the extra alcohol , sugar , and chocolate were some 500 to 600 per day , and as Alan did not gain weight during the experiment we know that his intake of good foods must have fallen by this amount , some 25 per cent of his normal daily intake . |
| 13 | It is true that Spain 's only military contribution to the fighting was the despatch of volunteers ( the " Blue Division " ) who fought on the Russian front as part of the German Army , and that Spain did not declare war on any country . |
| 14 | It is noteworthy that Schuman did not contact Britain in advance of his announcement . |
| 15 | Thank God British Telecom did n't send bills like that . |
| 16 | What Alexei did n't tell Sylvie about , what he spoke of to no one , was that last year he had spent with his father . |
| 17 | Yet the message which Ho despatched on 15 December did not reach Paris until 26 December , and then yielded no response . |
| 18 | On Nov. 12 the outspoken chair of the Campaign for Democracy Beko Ransome Kuti called on Nigerians to " make the country ungovernable " by acts of civil disobedience if Babangida did not leave office on Jan. 2 as promised . |
| 19 | ‘ Mr Ross does n't like visitors to the island , ’ Tony said in a quiet voice . |
| 20 | This is odd because VSO does not impose volunteers on countries . |
| 21 | ( Note that the Bank of England does not regard cash in tills as a reserve asset . |
| 22 | Hercule Poirot did not spring fully-formed into life on Page 34 of his first adventure , The Mysterious Affair at Styles . |
| 23 | In reality the USSR did not ask India for bases but only sought limited facilities for berthing and recreation . |
| 24 | The intimation that Venables did not want Hughes at Tottenham was that it was a misjudgment by him . |
| 25 | Leon did n't have time over the next hour to wonder what the energetic , highly competent and reliable Wellington had been doing to make him sweat . |
| 26 | There was also criticism that SMRs did not take account of the health-care costs of social deprivation . |
| 27 | Deirdre Bair did not have access to these letters at the time of writing , though the euphemistic terms she uses to describe de Beauvoir 's relationships anticipate this recent confirmation . |
| 28 | Jackson did n't know Ming from Royal Worcester , but he could recognise quality . |
| 29 | I never mentioned it because I thought perhaps Faye did n't like flowers in the house . |
| 30 | A draw could suffice for Barcelona , but only assuming that Sparta Prague do not beat Dynamo by four goals or more in Kiev . |