Example sentences of "[coord] not [vb pp] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The losses involved in retirement are often either not foreseen , or not recognized as a problem . |
| 2 | Thoughtfully , Andrée said , ‘ Do you think your mother cares two hoots about being married or not married to a man ? |
| 3 | However , in a letter to the BMC , Longleat Estate have made it clear that any cleaning work necessary to stabilise climbs will be done on the advice of its own specialists , dependent on the interests of tourists and the estate 's employees and not undertaken from a climbing perspective . |
| 4 | Mrs. Upton explained that the polling station was changed this year to the Forestry Commission 's office in Alice Holt Forest , so that it would be more centrally located for Bucks Horn Oak voters , and not situated in a school which would then have to be closed for the day . |
| 5 | In an action for recovery of land , any person in possession ( by himself or by his tenant ) and not named as a defendant may by leave be made a defendant on filing an ex parte application showing that he is in possession , by himself or by his tenant , and giving grounds for the application . |
| 6 | He reminded the Treasury that in 1856 he had made it a policy that all public buildings in London should be open to competition and not given as a matter of course to one of his officers , and if their Lordships did not want to hold another competition , they could well appoint the winner of the Foreign Office design , as the judges had selected the prize-winning schemes ‘ not only in regard to their external appearance , but more especially on account of the excellence of their internal arrangements ’ . |
| 7 | In this way any potential odour nuisance may be dispersed , but as a method of controlling any toxic odorants present in the air by reducing them to their TLV 's , it is most unreliable and not recommended as a method of control unless the concentration of contaminants is low . |
| 8 | Driveways have spaces for two cars , front and rear lawns are turfed and owners of Les Jones homes arrive at a house or bungalow which is attractive and complete in every way - and not surrounded by a mass of mud as on so many new housing estates . |
| 9 | Of course , the tasks had a serious side and those that were not well planned and not executed as a team were generally unsuccessful ! |
| 10 | Could I also ask you to ensure that the debris from the hedge-cutting is removed from the highway and not left as a hazard to cyclists . |
| 11 | ENGLAND fly out to Poland today confident of securing the draw that will be sufficient to take them to the World Cup finals , stirred but not shaken by a warning from Bobby Moore . |
| 12 | Such notice shall contain a notice to the effect that any person who , being in occupation of the land but not named as a respondent , wishes to be heard , may apply at any stage of the proceedings to be joined as a respondent . |
| 13 | The term " joke " itself covers a wealth of different kinds , and is difficult to distinguish from ( related ? ) genres like graffiti ( much quoted from here ) and cartoon ( one produced on p. 81 , but not discussed as a type ) . |