Example sentences of "[vb past] not [vb infin] [noun] with [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As one of Rodin 's most celebrated works , The Kiss did not find favour with public opinion in the USA in the 1880s , which decided that the nude marble sculpture was far too hot for public viewing and had it confined to a special room . |
| 2 | In the 1970s the real price of cigarettes fell about 30% because cigarette taxation did not keep pace with inflation . |
| 3 | At the same time the quality of cattle was declining and any increase in their numbers did not keep pace with demand . |
| 4 | Unlike housing and education , health policies were remarkable for their continuity in the 1980s and the NHS finished the decade battered round the edges but largely intact : still the overwhelming supplier of health care in spite of the growth in the independent sector ; still tax-funded and for the most part free at the point of use ; still growing in real terms even though that did not keep pace with demand in the view of critics . |
| 5 | We did n't invite friends with Mother being placed as she was , but if neighbours called they would be offered a glass of something , usually home-made ginger cordial , and a bit of cake if we had it . |
| 6 | And he added : ‘ I did n't lose contact with golf , preserving my Scratch handicap and playing in a combined Berks , Bucks and Oxford county team . |