Example sentences of "[vb base] not [vb infin] [art] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | If its investigation gives credence to the theory that people do not tell the truth to market researchers , the industry has a problem . |
| 2 | Self-assured enough to make decisions , clarify your goals and take risks , other people 's definitions , needs and opinions do not represent a threat to you . |
| 3 | Thus if all cancers discovered at necropsy were identified clinically and treated then 26 out of 27 patients would be treated unnecessarily because these tumours do not represent a threat to their lives . |
| 4 | Do not reply a letter to Lewis until I contact you because I could not be here . |
| 5 | If you are holidaying in a hot climate , do not expose the camcorder to the sun for long periods , and take a neutral density filter along with you if the light is likely to be particularly brilliant ( sunlight on snow , for example ) to avoid the risk of spoiling shots through over exposure . |
| 6 | Do not expose the camcorder to the sun for long periods . |
| 7 | If , for instance , Ms Intrepid acquires a small cafe and wishes to convert it to high-class tearooms and this necessitates minor internal building works and extensive redecoration , planning permission will not be required , since the alterations are purely internal and do not alter the use to which the buildings are put , nor do they materially affect the external appearance of the property . |
| 8 | I only hope that by following this advice other members do not face the ordeal to which Mr Holdsworth was subjected . |
| 9 | It would be beneficial to warn people to change their ‘ alien ’ notes to familiar currency during the Christmas period so they know where they are and do not give the opportunity to the fast buck merchants of lining their nests . |
| 10 | Firstly , there was a widespread opinion that arts staff do not give the priority to INSET which other areas of the curriculum do . |
| 11 | The words of the statute , as they stand , do not give an answer to the question before the judge ; and the question is therefore legislative rather than interpretative . |
| 12 | I do not mention the onlooker to Rainbow . |
| 13 | DO NOT RETURN THE PRODUCT TO THE RETAILER . |
| 14 | They do not hold a light to the more flamboyant and colourful dendrodorids but are nevertheless beautiful in a grotesque sort of way . |
| 15 | I do not expect the Minister to be helpful — |
| 16 | Ferguson said : ‘ It will be a very tight game and I do not expect the Russians to be too adventurous . |
| 17 | Chamber of Trade chairman , Dick King , told the Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting : ‘ I believe it is basically wrong for membership subscriptions to finance what is in effect a benefit provided for the town , and enjoyed by many other businesses who do not contribute a penny to the upkeep . |
| 18 | Because you do not want a return to destructive two party politics and you do know at first hand that Liberal Democrats do put ‘ people first ’ ; that local income tax is a fair and predictable alternative to the poll tax ; that our stance on Hong Kong is morally right and that we realise the urgency of environmental action with targets for achievement away ahead of the other two parties . |
| 19 | Clearly , the British people do not want a return to the failed interventionist , socialist policies of the 1960s and 1970s — and that is another reason why Labour will be defeated at the next general election . |
| 20 | Older teenagers do not want a mother to be yearning over them day and night , even when several hundred miles lie between them . |
| 21 | I quote from one such document without giving my source because I do not want the firm to be identified : |
| 22 | If the shareholders agree on a value , and do not refer the matter to the company 's auditors , their agreement and the ensuing transaction may be invalid because the price of the shares has not been established in accordance with the company 's rules ; and as a practical matter it might be unfair to other shareholders . |
| 23 | They do not require a circular to be issued or prior shareholders ' approval . |
| 24 | There will , of course , be some operation numbers which do not require a letter to be sent : application received , for example . |
| 25 | They do not require an appeal to effects specific to the discriminative stimuli . |
| 26 | The words ‘ reasonably fit ’ do not require the goods to be of the very best quality . |
| 27 | Although the words ‘ reasonably fit ’ do not require the goods to be of the very best quality , they do impose upon the seller an absolute obligation . |
| 28 | I do not believe the answer to every problem is simply for government to dig deeper in your pocket . |
| 29 | I do not know the answers to any of these questions . |
| 30 | The body clock has been studied very little in older volunteers and so we do not know the answer to this . |