Example sentences of "[vb base] not [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , speakers who have productive control of Dyirbal morphology tend not to use it in peer-group situations . |
| 2 | In fact , the event was even more profound than that , because it was also an explosion of the four dimensions ( as well as , it is thought , a number of others , which almost immediately ‘ rolled themselves up ’ so that we do not recognize them as such — the matter and energy involved being only a secondary consideration ! |
| 3 | These difficult questions should so far as possible be confined to those fields of law to which they are immediately relevant and I do not regard them as relevant questions under the Theft Act 1968 " . |
| 4 | Mention the most important points about the questionnaire you would use , but do not show it in full . |
| 5 | Thus by prioritizing intention and relegating consequences as accidents — conveniently turning a blind eye to strict liability-corporate officials can proceed to commit corporate crimes because they do not perceive them as such in the first place . |
| 6 | We do not do it for any other aspect of our social existence . |
| 7 | My response to these people is , if you can , t do the thing properly , then , please , do not do it at all . |
| 8 | I do not mean it in any ideological sense or historical sense or to be provocative but it 's very , it 's with very deep feelings that I speak to you today because you may not understand it but for me , after thirty three years in exile I was able to return to South Africa in nineteen ninety one and one of the first activities to which I was invited was the annual meeting of Cosatu And so when we say comrades in that sense , and thank you as comrades we mean it as comrades in arms . |
| 9 | Please candidates , do not deafen us with meaningless statistics about global sums and ‘ improvements in real terms ’ — they are political jargon for covering up the truth . |
| 10 | They do not repeat : ’ Do not bring us to the test , but save us from the evil one ’ , or , ’ Do not bring us to hard testing . ’ |
| 11 | Some elite theorists believe that the masses have repressed interests even if they do not express them in observable forums . |
| 12 | I know they do not hold me in high regard . |
| 13 | We do not remember them for all the facts which they rammed into our heads , nor for praise or punishment , but for the way that they seemed to recognize our inner selves , and spoke to our essence . |
| 14 | ‘ Think no more of it , I pray you , except — ’ she paused in the act of motioning Isabel behind the screen , and this time her smile was one of pure feminine conspiracy ‘ — do not dismiss him as another rough , unchivalrous soldier , Isabel . |
| 15 | ‘ The fact that in saying that you clearly mean to reassure me , ’ said Lydia , ‘ shows that you do not know me at all well . |
| 16 | I do not see them at all . |
| 17 | Hollywood studio chiefs do not see her as prime material to star as tough-talking Det Chief Insp Jane Tennison . |
| 18 | I do not see it like that , and I am sure that the nation as a whole would not either . |
| 19 | The long lists of ‘ doubles ’ ( usually carp ) that some anglers publish each season do not impress me at all . |
| 20 | Some judges make extensive use of shoulder headings ; some do not use them at all . |
| 21 | Considering the Hay & Maddock results for human geography , where the authors found that 40% of social scientists rarely refer to theses , and 29% do not use them at all , it will be apparent that geological theses form a significant element in the communication process , since almost half of them are cited . |
| 22 | Lots of young couples do not use contraception on their first time , and many do not use it at all . |
| 23 | They turned him down on ‘ security grounds ’ ; a lot of the Surinamese living in Holland make it plain that they do not like him at all . |
| 24 | Many of the topics they raise during this election campaign do not interest us at all . |
| 25 | His message got through : Laniel approved a proposal to send a Socialist Deputy , Alain Savary , to open up preliminary talks , but Bidault , now Foreign Minister and still a hawk , refused : ‘ Ho Chi Minh is giving in ; do not support him by this contact . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Either you support the programme or you amend it , which means you do not support it at all , ’ he said . |
| 27 | It 's easy to obtain organic tomato seed of excellent quality by growing your own and ensuring you do not take it from diseased plants . |
| 28 | Therefore there is a logical tendency to preclude from view the social reasons why people are using the land in such a way as to cause excessive soil erosion , and so most conservation policies do not address them at all . |
| 29 | It is a peaceful fish which likes a quiet life , so do not house it with lively fish . |
| 30 | Three of the 64 Berkshire commoners are refusing to accept a deal under which they would be paid about £750 each to forfeit rights over the built-up part of the US Air Force base and agree not to exercise them in other areas . |