Example sentences of "[vb base] [not/n't] [verb] [pron] [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They do not understand their reasons for living this way . |
| 2 | In addition the received legal model of the company gives powers to the shareholders to ensure that the directors once in office do not use their powers for their own self-interest . |
| 3 | What these legislative reforms seem to be suggesting is that all is basically well with the traditional model where the directors of the company manage the company but are supervised in that task by the shareholders who , if given the requisite powers , can be relied upon to ensure that directors do not use their powers for their own purposes . |
| 4 | His general point may survive even if we do not share his preferences for physics , or even science . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't choose my friends for the size of their wallets , you know . ’ |
| 6 | I do n't blame my parents for the way I turned out , I 'm the one responsible . |
| 7 | ‘ We d'Urbervilles do n't sell our horses for cat 's meat ! ’ he insisted . |
| 8 | Most of the company wives do n't see their husbands for about sixty five per cent of the year , which is actually a very long time when you 're living in these sort of conditions . |
| 9 | Many councils have employed too many staff over the years , have been too inefficient , and have not maintained their homes for the elderly and residential care homes as well as they should have done . |
| 10 | HARD-UP Brighton have not paid their players for six weeks and backroom staff have not had wages for two months . |
| 11 | There are still some teachers who have not paid their fees for training days for 1980 . |
| 12 | I have n't cleaned my teeth for a week . ’ |