Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] [verb] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am rather keen , and I 'm sure you are rather keen , that it should not end in a shabby way . ’ |
| 2 | Civil servants are paid according to criteria which should not apply in a creative profession . |
| 3 | Furthermore , the institution should be required to listen to representations from the parties as to why the presumption of the legislation should not apply in a particular case , and to evaluate these representations . |
| 4 | We have argued that such institutions should be public ( though not ruling out the possibility of a role , even an important role , for private actions , as an additional deterrent to abuses of market power ) ; that there should be a single investigating institution with powers to identify and to investigate cases , and to propose remedies , within a clearly stated framework of rules and guidelines ; that firms should be given an opportunity to make representations as to why the competition policy presumptions should not apply in a particular case ; and that there should be a competition tribunal with the task of reviewing and monitoring the recommendations of the competition policy institution . |
| 5 | Local authorities should not indulge in a dog-eat-dog attitude . |
| 6 | The latter may not realise in a coherent way what is afoot , but it knows that the duty of a government is to provide law and order and senses that it is not deploying its resources to do so . |
| 7 | If they knew for certain that a vote of censure could not result in a general election , but would simply bring about a reshuffle in the Government , their conduct would become more robust . |
| 8 | His legs were thin and weak , and he could not walk in a straight line . |
| 9 | Two members of the Wigtown council could not vote in a parliamentary election without voiding the election , for the Earl of Galloway and his eldest son Lord Garlies were both members . |
| 10 | In fact , it appears to have been due less to a plot than to a calculation that she could not win in a second ballot . |
| 11 | But if exactly the same type of accident as occurred in the Russian RBMK could not occur in a British PWR , was that the end of the story ? |
| 12 | When all forty-eight of us were on the stage , we could n't kick in a straight line , so we danced in a semi-circle . |
| 13 | First its propeller blade broke off after it hit a rock , then it got caught in currents so strong it could n't move in a straight line . |
| 14 | If , he reasoned , you could n't live in a fashionable district with a BMW in a parking spot you had paid for , then you might as well not live at all . |
| 15 | The Anglican Church is being challenged today to put its own house in order , to show that its portrayal of truth need not end in a sterile liberalism or empty liturgical forms , but in a faith ‘ Catholic and Reformed ’ which , to misquote Gregory the Great slightly , is ‘ a faith large enough for elephants to swim in and little lambs to paddle with safety ’ . |
| 16 | Therefore , Jaq would not call in a Marine unit to assist him . |
| 17 | The infinite singularity in the response would not occur in a practical circuit because of inevitable resistive loss . |
| 18 | It would n't go in a straight line and kept squeaking , as if it was trying to draw the attention of the customs officers to the person pushing : ‘ Hey , take a look at this chap 's bags . ’ |
| 19 | Obviously this is not relevant if you have a tiny galley kitchen , or a slit of corridor space , but if you can add a chair or two , or at least a couple of stools where there were none before ; and some sort of bar , or at least an enlarged counter top if you ca n't fit in a decent table , then you are well on the way to making your kitchen a more welcoming place . |
| 20 | Ca n't get in a comfortable position for pushing . |
| 21 | Indeed , in most cases there is no effect at all on the premium as these sort of policies give cover of a type that will not result in a reduced premium just because a few people more or less are covered at any one time in a particular situation . |
| 22 | Mr French was also convinced that set aside will not result in a 15 per cent cut in cereal production this year . |
| 23 | ARCO may have lost some of its glamour , but with the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia performing an important task in educating a local market in international art , it is difficult to believe that the leading galleries will not return in a future year . |
| 24 | A Cartesian reflex model holds that behaviour will be constant in a constant environment or , if not constant , it will not change in a predictable way . |
| 25 | If a trader has just started in business he will not succeed in a passing-off action but a newly registered trade mark has immediate protection . |
| 26 | In such cases the cost per unit of material will not solely depend upon the activity but also on the amount of goods purchased and therefore the variable costs will not behave in a linear fashion and will tend to reflect a curvilinear function . |
| 27 | Returning to the argument in The Future of an Illusion an imaginary antagonist argues that civilization depends upon people continuing to believe in God , otherwise they will not act in a moral way . |
| 28 | Wo n't go in a bloody washer ! |
| 29 | Likewise the bridge wo n't fit in a rural setting |
| 30 | It might come as a huge blow to your ego , but there are women in this world who wo n't fall in a gibbering little heap at your feet every time you spare them a smile or a word . |