Example sentences of "nor [vb base] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His mother looked nervously at them as they came in long after dark — she was obdurately against the recalling of ‘ the bad old times ’ and she would neither ask them what they had seen nor let them tell her . |
| 2 | Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme , |
| 3 | The results are both impressive and disquieting , for unlike natural forms his do not seem to invite our participation , nor do they depend on us for their formidable originality and sense of completion . |
| 4 | Some writers have suggested that men get paid more than women because women can neither work the hours necessary to earn the higher rates , nor do they possess the skills to get the better jobs because of the time and effort they expend on the care of home and children . |
| 5 | In many cases they seem to be neither , in that they do not have a direct or specific relationship with the labour market ; nor do they fit into the conventional , specialized academic categories . |
| 6 | These lesser varieties are not widely planted , nor do they contribute significantly to the quality and reputation of Champagne as we know it today , but they exist and do possess a certain curiosity value and are therefore dealt with in this chapter . . |
| 7 | Nor do they contribute to environmental pollution by burning fossil fuels . |
| 8 | Nor do they intend to underwrite other banks ' loans if the firm goes under ; they say they will take part in rescues , but not as guarantors . |
| 9 | Many of the most successful intelligence companies have not built — nor do they intend to build — data bases to track the competition . |
| 10 | Comments such as ‘ a history of childhood abuse is both hip and horrible , the rock'n'roll statement with knobs on ’ do not encourage other men to discuss the issue , nor do they treat this subject with the seriousness it deserves . |
| 11 | Nor do they think women are interested in sensitivity ( which is just as well , since these men do n't consider themselves sensitive ) . |
| 12 | ‘ Nor do they return a wallet with money still in it . ’ |
| 13 | Nor do they contain a sound historical analysis , for Beatrice 's personal life is set in a matrix of ill-digested sources that show no knowledge of recent 19th-century gender studies , while the minor errors make the reader wince . |
| 14 | The examinations , tailored to be selective , make no concession to this , nor do they make allowance for the wide range of academic ability and preparedness among the candidates . |
| 15 | ‘ Women ’ , announced one phrenologist , according to the Phrenological Journal of 1835 , ‘ do not extend their reasoning beyond the range of the visible world , nor do they make any great or daring excursions into the realm of fancy . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ These figures do not include uncollected VAT , nor do they show the unrecovered sums due to non-payment of poll tax . ’ |
| 17 | Neither wriggles at out look nor do they lounge voluptuously . |
| 18 | Nor do they benefit from statutory benefits such as sickness or holiday pay , or health regulations — important for those working with hazardous materials such as adhesives . |
| 19 | But these private fictions are rarely of much significance , nor do they affect most people — despite much American talk of ‘ roots ’ . |
| 20 | Nor do they care how you might have come by your possessions , off-planet . |
| 21 | The gospels do not furnish us with the materials for a modern-style biography , nor do they give us a window into Jesus ' mind by which we could peer into his inmost soul . |
| 22 | Crucially , they have not produced , nor do they appear likely to do so , a damaging crisis of legitimacy for the State . |
| 23 | Their clicks are not FM , nor do they appear suitable for Doppler-shift speed metering . |
| 24 | But for some time teachers have been aware that many pupils do not appear to benefit from private-study time nor do they acquire the associated study skills , and there is uncertainty as to what kind of study skills training should be given . |
| 25 | They see routine non-manual workers as little different to manual workers : they neither own the means of production nor do they perform important social control functions for capitalists . |
| 26 | They do not purport to explain fully why peripheral areas are in the condition in which they find themselves , nor do they regard one dimension ( in this case , the political ) as offering the complete explanation . |
| 27 | Social theories do not , of course , operate in an ideological vacuum , nor do they create one around themselves as a result of some special ‘ scientific ’ procedure . |
| 28 | Despite Department of Health guidelines family health services authorities do not insist general practitioners apply to their research ethics committee for approval , nor do they monitor research by independent contractors . |
| 29 | All the main banks stress that they do not want to boss firms around in the German style , nor do they want to send in managers or directors . |
| 30 | Nor do they do a lot for me as erogenous zones . |