Example sentences of "and [vb mod] not [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 And let's not forget a few failed attempts at making it in the movies along the way .
2 The problem of consistency of measurement techniques over a long period of time will have to be faced and may not have a satisfactory solution .
3 If these are present you will need a blood test from your doctor and should not start a special diet without checking with him or her first .
4 They had only about one hundred and fifty yards to gather speed and could not achieve a full gallop in the time .
5 He disliked the exploitation , and could not suppress a colonialist guilt .
6 Your name ? ’ so fast that Creggan had to circle to keep him in sight , and could not keep a clear eye on the other one approaching from above .
7 At breakfast I completely wrecked my egg while clumsily trying to open it — egg all over , nice and sticky — and could not cut a single soldier without upsetting the plate .
8 The SDP did not and could not have a good war .
9 Built in 1540 , these lovely red-brick stables have been loaned to the Horse Rangers by grace and favour since 1964 , and could not have a better tenant than this exclusive voluntary organisation — exclusive that is to children who do not have their own horses and ponies .
10 ‘ This JCR notes that there are already enough ‘ women ’ who look like men at Somerville , and could n't give a flying toss if they get any more . ’
11 We began at Bakewell , the central town of the Peaks , where we visited the 14th Century church to see its celebrated collection of mediaeval monuments , did some souvenir shopping and could n't resist a genuine Bakewell Pudding before going to nearby Chatsworth , the ‘ Palace of the Peak ’ .
12 We began at Bakewell , the central town of the Peaks , where we visited the 14th Century church to see its celebrated collection of mediaeval monuments , did some souvenir shopping and could n't resist a genuine Bakewell Pudding before going on to nearby Chatsworth , the ‘ Palace of the Peak ’ .
13 I was only telling you that I 'm going to be busy , and would n't make a good companion for you . ’
14 Turkey was not in a state of war and would not open a second front against Iraq unless its own territory was attacked .
15 The Ministry of Agriculture said it believed hemp , which can grow as high as 15ft , would be a minority crop and would not become a common feature of Britain 's rural landscape .
16 The six cylinder engine is 6 inches longer than a four cylinder and will not fit a 4 cylinder chassis without a great deal of modification , but a 6 cylinder , 3-litre car engine will fit a 6 cylinder Land Rover and made a good conversion .
17 This complements the Not paper and will not leave a smooth mark , as blotting paper , but will leave the imprint of the rough surface on the paper .
18 This complements the Not paper and will not leave a smooth mark , as blotting paper , but will leave the imprint of the rough surface on the paper .
19 Most New Yorkers probably feel that Egypt is part of Europe , and wo n't want a dirty old European stone cluttering their favourite wilding ground ; others , the more politically correct , will feel that Egyptians have the greater moral claim because Arabs are slightly blacker than they are .
20 This should arguably supply a greater surface for bacteria than gravel — internal and external as the media is porous — and wo n't cost a great deal more or less than gravel .
21 The works in a collection like New Hall 's while they engage with some of these issues about women 's lack and absence from history , at the same time abrogate the very claim that women have not and can not command a semantic field which expresses their own meanings and tells their own stories .
22 ‘ King he is not and can not be , for King Richard was well alive when this man took the crown , and an abdication under duress is no valid abdication and can not confer a valid right .
23 Because here you have an opportunity to go launch yourself onto a self employed erm platform and can not provide a better platform for that and I would say that would n't I he 's thinking .
24 Beejay suspects that I have spotted an alternative to misbehave over and can not resist a sideways look .
25 But these statistics grossly misrepresent the reality : the poor terrain of the hills is already fully utilized and can not support a larger population .
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