Example sentences of "it [vb mod] not [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Therefore , it may not represent a hiatal hernia as reported by Lauren and Cauthorne , who showed that these mucosal rings occur near the upper margin of the lower oesophageal sphincter . |
| 2 | It may not appoint a legal guardian for the child or consent to an adoption order or an order freeing the child for adoption or providing for his adoption abroad ( s33(6) ( b ) ) . |
| 3 | It may not produce a positive result . |
| 4 | While it may not provide a specific remedy for the complainant , it can force public bodies to alter policy and procedure . |
| 5 | Since the catalytic cleavage of DNA by bleomycin occurs by a free radical mechanism it may not require a long residence time on its binding site . |
| 6 | It should not involve a fundamental alteration of the position 's particular requirements . |
| 7 | Ramsey did not see why it should not have a wider interest as in Henson 's day . |
| 8 | we have had a letter back and it 's exactly the same as I got when I rang them up , if they just say it must not exceed a certain amount and they wo n't be tied down to tell me . |
| 9 | It must n't become a new focus for fascists . |
| 10 | It might not induce a particular favour from a police constable but then , as now , it ensured a level of co-operation . |
| 11 | Here Laski was highly critical of the abstract legal idea of absolute legal sovereignty , arguing that it could not form a realistic basis for political relationships . |
| 12 | Although the Commission is a statutory body with a wide remit to promote the interests of crofters , it is so tightly bound by the rule of ‘ ultra vires ’ and treasury control , that it could not devote a minuscule sum to an experiment the results of which were endorsed by the Chief Inspector of Schools for the North and Highland Division , who wrote ‘ I should very much like to see continued the special educational merits of the scheme , challenge without competition , linkage of school and community in common effort , availability of expert advice to schools as they link theory with practice , financial assistance for bigger Projects , commitments which continue ’ . |
| 13 | When the company announced on January 16th that it would close the New York Daily News within 60 days if it could not settle a crippling strike at the newspaper , Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief and the company 's share price soared . |
| 14 | While Adorno confines this category to ‘ serious ’ music , Paddison points out that there seems no reason why it could not include a good deal of avant-garde jazz and such rock groups as Frank Zappa 's Mothers of Invention the Velvet Underground , and — he might have added — some post-punk bands . |
| 15 | It was an attempt to preserve her objectivity , but it could not suppress a rising panic . |
| 16 | Although the accord meant that essential medical and fuel supplies began reaching the island in mid-February , the agreement 's failure to address the central issue of Bougainville 's future status meant that it could not provide a final solution to the conflict . |
| 17 | But to all who valued Hoover , of course , it could n't mean a damn thing . |
| 18 | A charity which provides homes for disabled ex-servicemen has a luxurious bungalow standing empty , but it ca n't find a suitable occupant . |
| 19 | But that 's how the revenue works out how t t to collect income where it ca n't operate a separate pay as you earn coding system , it withdraws some of the allowances and effectively charges tax . |
| 20 | That 's not er incomprehensible , it would n't involve a complete change of personality , well some of it . |
| 21 | No , it 's your so-called devotion I 'm doubting and , if you 're honest , I think you 'll agree with me that it would n't weather a long separation . ’ |
| 22 | The United States announced on July 22 that it would not renew a bilateral textile agreement with Myanma in protest at human rights violations and the junta 's refusal to hand over power to the NLD . |
| 23 | There was also domestic opposition in Germany , where the Social Democratic Party ( SPD ) said that it would not support a constitutional amendment necessary to allow the force to operate outside NATO territory . |
| 24 | but it will not do a little bit |
| 25 | Some of the decisions clearly are easier at than others because we get a certain concensus on the easy ones , while we 've gone to some of the more difficult ones to exemplify behind the changes that need to come about that it will not have a direct impact on schools and their school budgets and the children , but will promote the services we 've always done . |
| 26 | The pharmaceutical industry is willing to keep animal insulins available for patients who need them , although it will not fund a definitive large study assessing severe hypoglycaemia . |
| 27 | So any other nice strategy , like the totally saintly Always Cooperate , although admittedly it will not enjoy a positive selective advantage over Tit for Tat , can nevertheless drift into the population without being noticed . |
| 28 | The Washington Post of Nov. 21 gave prominence to Rafsanjani 's declarations and reported that " India announced this week that it will not sell a nuclear reactor to Iran , largely because of mounting international pressure " . |
| 29 | As for the meeting , it wo n't make a blind bit of difference and the people of Darlington do n't care anyway . |
| 30 | Dublin may have a healthy homegrown vibe , but it wo n't produce a hybrid post-dance noise to compare with the messed up trance of , say , Happy Mondays . |