Example sentences of "not [verb] [noun] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The details of the story of this major theory change , a change that took place over one and a half centuries , do not lend support to the methodologies advocated by the inductivists and falsificationists , and indicate a need for a different , more complexly structured account of science and its growth . |
| 2 | The counsellor has to enter into the family dynamic , not intrusively , not demanding compliance with the wishes or even with the needs of the elderly counsellee , but to ensure that the feelings and needs of each member of the family , however weak , are heard . |
| 3 | Voice of Lebanon radio reported on June 24 that Gen. Aoun had told Scheer that he was not demanding amendments to the accord , but simply a reconsideration of some of its provisions . |
| 4 | Your attire must tell other walkers and climbers how serious you are , indicate the status you enjoy in the world of mountaineering , and not make locals in the mountain 's nearest bar fall dangerously silent when you pop in for a pint on the way back home . |
| 5 | Friend not lose sight of the fact that need does not always exist only in the inner areas of a city . ’ |
| 6 | Rather than investigate ways of cleaning waste water , researchers at the German Textile Research Centre decided to explore the possibility of not using water in the dyeing process at all . |
| 7 | The Enduring Powers of Attorney Act 1985 , although extending powers beyond the onset of incompetence does not cover decisions concerning the grantor 's person , which would include treatment , but appears to relate only to the management of his property . |
| 8 | The Stock Exchange 's exoneration does not affect the Serious Fraud Office 's investigation into Maxwell share-support schemes and the report does not cover transactions outside the period named . |
| 9 | yes , but is the insurance not , does it not cover people in the premises outside office time . |
| 10 | Here 's an example of the Revenue 's tactics : ‘ Warning — we have not received payment for the period ended January 5 . |
| 11 | But , however this may be , the pope proceeded to the practical consequences of the new state of affairs : those who had already received lay investiture , or done homage , or consecrated others who had received lay investiture , were absolved ; for the future , those who received ecclesiastical preferment and did homage to the king could be consecrated , provided that they had not received investiture at the king 's hands ; and this was to continue until the heart of the king was softened by the rain of Anselm 's preaching . |
| 12 | In any case , Eadmer could claim that since it was the bishops who had clasped his fingers round the staff , Anselm had not received investiture from the king . |
| 13 | Eliot 's letter of 22 October confirmed that he still had not received details from the Club ; but he understandably felt that while he could accept our invitation to tea , he ought to reserve his position about dinner . |
| 14 | It would not affect results in the period to the end of June or current trading , which was to budget . |
| 15 | In addition you will need to decide whether you want a type that will act as a further embellishment of your scheme or one that blends insignificantly into the background in order not to detract attention from the curtains themselves . |
| 16 | As with bad debts , the purchaser will insist on warranties covering the scope and extent of creditors and the fact that all creditors have been paid in accordance with usual practice in the ordinary course of business and that the vendor has not delayed payment of the creditors as completion approaches . |
| 17 | The American Stock Exchange has changed its mind and decided not to suspend trading in the Class B and Class C common shares stocks of Wang Laboratories Inc at the close of business on March 31 , as had previously been announced : it says the decision reflects its view that investors will best be served by a continuation of the orderly trading provided by its auction market system , but warns brokers and prospective investors to review Wang 's public disclosures on its reorganisation plan thoroughly before leaping in , and to consider carefully the many uncertainties over the value — if any — of its present classes of common shares outstanding . |
| 18 | been attacked over the last few months of not wasting time on the hunt I spend an awful lot of time relieving heavy goods traffic in my area , concerned totally about the environment , about mineral extraction quarries , mining , open cast , things of that calibre . |
| 19 | Even this warning did not prepare Robyn for the shock of the foundry . |
| 20 | The idea does not reap the success it deserves , however , since among other things Wulstan does not make allowance for the fact that even within the corpus of vocal music the performing medium was not uniform . |
| 21 | ( ii ) Changing house — Most court orders relate to a specific property and do not make provision for the wife moving house and occupying another property upon similar terms and conditions . |
| 22 | This authority would not make changes to the software , but would be responsible for pursuing the SPR to a satisfactory conclusion . |
| 23 | The sceptical argument therefore claims that you can not make sense of the idea of a subject of experience other than yourself . |
| 24 | If the Z88 can not make sense of the string or the day/date is impossible , a " Bad syntax " error will be reported . |
| 25 | The child can not make sense of the world without pattern , without events that repeat . |
| 26 | Thus many techniques for analysis and reaction presented through in-service training as ‘ cut flowers ’ , have failed to grow in schools because they do not make sense to the teachers once back in their schools . |
| 27 | They agree that theological discourse does not make sense in the terms of ordinary language , but whereas for one this effectively consigns theology to the dustbin , for the other it gives it the same sort of status as speaking in tongues . |
| 28 | Schools alone can not make guarantees about the quality of education . |
| 29 | Yes it 's a page of Government paper in Summerchild 's judicious hand , which does not make holes in the paper , or need x-ing out , or fall off the bottom of the page : |
| 30 | The hon. Gentleman would do well to recall that the policies of so many Labour authorities leaving properties empty and voids untreated which significantly adds to the level of homelessness ; until those Labour authorities operate properly with their housing resources , they will not make inroads into the housing problem . |