Example sentences of "not [verb] [pron] [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though Premier John Major has said he will not sack his chancellor before the Spring Budget its is very likely he will be forced to dismiss him soon after . |
| 2 | Charlotte did not phrase her response as a rebuke , but it had much the same effect . |
| 3 | She came through the front door of the shop and was a little surprised at not seeing her husband behind the counter . |
| 4 | Pricing is a key factor ; you will want to recoup your expenses and make a profit , yet not overprice your paintings for the sort of audience you will attract . |
| 5 | We have to live in the present , not make our present in the past . |
| 6 | E. P. Thompson , in criticising Lawrence Stone 's reconstruction of The Family , Sex and Marriage , warned that : ‘ the point of history is not to see their occasions through the mist of our feelings , nor to measure them against the Modern Us . |
| 7 | The background to its conclusion in 1933 did not affect its character as a concession agreement , and the United Kingdom remained a third party . |
| 8 | S -adenosylhomocysteine , a SAM analogue lacking the S -methyl group , and with a neutral rather than positively charged sulphur atom , binds to the repressor but does not affect its affinity for the operator ( T. McNally , personal communication ) . |
| 9 | The death of the Empress does not affect my opera in the least , for none of the theatres have been closed and plays are being performed as usual . |
| 10 | Robyn generally favours loose dark clothes , made of natural fibres , that do not make her body into an object of sexual attention . |
| 11 | The curse of Ham could be used as an excuse to justify the enslavement of African negroes but that did not make them members of an entirely different species ; and anyway the American Indians were not even black ! |
| 12 | ‘ He would see no reason why we should not make our contribution to the royal coronation . ’ |
| 13 | Why not make your visit to the theatre extra special , and spend a night at one of Scarborough 's best hotels ? |
| 14 | Evidently Anselm judged that he could not make his excommunication of the king effective if he stayed in Lyons , and he must move nearer to the scene of action . |
| 15 | This is an interesting monument because the architect , Rodolfo Vantini , who completed the work in 1828 , wanted to get away from the conventional Roman triumphal arch , ( a decision said to have been as much due to the local inhabitants complaining that they did not want their view of the Lombardian Pre-Alps blocked as to any creative urge ) . |
| 16 | Gore apparently did not want his name on the cover of the book and wished for it to be published by the Canadian fascist , Arcand , so that he could not be sued . |
| 17 | Sugar said Venables was still empowered to return as a non-executive director , but was adamant he did not want his opponent at the club . |
| 18 | I 'm not sticking my neck in a noose for you . ’ |
| 19 | On their way to the station she would not throw her coin into the Trevi Fountain . |
| 20 | Britain is not enjoying its presidency of the European Council . |
| 21 | At the same time , UK paperbackers are contractually bound not to issue their paperbacks into the UK before the hardback editions of the same titles have had a chance to prove themselves in the bookshops . |
| 22 | In these circumstances the treasurer should ensure that the bank 's desire to complete the transaction does not influence its advice on the pricing of the securities . |
| 23 | Manville did not regard his surveillance as a betrayal of trust , either . |
| 24 | In deciding whether or not to drive your car during the rush hour , you think about the cost of petrol and the time of the journey . |
| 25 | However , a mother who is in contact with her baby immediately after delivery is much more likely to be able to do this than one who is not given her baby until a few hours after the birth . |
| 26 | She had been so worried that she had not given one thought to the fact that she was here in her nightdress with Felipe standing looking down at her . |
| 27 | Watkins LJ gave the principal judgment in the Divisional Court and upheld the application on the ground that the Minister had not given his reasons for the decision not to make a reference and that this was ‘ irrational ’ . |
| 28 | Reddy 's assertion that ‘ no harm ’ comes to donors who part with a kidney is disengenuous , but does not weaken his plea for the ethical objections to organ sale to be reassessed . |
| 29 | As promised , I will not explain my change within the Fluval 2 , using a Polyfilter to replace the sponge . |
| 30 | The intention at that time had been for Ian and myself to return to Uist by the ferry in the afternoon but the weather was so bad that the ferryman decided not to chance his luck in the storm . |