Example sentences of "not [verb] [pron] [noun] [prep] the " 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 | She came through the front door of the shop and was a little surprised at not seeing her husband behind the counter . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | We have to live in the present , not make our present in the past . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 ) . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ He would see no reason why we should not make our contribution to the royal coronation . ’ |
| 9 | Why not make your visit to the theatre extra special , and spend a night at one of Scarborough 's best hotels ? |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 ) . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | On their way to the station she would not throw her coin into the Trevi Fountain . |
| 15 | Britain is not enjoying its presidency of the European Council . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 ’ . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | As promised , I will not explain my change within the Fluval 2 , using a Polyfilter to replace the sponge . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Some of these recordings are now being used by the YCCC as evidence in the legal actions which they are taking out against the city and tannery , and some of the recordings have been played back to other community groups in similar situations but who have not developed their thinking to the extent of the YCCC . |
| 25 | She hopes , too , that her confessions will not damage her relationship with the grandchildren she adores , Anya , a 23-year-old student , and Daniel , 24 , who is an artist . |
| 26 | But I would prefer not to alert our Ministry of the Interior — given that this has been purely a secret service matter of the DGSE until now . |
| 27 | The participants warned that by their next summit , scheduled for Sept. 25 in Bishkek ( Kirgizstan ) , states which had not ratified their membership of the CIS ( Azerbaijan and Moldova ) should do so . |
| 28 | His career record of 506 wickets and 3,882 runs does not convey his impact on the game because he was not concerned with his own performances — the team came first . |
| 29 | Customers in search of lounge furniture need not restrict their purchases to the conventional combination of settee and two armchairs . |
| 30 | Users looking for information on a particular subject did not restrict their consultation to the subject portion of the catalogue . |