Example sentences of "not [verb] [pron] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Analysis that is performed only occasionally or perhaps in one batch does not lend itself to the statistical interpretation underlying conventional QC systems . |
| 2 | A difficulty is that Mercier 's brushwork , and an essential freedom in his style , does not lend itself to the same kind of minute scrutiny that could be applied to a painter like Zoffany . |
| 3 | It does not lend itself to the earlier analysis of symbolism which identified distinct abstract signifiers and concrete signifieds , since it simultaneously operates at both levels . |
| 4 | He merely strengthens the conclusions of the three wise men , who think that there may have been some recent decline but who certainly did not atribute it to the national curriculum , as the hon. Gentleman did . |
| 5 | But let me tell you now about just a few of those entries which did not make it to the final but which , nevertheless , had several redeeming features . |
| 6 | But last night they admitted for the first time that Mr Mellor did not refer it to the then Prime Minister , Mrs Thatcher . |
| 7 | In short , it is that it offers a way of by-passing ‘ the awkward corner ’ , Nearly twenty years ago Professor Joan Robinson observed that the predictable consequences of the attainment of near-full employment must , if institutions and attitudes did not accommodate themselves to the new circumstances , be so far to strengthen the power of the trade unions as to prompt a vicious spiral of wages and prices ; and that it would become chronic . |
| 8 | High living is become essential to them , and they can not reconcile themselves to the moderate pay of lawful industry . |
| 9 | Or if you 're not in a position to make a decision , why not suggest it to the woolly mammoth ? |
| 10 | For though princes might now punish delinquent vassals or officials ( see pp. 360 , 286 ) , there was solid political sense in not subjecting them to the same penalties as lesser men . |
| 11 | If we baldly declare the Bible world-picture and do not interpret it to the modern world in such a way as to make it intelligible , we are useless . |
| 12 | No wonder the C of E had not endeared itself to the working classes , Spruce reflected . |
| 13 | Why not circulate them to the whole group . |
| 14 | Volvo , the European Tour 's main benefactor , had accused the leading money winners of disloyalty by not committing themselves to the end-of-season showpiece , the Volvo Masters in Spain . |
| 15 | I say this because if you raise any objections to the contents of the report we may choose not to disclose it to the other side . |
| 16 | This is a matter of personal conscience and what every member in the council chamber today must be aware of , is that there is a vociferous and committed group of people we know that because we 've all had a great deal of communication from them and interestingly enough I have and most of the communication I 've had has been in favour so victory , people who write must be extremely perceptive in , with er marketing the that 's not the point , we all know that there is a committed and vociferous group of people whose consciences do not lead them to the same conclusions as Mr 's conscience and the issue really is , do we in a liberal and democratic society have the right to impose our consciences on those of other people who live in the community and quite clearly and quite determinedly take a different view . |
| 17 | If , in popular music , these take on to some extent an ‘ automatic ’ quality , this should not blind us to the contradictory potentials of such historical continuities . |
| 18 | In the Miller 's Prologue , the Miller 's supposed drunkenness should not blind us to the measured good sense and balance of the mind implied within the character who speaks as the Miller . |
| 19 | But until you consider the amount of money tied up in County Farms , and the return it gives us , and the , the subsidy if you like of so few people , and you think that school ca n't have toilets and things like that , then these should all go into the decision making melting pot , and this council should not blind itself to the various options that there could be , and in those circumstances Mr I think should be allowed to explore the possibilities of the market . |
| 20 | I am sure that your council will understand that the company can not commit itself to the long term investment programme , or expose itself to the commercial risks involved in the project , unless the facilities can be planned in a climate of security . |
| 21 | Jones , an interesting newcomer with a simmering , highly charged air , is the daughter of an absentee Italian mother , which does not endear her to the xenophobic locals and an unemployed woodsman father , Seiriol Tomos , who disappears and leaves her in the care of his cold , embittered sister Maggie , Sue Jones-Davies giving everyone very beady looks . |
| 22 | The Inner London Education Authority ( ILEA ) survived the abolition of the Greater London Council , but its control by Labour did not endear it to the Conservative government . |
| 23 | ‘ I wanted to prepare them for it , not leave it to the last two weeks with people asking what was happening . |
| 24 | ‘ The onus is on line managers to develop the people who report to them and not leave it to the human resources professional , or anybody else . |
| 25 | This emphasis will not commend itself to the English reader whom Herbert Schniedau envisages . |
| 26 | In my prime I shifted my weight onto the front foot as the bowler approached the crease , being careful though not to commit myself to the front foot . |
| 27 | I had never heard of river engineers until one morning a very harassed engineer rang to ask me to persuade the lady in question not to tie herself to the ancient pollard which he intended to fell . |
| 28 | And with a decent meal including large bottles of local beer for around £5 , there 's no reason why you ca n't treat yourself to the colourful ‘ Egyptian night out ’ with cabaret , belly dancing and a multi-course meal held regularly at the plush Ramses Hilton for about £25 . |
| 29 | ‘ The pattern of study leave block release — does n't lend itself to the smaller offices or indeed to business organisations . |
| 30 | I would have to wait until Mum and Dad went out to the pub so we could n't make it to the first . |