Example sentences of "not [verb] [conj] [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not think that many hon. Members would criticise the length of the speech but they and members of the museum and arts worlds outside would criticise the Bill 's contents . |
| 2 | point out , such uses have a " negative orientation " : the speaker does not think that any good reasons exist at all for performing the event which the infinitive denotes . |
| 3 | I do not think that any incoming party with any set of policies could turn the economy around over the next six months . |
| 4 | The future of British Coal depends on the results of the next general election in a few months ' time , and I do not think that any hon. Member or the Minister would refute that . |
| 5 | We do not think that any particular content in philosophy can be identified as female . |
| 6 | When he looked back later in life he did not think that this dark night was caused by what happened on the road at Godmanchester . |
| 7 | Where I differ from Bourdieu is that I do not think that this important distinction leads inevitably to absolute aesthetic relativism . |
| 8 | I had not realised that one innocent man 's plight could arouse such blood lust . |
| 9 | Does the Secretary of State not realise that that conspicuous failure , which is clear to the people of Northern Ireland , is undermining the confidence of the great majority , and that that is pregnant with considerable consequences ? |
| 10 | The steam traction engine is not forgotten and many interesting photographs of vehicles used by associated companies during this time are included . |
| 11 | I can not doubt that this peculiar method which gave such valuable results in water-colour , influenced Cézanne to apply it at least to the early stages of his oil paintings , and that gradually it grew to be his habitual practice in the succeeding period . |
| 12 | We do not know whether these underlying conditions are responsible for the low CD4 counts . |
| 13 | I do not know if this triumphant wrongdoing owes anything to the example set by Ivy in Elders and Betters , by which I am conscious of having been influenced myself . |
| 14 | If these forms were not internalized as habitual mental patterns independent of thought , they could not be readily accessed and language could not function effectively as a means of thinking and communicating . |
| 15 | It is important also to note that we are not implying that any major catastrophe will occur should the stress level continue to rise so high that the glass spills over . |
| 16 | The calypso is not presented as strident political commentary : it is the bland and depoliticised version popularised by personalities such as Lance Percival and Cy Grant . |
| 17 | It needs to be stressed that British planning legislation does not assume that existing non-conforming uses must disappear if planning policy is to be made effective . |
| 18 | In the late romanticism of Stevenson 's tale of corruption in the South Seas , the islanders are not seen as virtuous noble savages , but certainly appear no worse than the white men who take advantage of them . |
| 19 | At first , the deaths of Julie and Elizabeth , both 30 , were not seen as particular human tragedies . |
| 20 | At that time , the principal issue was that of regulating territorial claims to the continent ; mining and mineral extraction were not seen as likely economic options . |
| 21 | These preparatory remarks were rather hesitant and repetitive ; I did not feel that extempore public speaking came easily to him ; but his readings were good , because they totally lacked affectation . |
| 22 | But we do not believe that major organisational changes in the commercial sector are explained in these terms . |
| 23 | Although Robinson 's suggestions are attractive , Steers ( 1964 ) does not believe that all double spits can be explained as breached baymouth bars . |
| 24 | I do not believe that any other paint system can be applied as thinly as a watercolour wash and still yield as much colour brilliance . |
| 25 | Local politicians do not believe that any new talks formula could be adopted before late summer or the autumn . |
| 26 | However , I do not believe that any hon. Member would expect me to do what no other negotiating Minister has done , is doing or will do . |
| 27 | Clarke virtually admitted that he did not believe that these important issues should be discussed in public when he defended the government 's decision not to publish the advice on science funding which it had received from the Advisory Board for the Research Councils . |
| 28 | I do not believe that this perceptual process is either universal or immutable , but it is ubiquitous and extremely potent . |
| 29 | We do not believe that most ordinary families in this country could afford to pay any more tax . |
| 30 | It is not envisaged that specific new resources will be identified to enable Local Plan work to proceed at any meaningful level ( either through in house preparation or the engagement of consultant services ) . ’ |