Example sentences of "not [verb] [pos pn] [noun sg] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Stoddard players would like to thank their Captain for not upstaging their team on behalf of Lyles . |
| 2 | When Jesus says to his disciples , ‘ You are not to set your mind on food or drink ; you are not to worry ’ ( Luke 12:29 — the only New Testament use of the word ) , he is saying that God 's care for us as Father means that food and drink are not to be a hang-up , an occasion for doubt and anxiety which constantly keeps us up in the air . |
| 3 | Although Price did not give his evidence on oath ( because under Swedish law an accomplice can not be required to give evidence on oath ) , he was reminded of his duty to speak the truth when questioned in court , and he declared himself to be aware of his duty of truthfulness . |
| 4 | However , these creatures do not perceive their time on Earth in the same way . |
| 5 | The Conservative party is lucky that he is not displaying his intellect on Labour 's Front Bench . |
| 6 | Mr Fractor threatened him with a sum stretching right round the classroom if he did n't stay awake and had already punished him for not finishing his work on time . |
| 7 | He did not rest his decision on agency . |
| 8 | It is evident that the hon. Member for Glasgow , Garscadden ( Mr. Dewar ) does not rest his case on opposition to the poll tax . |
| 9 | You must not lose your grip on reality , but you must think creatively . |
| 10 | Conversely , supervisors may feel that their contributions to published papers are undervalued if their citation frequencies do not reflect their influence on research programmes . |
| 11 | On July 10 President François Mitterrand issued an effective rebuttal , stressing that France had not changed its policy on immigration . |
| 12 | A North Korean Foreign Ministry statement on Sept. 17 said : " In the situation in which the attempt to perpetuate and legalize the nation 's and people 's division by taking advantage of international leverage on entry into the UN has recently become clear , we have taken a decisive step to enter the UN in order to prevent such grave consequences arising , " adding that North Korea had not changed its policy on reunification . |
| 13 | If Lotta had n't made her entry on cue and Rune had decided to prolong the specious friendship he had conjured up until she had duly appeared on the scene … |
| 14 | Or the couple who are suing because they could n't sell their house on account of the plutonium in the vacuum-cleaner dust ? |
| 15 | No I do n't I do n't know why , I have , we do n't have our fire on mind . |