Example sentences of "not [verb] [prep] their [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is vitally important that the integrity of solicitors is not jeopardised by their drive for new markets to compensate for the possible loss of conveyancing . ’ |
| 2 | Women left behind by the emigrants , ‘ widows ’ who had not heard from their husbands for decades , daughters growing up without fathers , without grandfathers , without brothers -once they too were old enough to leave — were hungry for men , everyone knew that , and the law made its profits from the devils — Greed and Lust and Envy — that scampered among humans playing a deadly tag in which all the players are caught and brought down , one by one . |
| 3 | There is no reason why schools should not include within their plans for the 1990s the full range of managerial and support roles which emerged from PNP during the 1980s . |
| 4 | Erm I 've I particularly important because the districts here will need to feel very clear about what it is County Hall would not sorry would or would or would not jump on their necks for you see . |
| 5 | You 've got a pensioner employee er a pensioner trustee on there and they 're not looking over their shoulder for their job , they are going to do the job of a trustee and watch the funds , and they would then be able to go to the regulator if they saw something that was amiss . |
| 6 | Erm I mean just going very , very briefly back to the question that you asked erm about this how would you stop what 's happen happening is by having , we would have thought a pensioner trustee , because even the question has been asked how did it get through the union trustees , and the answer that most of them are employed and they are looking over their shoulder because jobs are going , redundancies are being made , you 've got a pensioner employee er a pensioner trustee on there , and they 're not looking over their shoulder for their job , they are going to do the job of a trustee and watch the fund and they would then be able to go to the regulator if they saw something that was amiss , but if somebody is employed by the firm might be very worried about doing because they 're more bothered about keeping their job . |
| 7 | Often they were not seen by their owners for weeks . |
| 8 | The other departments will inevitably come into conflict with marketing from time to time because the latter 's need to satisfy customers requires an adaptability that does not fit into their drive for efficiency of operations . |
| 9 | Well , not too radical actually , since trades unionists are not noted for their enthusiasm for rapid change . |
| 10 | TICKET touts are not known for their flair for public relations . |
| 11 | In the familiar world in which we live , ducklings are not known for their propensity for attacking farmers ; they are classed among the victims of the killing process . |
| 12 | As there is no possibility of any Government in the Community , certainly no British Government and certainly no Labour Government , not referring to their Parliament for a mandate before taking a step into entering monetary union , the opt-out clause simply codifies what will happen in any case , I believe , in every single one of the European Community democracies . |
| 13 | Problems arise if the fry stray from the parents and do n't graze from their sides for food . |
| 14 | They were all older men , who gave her little satisfaction : although to be honest , she had n't gone to their beds for gratification . |
| 15 | Both highly desirable , the one on the left especially ; both looked as if they would n't get on their backs for anything less than Edouard de Chavigny himself ; both had the kind of accent that made his toes curl , and made him wish he 'd opted for the more costly tailor . |
| 16 | One of the reasons that Puttnam gets flak from the film industry , particularly from its fringe , is that he does n't argue on their behalf for a government-subsidised industry . |