Example sentences of "not [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the economically more advanced countries , however , there does not exist a close relationship between age at first marriage and birth of first child , owing mainly to postponement of first birth through contraceptive use . |
| 2 | Caspar managed not to breathe a huge sigh of relief , because this sounding very promising indeed . |
| 3 | ‘ I want directors to use black actors and just portray them as ordinary people , not make a big deal about it . |
| 4 | Although it was initially believed that lowering mucosal prostaglandin values in ulcerative colitis would be therapeutic , and that the beneficial effect of therapeutic agents sulfasalazine and 5-ASA analogues is through their ability to inhibit cyclo-oxygenase , it isnow believed that a simple decrease in prostaglandins does not elicit a beneficial effect in ulcerative colitis and may even be harmful . |
| 5 | v. Henn and Darby , where the Court of Appeal held that the term ‘ quantitative restrictions ’ in Article 30 of the EEC Treaty did not cover a total prohibition on imports on the grounds that such a restriction was not related to a quantitative measure , whereas the case law of the European Court had clearly established that the term in question covered both outright bans and quotas on imports . |
| 6 | In such situations , Peter Shilton 's frame can not cover a whole multitude of sins . |
| 7 | While this might seem to be stating the obvious , the fact is that this issue has not received a great deal of systematic ( as opposed to post hoc ) discussion in the literature . |
| 8 | A Downing Street spokeswoman said later they had not received a formal request from Mr Rushdie for a meeting . |
| 9 | Councillor Malachi Curran , the chairman of the Down Economic Development Agency , claimed the area had not received a fair share in the past and there was an onus on the government to ensure Down was not neglected . |
| 10 | Diplomats asked Buckingham Palace to warn her against any trip to the island , which has not received a royal visitor for many years . |
| 11 | Much as he desired to make cuts , Eisenhower in the end decided not to risk a general crisis in the Atlantic alliance by precipitate unilateral action . |
| 12 | It was a sad but inevitable outcome of not maintaining a proper balance between productivity and personality . |
| 13 | On March 19 the federal Cabinet decided not to implement a planned amnesty for former East German agents of the Ministry for State Security ( " Stasi " ) [ see p. 37828 ] . |
| 14 | This issue was followed up in qualitative interviews with a panel of young people , for while we can not make a simple equation between aloneness and the experience of social and psychological difficulty , young people do seem to need to interact with friends in resolving some of their conflicts . |
| 15 | In direct criticism of Wolfenden , he argues that one can not make a simple distinction between public and private morality . |
| 16 | He also said that the Prince and Princess of Wales would not make a planned visit to China in November ‘ so long as those responsible for the atrocities over the past weekend remain in control of the Chinese government ’ . |
| 17 | Rule 5 – 43 provides that a firm must not make a personal recommendation to a private customer to deal , or arrange a deal in the exercise of discretion for any customer , if the dealing would reasonably be regarded as too frequent in the circumstances . |
| 18 | Teller went to extreme lengths to rescue Part I , but in the words of Robert Oppenheimer , ‘ The programme we had in 1949 was a tortured thing that did not make a great deal of technical sense . |
| 19 | ‘ While any loss of business is not good for us , it would certainly not make a great deal of difference , ’ he added . |
| 20 | In practice it probably did not make a great deal of difference to either party whether or not leases existed , unless or until a serious dispute between them arose . |
| 21 | ‘ A contract does not make a great deal of difference . |
| 22 | ‘ I did not make a great job of that , did I ? ’ he asked . |
| 23 | He did not make a great impact beyond his own office . |
| 24 | He accepts that he can not make a categorical statement about innocence or guilt , but he feels that his constituent has not been given a fair hearing . |
| 25 | In the late 1980s developers knew that they would not make a decent return on their investment on a pay and play basis . |
| 26 | The FIA court of appeal did not make a final decision in Paris on Thursday after a three-hour hearing to consider Mansell 's evidence . |
| 27 | Without such a juxtaposition , you can not make a rational assessment of twentieth century design . |
| 28 | Even professional studs do not make a regular practice of covering mares that are under four years old . |
| 29 | You see , although I love her so deeply , I know that Rosamund would not make a good wife for a missionary . ’ |
| 30 | They were also the most likely to say Dad would not make a good job of being a housewife and should be out at work ( 57pc pc compared to 38pc ) . |