Example sentences of "not [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ’ . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | As things work out in FI , contracts to that effect or not — and Reutemann was to have his troubles with Alan Jones on that score later — the Number One position in any team is pragmatically judged on results , and though Niki did not make a brilliant start to the 1977 season , he did re-establish his hegemony within the Ferrari team by the South African Grand Prix . |
| 4 | An extra £5 million of sales will not make a big difference to Canon ; what matters is expanding and enhancing our name globally . ’ |
| 5 | Or perhaps you 've found that you can not make a square turn to the right like those you find so easy to the left . |
| 6 | He did not make a settled return to London until 20 October . |
| 7 | Although South Korea did not make an official response to the preconditions — all of which it had rejected in the past — it did agreed to suspend its pursuit of membership of the UN until the two Korean states had discussed the issue further . |
| 8 | The teachers in the two departments are possessed of a missionary zeal to improve the quality of their pupils ' lives ; they do not want an English education to be useful or vocational , but to enable the pupils to think critically about themselves , about life , and about society . |
| 9 | The terrorists had made it known that tourists would be a target , but the Foreign Office decided not to issue a general warning to British travellers . |
| 10 | This eminent folklorist , however , has not given a full consideration to the Celtic background . |
| 11 | A spokeswoman for the Saatchi Collection said the sales did not signal a lessening commitment to the collection , but had been made to finance new acquisitions . |
| 12 | In that community it is not considered a grave fault to ‘ invent ’ , whenever ‘ a lie is necessary ’ . |
| 13 | It was stated at the beginning of this chapter that the objective was not to provide a comprehensive guide to international selling and exporting . |
| 14 | This potential pathway could not guarantee a peaceful transition to socialism , but a militant working class advancing on both the political and industrial fronts simultaneously might avert the need for an insurrectionary capture of the state . |
| 15 | the arrangements for legal advice represented a wasteful use of resources and did not guarantee a reasonable service to all who need it ; |
| 16 | English law might be said to recognize a right to self-determination , inasmuch as suicide is no longer a crime , but that right does not yield a clear answer to the present difficulty . |
| 17 | This was held not to create a public right to be enjoyed by all Her Majesty 's citizens . |
| 18 | I said to Sandra , well this job business Bev , he 's not said a bloody word to me this morning he 's , in actual fact he 's been |
| 19 | This would not bring an instant end to the island 's problems . |
| 20 | It does not expect a frail humanity to be capable of loving our neighbours more than ourselves : that would be a task of saintly dimension . |
| 21 | Sudanese People 's Liberation Army ( SPLA — a southern guerrilla movement , led by Col. John Garang de Mabior , estimated strength 20,000 , committed to overthrowing Bashir , but not advocating a secessionist solution to the country 's north-south division — see pp. 37114 ; 37174 ) . |
| 22 | The American people and the Congress would not support an aid program which did not show a coordinated approach to Western European unity . " |
| 23 | If the Department of Industry had not made a direct grant to the company it is unlikely that SCAMP would exist . |
| 24 | Although Poulantzas does not give a direct answer to the question ‘ How are we to know a pertinent effect when we encounter one ? ’ , he does discuss an historical example which may throw light on the matter . |
| 25 | Further , both Conservative and Labour Governments have sought to restrict increases in MPs ' pay so that Parliament does not give a bad example to the country and encourage more inflation . |
| 26 | This act does not give a clear entitlement to the services ; provision in any particular case depends on sufficient resources being available . |
| 27 | The Minister did not give a clear response to the question from my Hon. Friend the Member for Dundee , East . |
| 28 | A patient who consents , even in the widest terms , to a dental operation under anaesthetic does not give a true consent to the amputation of a leg . |
| 29 | The Minister is well aware that the armed services sports body does not give a single penny to rugby league . |
| 30 | It is also concerned only with the situation where the customer does not give an effective consent to the use of a wall . |