Example sentences of "not [vb infin] in [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Comment : Indirect questions are used all the time by people who need their status boosting through being given buckets of approval , or who are looking for a reason for punishing other people should they not fall in with the anticipated scenario . |
| 2 | A Scottish Office spokesman said changes have taken place in the health service since 1989 and the previous plan did not fit in with the present set-up of purchasers and providers . |
| 3 | Where such arguments did not fit in with the overarching themes of race , violence and disorder , and social deprivation they were either sidelined or pushed into the sub-clauses of official reports . |
| 4 | CIBS ’ , its just the little matter of hairy legs that just might not fit in with the ra-ra skirts … ) |
| 5 | This constant sweeping under the carpet of all information which does not fit in with the Tory vision of a new North does no-one in this region any favours . |
| 6 | It is quite normal for the male to have to stay outside and drive his milt in with beats of his tail , because he can not get in through the reduced entrance . |
| 7 | Erm , the reason that that does n't tie in with the four hundred and eighty thousand pound er , increase in spending is that offsetting that seven hundred and seventeen thousand that you 've funded from your contingency , there is also a net reduction in spending by the Committee because of the changes in the devolution of central department charges and their allocation through committees , well less have been allocated to Social Services Committee in total . |
| 8 | Without waiting for an answer , she piled into the back — ‘ Are n't there any seat-belts for the twins ? ’ — and Carol , determined to believe I did not exist , joined her , after loading something which I did n't see in through the rear doors . |
| 9 | Faith No More are a phenomenon : a stadium rock band who really do n't fit in with the whole rock grandeur . |
| 10 | ‘ We did n't go in on the free travel promotion because many of the deals involved British Rail and we do n't have it here , ’ she said . |
| 11 | But perhaps I give that impression because I have strong views on certain subjects and because I do n't go in for the social whirl , for fast cars and fast women . ’ |
| 12 | The travellers threw missiles , and abandoned some of their vehicles on the road when they could n't get in to the three-day event . |
| 13 | Former champion and born-again Christian George Foreman — who has seen the sleazy side of life at first hand — warned after Lewis 's brilliant two-round knockout of Razor Ruddock at Earls Court : ‘ Lennox Lewis will win the world title — as long as he does n't get in with the wrong crowd . ’ |
| 14 | I do n't sit in on the general meeting , no . |
| 15 | He thought of telling her that he was a friend but friends did n't dive in through the front door ; they did n't have blood on their wrists nor cuts all over their faces ; they did n't have a rope burn round their necks and they wore shirts , at least until they were properly introduced . |