Example sentences of "that a [noun sg] do [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea was that a system did n't have just a single history in space-time , as one would normally assume it did in a classical nonquantum theory . |
| 2 | The argument for saying that there should be liability in such circumstances is that a constable does not cease to have certain general duties because he happens to be ‘ off duty ’ for the time being . |
| 3 | ‘ To accuse him of failure because your own ego can not survive the knowledge that a man does not want you ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It will no doubt be in only the rare instance that a man does not consider the possibility that the woman is not consenting , and yet does not actually believe that she is . |
| 5 | following on from that er that the point that I think is being made is that a contribution does not have to be put forward in a shape of a question to be er a useful contribution to the debate and and your erm pressure upon er the lady who spoke er a while ago was er insisting that she she |
| 6 | The position of women has changed in a number of ways , such that a wife does not have to put up with an unsatisfactory marriage in the way that her mother might well have done . |
| 7 | The case of Donson & Frudd v Conoco Ltd , 1973 IRLR 258 , also makes it quite clear that a conviction does not permit the employer unlimited freedom in dealing with employees . |
| 8 | The rationale here is colourfully illustrated by Lord Ellenborough 's dictum in Gardiner v Gray ( 1815 ) 4 Camp 144 to the effect that a person does not buy goods simply for the pleasure of depositing them on a dunghill . |
| 9 | Note that a person does not use a vehicle without insurance unless there is an element of controlling , managing and operating the vehicle . |
| 10 | It seemed very obvious , first of all , that a country does not get rich by importing manufactured goods if it can possibly manufacture them itself . |
| 11 | It is true that a country does not need a nuclear power programme to be able to build a nuclear weapon . |
| 12 | She discovered that she was afraid of getting close , afraid of being betrayed , afraid of finding that a relationship did not solve all her problems , afraid of feeling trapped , afraid of ‘ disappearing ’ as a person , afraid of admitting that men were not all bad , afraid of losing her friends , afraid of having no more goals in life , afraid of giving up her unhappiness , afraid he might die , afraid of feeling dependent , afraid of sexual intimacy , afraid of letting go of the past , afraid that reality would not match up to the glorious fantasy … . |
| 13 | But the basic discovery of the Detroit mentality was that a design did not have to be better engineered , more functional or more beautiful than what was already on the market in order to outsell it ; it just had to be newer . |
| 14 | Wright it was established that a director did not stand in a fiduciary relationship with his shareholders . |
| 15 | Whilst the boundaries of consent are not clearly defined , it is recognised that a woman does not consent to sexual intercourse where a man uses violence to force her . |
| 16 | ( 3 ) Subject to this , it is for those claiming that a party does not deal as consumer to show that he does not . ’ |
| 17 | Even thirty years later , when she was quite old enough to know it was n't her fault , that a house did n't burn down because a girl threw a skull into a horse pond , she still cried in much the same way when she thought of it . |
| 18 | Held , dismissing the appeal , that there was nothing in the policy of the Insolvency Act 1986 that indicated that Parliament intended to give the words ‘ carried on business ’ in section 265(1) ( c ) ( ii ) of that Act a meaning different from that which they had been held to bear in section 4(1) ( d ) of the Bankruptcy Act 1914 ; that a debtor did not cease to carry on business for the purposes of section 265(1) ( c ) ( ii ) until all the trading debts of the business had been paid ; and that , accordingly , the registrar had been right in holding that since the tax liability had not been discharged the debtor was still carrying on business and that he had jurisdiction to make the bankruptcy order ( post , pp. 122B–E , H — 123A ) . |
| 19 | A majority of the United Kingdom workforce decided against strike action and the mood of the Glasgow workers was so clear yesterday that a vote did not have to be taken . |
| 20 | In the first such case in the UK , Leeds-based John Richardson Computers Ltd has successfully argued that copyright should protect the look and feel of a program ; the court decided that a plaintiff does not need to show source code has been copied to prove infringement , and that copying non-literal aspects of a program , such as structure and organisation , could well constitute infringement ; the company 's dispute arose with a former employee over rival applications aimed at the pharmaceutical industry ; in the past , copyright cases have dealt exclusively with copying of actual program code . |
| 21 | The law says that a dog does n't have to be on a lead but it does have to be under control . |
| 22 | It was said of him that he always got the player that a club did n't want to sell , and the Jack transfer was a classic case in point . |
| 23 | last year that there were n't enough , and that a lot did n't get one , and they were all disappointed . |
| 24 | They also agree that a debate does n't seem to be taking place . |
| 25 | You should remember that a fridge does n't kill bacteria , only slows down the rate at which they multiply . |
| 26 | One researcher asks the following question : ‘ When the hero guns down the villain , do children really learn that a crime does not pay ’ or do they learn that it is good to kill –bad people ’ ? ’ |
| 27 | He was only too well aware of the Talmudic dictum that a handful does not satisfy a lion , but he was neither apologetic nor guilty over it . |
| 28 | After paying off the driver Nathan steered her into a busy , softly lit restaurant , and she had to admit he had guessed correctly that a meal did indeed top her list of priorities . |
| 29 | It may seem ridiculous to suggest that a suicide does not believe in death , but there is a certain amount of evidence to suggest that some forms of suicide ( usually referred to as ‘ schizoid ’ ) are in fact attempts at rebirth . |
| 30 | A pardon need not imply that a soldier did not desert , or show cowardice , or disobey orders . |