Example sentences of "do [not/n't] [verb] [adv prt] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the example , no claim in tort would lie if the hot water bottle did not give off enough heat . |
| 2 | Alice bought a hot water bottle from a retailer which did not give off any heat . |
| 3 | Some is there because owners did not pass on new addresses when they moved . |
| 4 | Our meeting with the ACPO representative did not bring about any change in this position , and we had to admit that we shared their concern for road safety . |
| 5 | This plan was first suggested in a radio forum about three years ago , but unfortunately the subsequent reports did not bring out these points . |
| 6 | However , she did not rule out some compulsion in some schemes . |
| 7 | However , they apparently did not rule out eventual increases , although these would have to be met exclusively from the company 's own funds . |
| 8 | However , they apparently did not rule out eventual increases , although these would have to be met exclusively from the company 's own funds . |
| 9 | A spokesman for IBM France said it had already earmarked 1,500 job cuts for 1993 through voluntary redundancies , but did not rule out further measures if the market deteriorated . |
| 10 | The fact that his father behaved towards him for most of the time with mild , if somewhat unthinking kindness , did not rule out this possibility which is present at some time or other in most children 's minds : after all , if you were going to kill someone you would naturally go on being kind to them for the time being , giving them money for sweets and generally keeping up appearances . |
| 11 | May I also say that the Department 's concern would be taken more seriously if it did not take over three months to get replies from the Secretary of State to hon. Members who draw his attention to accusations that have been made in relation to what goes on in Castlereagh ? |
| 12 | He did not put up any resistance when they flung him down on the rainswept slabs , and tied his ankles with a thick cord . |
| 13 | ‘ When the goalkeeper did not turn up one day , I was the biggest so I went in goals , ’ he said . |
| 14 | The situation could have been embarrassing when Corinne took over — but it did not turn out that way . |
| 15 | Jones gave the impression that he intended to write a paper which was going to be on the Mount Mauna Loa business with a bit on the neutron spectrum but it did not turn out that way at all . |
| 16 | The incidence found was probably an underestimate of true community incidence as the protocol did not pick up those people in whom , for whatever reason , the clinicians caring for them did not measure the serum electrolyte values . |
| 17 | It did not work out that way . |
| 18 | The deals did not work out that way . ’ |
| 19 | Many people did not fill in this section and others made positive comments which are duplicated elsewhere |
| 20 | So far , the ministry has chosen not to explain why it did not act over this matter , to admit that it made a mistake , and to fully compensate all those who have suffered trauma and considerable financial losses as a result of its negligence . |
| 21 | Defence budgeting and procurement do not move along different tracks from defence policy as a whole . |
| 22 | The performances made his customers understandably nervous , and nervous customers do not pass on glowing recommendations to their friends . |
| 23 | ‘ I do not go around public houses asking if my wife is telling me the truth . |
| 24 | Although such ploys help to boost banks ' capital ratios , they do not bring in new cash . |
| 25 | This is the notion of the constituent power ( ‘ pouvoir constituant ’ — because we do not think along these lines , the English translation sounds strange ) . |
| 26 | These precedents do not hold out great hope for private prosecutors determined to teach their critics a lesson in the criminal courts . |
| 27 | At all events , I shall be much obliged to you if you will write to me as soon as possible — in order that , if you do not hold out any hope , he may not lose time , and if you do , that you may receive further information ; and he be put into the way of preparing himself , according to your wishes , for the situation . |
| 28 | The facts do not bear out this theory . |
| 29 | Dips should be fairly thick so that they do not drop off accompanying crudités , and fillings for pastry parcels and buns should be firm if the food is likely to be bitten and not eaten in one mouthful . |
| 30 | A This can only happen if you do not cast off any stitches at the centre and sides of the neck . |