Example sentences of "do not [vb infin] [noun] on [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | On Nov. 12 the outspoken chair of the Campaign for Democracy Beko Ransome Kuti called on Nigerians to " make the country ungovernable " by acts of civil disobedience if Babangida did not leave office on Jan. 2 as promised . |
2 | She met Bill coming back up the steps , and they did not waste time on speech . |
3 | Papers that did not include a control group , were not randomised , did not allow calculation of ‘ intention to treat ’ results , or did not collect information on mortality or the incidence of respiratory or gastrointestinal infection were excluded . |
4 | Differentiation on certain levels did not prevent fusion on others . |
5 | Similarly , though he insisted on doctrine which he considered essential to the Anglican faith , he did not require conformity on non-essentials , and also believed that there were divine mysteries on which it was idle to speculate . |
6 | ‘ Do not demand interest on loans you make to a brother Israelite . |
7 | He also notes alternative methods for libraries which do not record issues on date labels in the books , and he shows how to predict the number of books which will be weeded at a given level of future use . |
8 | Witnesses do not give evidence on oath . |
9 | PLEASE DO NOT WRITE LETTERS ON BEHALF OF VIC WILLIAMS . |
10 | They say they do not understand why their headmaster is so intent on persecuting them when 20 Jewish students do not attend school on Saturdays , a normal part of the school week in France . |
11 | Because the international standards of vital statistics give priority only to age and parity ( United Nations , 1964 , pp. 11–12 ) , death certificates ordinarily do not include questions on birth interval ; the importance of spacing can be determined mostly from special studies in which birth and death records are matched , and there is a conspicuous lack of these studies even for the more advanced countries . |
12 | It has been their job to see that local councils do not spend money on activities which can not be justified by statute . |
13 | However , if the scheme is viewed as one that does not tax interest on savings , then more consumption in the future can be financed from a given volume of savings and those seeking a target future consumption can meet it with a lower level of current savings . |
14 | We can not rightly attribute to the Spirit any teaching which does not shed light on Jesus , or any religious experience which is not congruous with the life of Jesus . |
15 | He does not waste time on definitions . |
16 | Because of MAFF 's view that environmental considerations are not pre-eminent in dispensing aid on any new 3(5) areas as presently drafted , and because they are concerned that it will mean payments to support a predominantly dairying agriculture in the lowlands ( setting a precedent because the UK does not pay HLCAs on dairy cattle ) , MAFF submitted to the Council of Ministers in September 1984 a major proposed amendment . |
17 | One problem is that the government does not collect information on wealth for tax purposes . |
18 | The Department does not collect data on London weighting allowances . |
19 | This is odd because VSO does not impose volunteers on countries . |
20 | This model accepts the virtues of plurality and local independence , and argues that a competitive local government is in the end a more efficient system ; nevertheless , it does not believe consensus on policy is realistic or desirable . |