Example sentences of "not [vb pp] [adv prt] [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certainly Ferguson has not given up the ghost of trying to land the Championship . |
| 2 | I treated myself to a night in the Ceilidh Place ; I had not given up the habit of including the dangly earrings and the flowery trousers in the rucksack . |
| 3 | ‘ In fact , it was about the only game in which I 've not picked up a knock since the start of the season . |
| 4 | Fairbrother had not picked up the emphasis in that suggestion , and Richard decided to let it go . |
| 5 | Irina however had not picked up the seriousness of his last words . |
| 6 | It was not because the rating system was bad , but because of the way in which the rating system was being carried out , attacking certain areas of domestic property , and , because the English had not carried out a revaluation since 1973 , Scotland got out of line . |
| 7 | As Peugeot has not pushed up the prices of these new models compared to the old , the PC 553 ERP represents pretty good value for money . |
| 8 | The astonishing achievements of Western civilisation in controlling and exploring the resources of the world , and the consequent increase in material wealth and standards of living , would not have taken place if the procurement of knowledge for its own sake had not mapped out the paths of which technology and investment for profit thereafter took advantage . |
| 9 | They have not handed over the arguments to be articulated by lawyers and scientists even now that they have taken the city and the tannery to court in a law-suit claim for $31 million . |
| 10 | And she just knew that , if she had not brought up the subject of Tony , he would have invited her to join him in his walk along the shore . |
| 11 | How is it , then , that such findings have not brought about the introduction of a formal corrective mechanism ? |
| 12 | But Cooke has not ruled out a return for the wing legend , who scored a record 35 tries for England . |
| 13 | Manager Ted Pearce has not ruled out a merger with the reformed Shots who have been drawing crowds of more than 2,000 to the Recreation Ground after their blistering start in the Diadora League Division Three . |
| 14 | It might even be Mr Ozal himself ( he has not ruled out the idea of standing ) , but one of his associates seems a likelier choice . |
| 15 | Vietnam has not ruled out the possibility of its army returning to Cambodia if requested by Phnom Penh . |
| 16 | ‘ However , they have not ruled out the possibility of fish farms on streams that drain into the lake , which could be harmful if their waste enters the lough waters . |
| 17 | TERRY BUTCHER has not ruled out the possibility of staying in football with Sunderland . |
| 18 | Even high street chains like Hennes who have consistently used the top models since 1989 have not ruled out the possibility of change . |
| 19 | The water authorities have not ruled out the possibility of flooding large Parts of the Dales , however , and , ever greedier in their search for uplands to despoil and destroy , will have to be watched carefully . |
| 20 | And she has not ruled out the prospect of having another baby , according to royal sources . |
| 21 | While the official party line remains that the Liberal Democrats would vote against a Queen 's Speech that did not contain a commitment to introduce proportional representation at Westminster , party strategists have not ruled out the option of abstaining . |
| 22 | At about 2.15 , someone from the Cardiff side threw the first stone , then the bricks started flying : if they could n't get at each other on land , then they could always fight a missile war and there was plenty of ammo flying around : the workmen who put the fence in had not swept up the chunks of broken concrete around the supports . |
| 23 | Vaguely she wondered why the daily woman who had been with them for years had not put in an appearance before now , and listened in vain for the cheerful clatter of tea-cups in the passage outside . |
| 24 | Mr Lilley said : ‘ We have not worked out the number of staff reductions . |
| 25 | Meanwhile New Scientist understands that ministers have not taken up the offer of the Greenfield committee to hold further meetings to consider the issues of generic drugs further . |
| 26 | It does not necessarily follow that any individual who has not taken on the attitude of the generalized other is any less complete than the person who has and acts accordingly . |
| 27 | In cases where the respondent is a non-governmental body , it may be possible to ask whether there is evidence that if the respondent had not taken on the function in question , the government would have . |
| 28 | But as I have said to you , the Banbury School 's decision to opt out was not taken on the grounds of the education offered in this county . |