Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [pron] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The high-cost economies of the EC can not insulate themselves from the world outside — from the more flexible economies of the Pacific Rim and North America . |
2 | The loss of full-back Robertson would leave Rangers short in that department but his hamstring injury does not lend itself to the taking of risks . |
3 | There is some disagreement about the size of the informal proletariat , which is not surprising given that its informal nature does not lend itself to the gathering of statistic , but most commentators see it representing about 40–60 per cent of the economically active population . |
4 | And , like mine , it did not lend itself to the sort of conclusion Berkeley wanted to draw , to the effect that we are not justified in calling material things hot and cold . |
5 | It will not cover me for the hearing . |
6 | The sums involved are very small and do not cover anything like the cost to the NHS of car accidents . |
7 | This , of course , did not affect me at the time ! |
8 | It is suggested that we should develop in co-operation , or at least in parallel , with similar organizations , so that we do not paint ourselves into a corner with incompatible technologies . |
9 | She would not lower herself to the level he clearly thought suited her . |
10 | While you are confused , why not prepare yourself for a chat with your bank manager ? |
11 | This suggests that something is amiss with the job definition and , by implication , also with education and training which does not prepare them for the reality . |
12 | But do not make one without the advice of a solicitor . |
13 | But you can not make yourself into a cricketer . |
14 | But he was n't very good , and even to please her ( which was his only motive for practising ) he could not make himself into a musician . |
15 | The most frequent trigger to that crisis was career blockage , the realization that they , with the vast majority , would not make it to the top . |
16 | Some hard-pressed commuters may not make it to the end of the line . ) |
17 | The model does not make it over the top of the loop and starts to fall inverted . |
18 | Tie the aircraft down with fixed pickets — concrete blocks and flimsy corkscrew pickets do not make it in the tiedown stakes . |
19 | do you not want me in the house . |
20 | We do not want it in the dictionary . |
21 | For this reason , the fact that three of the forty women had paid domestic help does not disqualify them from the title ‘ housewife ’ . |
22 | Thirdly , and consequentially , I argued that the elements of harmful consequences liability which are exhibited by the criminal law do not disqualify it from the status of positive moral order , because conventional morality ( as opposed to the critical morality of Kant or Smith , for example ) incorporates a notion of moral luck and indeed our ordinary moral attitudes would be unrecognizable without some such idea . |
23 | If the commissioner finds maladministration and the authority does not remedy it to the satisfaction of the complainant , there is no way in which the complainant can pursue the matter further . |
24 | ‘ I no longer want full government funding from a government that is going to be dictatorial as hell , which is not to say I would not prefer it under a government of a different kind . ’ |
25 | The ideal needs integrity , however , for a citizen can not treat himself as the author of a collection of laws that are inconsistent in principle , nor can he see that collection as sponsored by any Rousseauian general will . |
26 | So this year why not treat yourself to a weekend away from it all — you 'd be surprised at how affordable it can be ! |
27 | ‘ You did not treat yourself to a snack in an ABC or Lyons , then , ’ said Neil , gratefully drinking his own fresh cup of tea . |
28 | It 's Britain 's best-loved family theme park , so why not treat yourselves to a fun-filled , great value day out . |
29 | I 'm grateful that you listen to him , and do not treat him like a fool just because he is old . ’ |
30 | Do not treat me like an idiot . ’ |