Example sentences of "not be [verb] [prep] a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was felt that this type of exercise would probably not be repeated for a few years . |
| 2 | Their proposal will not be finalised until a few days before the F&S meeting on 5th March , but seems likely to be for a 9% pay increase ( the lower figure of price inflation and the average national wage increase ) , with no reduction in differentials . |
| 3 | What we are looking at is the development of a decentralised approach to management which by definition can not be reduced to a few single issues , although the level of management self-awareness is critical in all of them . |
| 4 | The dilemma of whether to improve ( or not ) an old building which may not be needed in a few years ' time can last for decades . |
| 5 | Or at least , not being bothered about a few whiskers when there were animals to be saved . |