Example sentences of "and [vb -s] [not/n't] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Thompson won the Olympic title that year , 1980 , successfully defended it in 1984 and has n't completed a decathlon since finishing fourth in the 1988 Games in Seoul .
2 ‘ As though it 's just been created and has n't had a chance to get fouled up with so-called ‘ civilisation ’ .
3 Queen 's Bench Masters ' Practice Direction of 25 March , 1988 requires that where an order is made transferring an action from the Queen 's Bench Division to a county court , the party having carriage of the order by himself or his solicitor shall forthwith produce at the Filing Department of the Central Office the order transferring the action and shall file : ( 1 ) a copy of the order transferring the action ; ( 2 ) a statement of the names and addresses of the parties and of their solicitors ; ( 3 ) copies of any pleadings served ; ( 4 ) if he is the plaintiff and has not served a statement of claim , particulars of his claim together with a copy for each defendant ; ( 5 ) if he is the defendant and only a counterclaim is transferred and no counterclaim has been served , particulars of the counterclaim together with a copy for the plaintiff ; ( 6 ) where money has been paid into court , a copy of the notice of payment into court ; ( 7 ) a statement of the index numbers of any affidavits filed .
4 McAllister , 28 , joined Leeds from Leicester City for £1m in the summer of 1990 , and has not missed a league game .
5 If the taxpayer makes a potentially exempt transfer he pays no IHT when the gift is made and will pay no IHT at all with respect to the gifted property if he survives the gift by seven years ( and has not reserved a benefit in the gifted property ) ( IHTA 1984 , s3A(4) ) .
6 It has never been in the rain before and has not developed a habit of accepting the discomfort of being in the rain .
7 Ordinary speech is therefore usually a very imperfect representation of the underlying rules of grammar and appears not to provide a sound database for the derivation of these rules .
8 Because a horse has got plenty of blood and does n't miss a bit of blood drained off and then returned .
9 The seating plan had given me no view at all of my now-giggling pals , but the great bonus of being next to Patricia Hutchinson , and opposite the Principal , who is most gracious , and does n't miss a trick .
10 Please be sure , therefore , that the Association 's heart still has something to pump and does n't miss a beat every January .
11 The wax penetrates the leather and does n't leave a film .
12 Gossamer , slinky , focused , unfussed — what a treat to hear a song that takes its time and does n't give a toss for the bpms and the clubs .
13 Or else she is so indifferent to the feelings of other people that she simply shrugs her well-fleshed shoulders and does n't give a damn who she hurts in her pursuit of thrills .
14 No father to speak of-he 's got a new family , lives in Germany , and does n't give a damn about Malcolm .
15 But make sure your presence remains a comfort to her and does n't become a complication . ’
16 ( Though sources say it wo n't be able to run SCO Xenix binaries and does n't include a C compiler . )
17 As far as he 's aware , Freddie is quite harmless and does n't constitute a health hazard .
18 Now what saying with that , that 'll be used again when he is actually walking and does n't need a pram and the other one 's still toddelling
19 The tombstone mentions her father 's profession , and does n't say a word about her own . ’
20 March has been in financial difficulties for some time and does n't have a sponsor for this season .
21 The data dictionary — being developed using SNI 's Entity Relationship Model ( UX No 409 ) — will form the basis of a planned Informix repository which is at least a year out and does n't have a target interface environment yet .
22 Although lengthy domestic and care routines are to some extent a reality of disability , it is necessary to work out a level of sharing between the women and their staff which allows a varied day and does not make a drudge out of anybody .
23 The new practice will apply to gains arising from an accident insurance policy that affords protection against the risk of dying only if death is as a result of an accident , has no investment content , and does not acquire a surrender value ( other than one equal to the proportion of the premium paid which is refundable if the policy is terminated early or in other circumstances ) .
24 The high society platinum beauty brought up in a secluded hot-house may look a million dollars on the show stand , but is all too liable to fall flat on her face at the first pinprick of adversity and does not stand a chance unless she is cocooned in protective sprays .
25 Spike is an amateur gynaecologist who has broken the code and does not deserve a delicacy like Little Liz , a Soho Bunny if ever there was one , all ankle-boots and skin-tight black ; it 's enough to make a judge take a dim view of things .
26 He has no intellect and does not improve a bit : I wish he was in the army ’ .
27 This can arise in dogs which are house-trained , and does not reflect a breakdown in the training process because it is an involuntary action on the dog 's part .
28 Thus the question of whether a legal duty exists is for a positivist a relatively simple matter of examining the relevant commands , norms or rules of a legal system and does not involve a consideration of , for example , what this duty really means in political , economic or social terms .
29 P.B. I would be concerned as a Catholic parent if a lady who does not go by her married name and does not wear a wedding ring is appointed .
30 This form of licence is granted to an hotel structurally adapted and bona fide used for providing main meals at mid-day or in the evening , or both , to persons frequenting the premises , and does not contain a bar counter .
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