Example sentences of "do [not/n't] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The facts of sea-warfare are not ignored but there is no concentration on their gruesome aspects and , usually , plain statements do not extend to an analysis of the effect of conflict on individuals . |
| 2 | Do not stand with a light or window behind you . |
| 3 | Do not rush into a decision . |
| 4 | Ideas do not exist in a vacuum , free-floating in outer space , waiting to be corralled . |
| 5 | Forms of knowledge , even the most pure and theoretical , do not exist in a vacuum . |
| 6 | Free indexing languages do not consist of a list of terms distinct from those used to describe concepts in a subject area . |
| 7 | About one in three claims which do not go to a hearing are dropped by applicants . |
| 8 | Meanwhile other chemists have tried to fashion totally synthetic models that do not depend on a porphyrin ligand . |
| 9 | Most courses are for education and enjoyment only , and do not lead to a qualification , but some courses lead to a diploma , and many universities offer part-time and full-time degree courses in archaeology . |
| 10 | But they do not lead to an equation of institution with class . |
| 11 | I do not think for a moment that the Letter of Aristeas should be taken as a Festal Scroll , something like the Book of Esther , to be read in the Alexandrian synagogues every year on the day on which ( as we know from Philo ) the Alexandrian Jews commemorated the translation ( De vita Mosis 2.41 ) . |
| 12 | It is worth recognising the key terms in general use , so that these do not divert from an understanding of the major issues . |
| 13 | Most missing person reports do not end in a murder . |
| 14 | They do not spring from a vacuum or according to some arbitrary whim of the people and legislators , but have their origins in the human need to control and order existence . |
| 15 | According to the STV 's advocates votes are wasted if they do not contribute to a candidate 's election or are superfluous . |
| 16 | Obviously , constraints have to be imposed on transactions in emission reduction credits in order to ensure that trades do not contribute to a violation of the air quality standards ( Brady , 1983 ) . |
| 17 | The proviso set out below may be a fair compromise : PROVIDED THAT in so doing the Landlord shall cause as little inconvenience or disturbance to the Tenant as is reasonably practicable in the circumstances and shall not prohibit or unreasonably interfere with or prevent the use of the Premises for the Permitted User In addition it may be as well for the tenant to stipulate in such a provision that any development of neighbouring or adjoining premises should not include the building of which the premises form part unless of course adequate safeguards are included to ensure that the premises do not suffer as a result . |
| 18 | I do not suffer from a lack of ambition , I simply accept life as it is . ’ |
| 19 | I do not suggest for a moment that I have described every interesting object within binocular range , but I think that there is enough variety here to satisfy most people . |
| 20 | So , because in this Festival we will be reaching people we normally do not reach as a group , for instance we 're having two pop concerts , the Rory Bremner thing , we 're going to be reaching people we do n't normally see on our D I Y. |
| 21 | On substantive questions under the Convention , particularly whether the applicant has had a fair trial , matters of ‘ lawyer failure ’ generally do not result in a violation of the Convention because such failure can not be attributed to the State , which is the only respondent before the Commission or the Court . |
| 22 | It will not be long before the circumstances in this country — I do not refer to a change of Government at the next election , which I profoundly do not wish to see — allow us to catch up in the two key areas which were subjected to further delay on this occasion . |
| 23 | They do not live as a unit , together , but as two separate people whose lives converge briefly from time to time . |
| 24 | ‘ I do not imagine for a minute that someone of your ability will have come here without prying into my background . |
| 25 | If you do not weigh for a year and you eat just an extra 500 calories each day during that time , you will have put on a full 45 lb ( 21.8 kg ) ; rather a nasty shock ! |
| 26 | The provisions for charging CTT on settled property do not apply to a settlement for charitable purposes only . |
| 27 | The Incorporated Practice Rules do not apply to a practice conducted entirely outside England and Wales . |
| 28 | Many of the above comments do not apply to a design of the form where S 1 and S 2 now relate to observations ( made simultaneously ) on two different samples of individuals , the first having received treatment X and the second forming the so-called control group . |
| 29 | In the case of a public company subject , at the time of its registration or re-registration , to a pre-1982 pre-emptive requirement , sections 89 to 95 do not apply to an allotment of the equity securities which are subject to such a requirement . |
| 30 | The rules as to disclosure , participation and voting do not apply to an interest in a contract or other matter which a member may have as a ratepayer or inhabitant of the area , or as an ordinary consumer of water , or to an interest in any matter relating to the terms on which the right to participate in any service , including the supply of goods , is offered to the public . |