Example sentences of "does [not/n't] [vb infin] [pron] [noun] for " in BNC.
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1 | The majority of offenders against this offence say that they forgot to renew their licence , which does not diminish their liability for this absolute offence ( i.e. not requiring any guilty knowledge or mens rea ) . |
2 | It does not cover your car for damage in an accident , therefore it is usually the sort of policy taken out by people with old cars . |
3 | S -adenosylhomocysteine , a SAM analogue lacking the S -methyl group , and with a neutral rather than positively charged sulphur atom , binds to the repressor but does not affect its affinity for the operator ( T. McNally , personal communication ) . |
4 | Reddy 's assertion that ‘ no harm ’ comes to donors who part with a kidney is disengenuous , but does not weaken his plea for the ethical objections to organ sale to be reassessed . |
5 | Although Goldmann accepts the significance of the social determination of knowledge thesis for epistemology he does not pursue its implications for the Marxist concept of ideology . |
6 | One of the characteristics of judicial review is that the supervising court does not substitute its decision for that of the public authority ; rather it leaves it to the body to make good its illegal behaviour by making a fresh decision which complies with the requirements of the law . |
7 | He does not share my talent for deceit , the agility of lies . |
8 | Farmers have promised more mayhem if their government does not resist US demands for cuts — and they are backed by public opinion . |
9 | New world motor racing champion Nigel Mansell has threatened to retire from the sport if the Williams team from Oxfordshire does n't renew his contract for next season . |
10 | Miners may strike in support of nurses , but that does n't make them fighters for the equality of women or for women as women . |
11 | ‘ Your mother does n't operate her career for your amusement , Princess , ’ her father admonished , pinching Tina 's cheek . |
12 | It 's sometimes hard to explain to a person who does n't share your enthusiasm for the plant and animal kingdom why watching three ptarmigan walking about on a clump of moss is exciting , but take my word for it that it is . |