Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] do not " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where , by contrast , the relationship between subject and type of work is more pluralistic , that possibility does not exist ; or rather does not exist in theory . |
| 2 | … let us see what the statement of claim alleges , or rather does not allege . |
| 3 | That point was elaborated upon by the then Secretary of State for Scotland , the right hon. and learned Member for Edinburgh , Pentlands ( Mr. Rifkind ) who now runs — or rather does not run — our railway system . |
| 4 | The Greeks did not react — or rather did not go beyond the surface of Roman life — until they found themselves faced with a first-class power which had defeated the Greek armies of Pyrrhus on the open field . |
| 5 | It might be that the individual does not see the value of climbing a mountain ; or perhaps does not have the confidence to set about the task . |
| 6 | There is , I have found , some gentle entertainment to be had in discussion with publishers ' representatives , observing the wide-eyed eagerness with which they greet potentially saleable ideas , and their clenched , wary , glazed-eyes response to proposals they feel negative about , or perhaps do not understand . |
| 7 | Apparently , not everyone agreed , or perhaps did not get what they considered to be their fair share , for eventually the Backless baron was transported to Australia , no doubt to become another ‘ Wild Colonial Boy ’ . |
| 8 | When we consider the nature of many items that only the state uses ( or hopefully does not use ! ) |
| 9 | If the upper part had been true as to intervals it would have been in B major , and of course the tonal results would have been chaotic : organ Whether intervals are true or false does not matter to listeners , who can not easily distinguish the difference . |
| 10 | One group of investigators have argued that the inclusion of asymptomatic recurrences in the analysis of ulcer relapse trials should be discouraged , because these silent ulcers are clinically irrelevant ; however , such optimism ( based on findings made in a small group of patients with asymptomatic ulceration followed up for between 1 and 13 months ) is probably misguided , because one third of DU patients presenting with perforation and up to 60% admitted with haematemesis/or melaena , or both do not give a history of previous ulcer pain . |
| 11 | Even those who had arrived in early 1939 or before did not as yet have complete command of English and this made communication with their new and sometimes reluctant hosts difficult . |
| 12 | The other partners are only safe if the individual who acted had no authority in fact and the party with whom he dealt either knew about the absence of authority or else did not know or believe the individual to be a partner . |
| 13 | Pillar roses are in the main simply less vigorous ramblers — climbers and climbing sports are sometimes included — that normally do not reach more than about 9–10ft ( 2.7–3m ) in height or cane length . |
| 14 | Overall , most teachers of essay-writing would say that academic register involves clarity and modern usage , coupled with a degree of formality that nevertheless does not extend into pomposity or technical difficulty . |
| 15 | It has been defined as : ‘ The minimal requirements needed to fill a picture surface meaningfully , whilst combining various materials into forms that usually do not depict anything ’ ( O.E.D. ) . |
| 16 | But what of practices that still do not have the infrastructure or confidence to offer diabetic surveillance ? |
| 17 | However , if one looks at section 3 it is — we do not need to decide the point — at least doubtful whether it would apply to the circumstances of the present case , because the requisite intent which has to be present before section 3 is breached is the intent under subsection ( 2 ) of section 3 , ‘ ( a ) to impair the operation of any computer ’ — that clearly does not apply to what the respondent did here — ‘ ( b ) to prevent or hinder access to any program or data held in any computer ’ — that again clearly does not apply to what the respondent did here — and ‘ ( c ) to impair the operation of any such program ’ — that does not apply here . |
| 18 | But I am conscious of a sense of contradiction that clearly did not afflict those illustrious figures . |
| 19 | Unfortunately Paul Taylor 's Oz displayed far too much of the Taylor whimsy , a brand of humour that simply does not cross the Atlantic . |
| 20 | They were suspicious about my past , my age and a picture of me that simply did not add up . |
| 21 | This is not to say that there do not exist important statistical problems which need to be overcome and a major part of this project is directed towards these more econometric issues . |
| 22 | I can say only that when I was at Bletchley the belief among my associates was that information had been received and that Ultra did not fail ; the intelligence it provided could not be fully acted upon for fear of betraying Ultra itself . |
| 23 | Additionally , many countries levy taxes that happily do not apply to Britain . |
| 24 | One book that definitely did not feature in anyone 's final list was Jaws of Death ( HarperCollins , £9.99 ) . |
| 25 | The stewards established there had been interference , but it was accidental and had taken place before the second last and thereby did not count under the rules . |
| 26 | Roy 's Dream had won the Town Arms and Ladhope Inn Novices ' Chase , so his owner pocketed £2,788 prize-money and presumably did not feel harshly treated either . |
| 27 | It is primarily an explanatory one , it connects problems and explains why they are problems , and who for , and so does not set up bite-sized problems for the reformer to tackle one by one . |
| 28 | Always Defect , as we have seen , can not benefit from clustering , and so does not enjoy this higher-order stability . |
| 29 | Molten copper oxidises in air and so does not flow well in enclosed moulds . |
| 30 | Long , graduated tails , in which all but the outermost feathers are elongated , generate the same lift as normal tails ( because maximum span is set by the outermost feathers and so does not change ) but substantially more drag , as elongation adds considerably to tail area . |