Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this Keynesian demand management could not dispel much of the economic uncertainty faced by business . |
| 2 | The experience of the Modular Course suggests that what must be avoided is ‘ Exocet thinking ’ : review systems do not stay healthy in fire-and-forget mode — they degenerate into a perfunctory ritual . |
| 3 | They decided to capitalize on their success by putting up prices/ The official reason , worth of Pravda in hits heyday , was that champagne could not stay abreast of rising demand . |
| 4 | But cooperation between genes did not stay limited to cellular biochemistry . |
| 5 | The canal did have an ‘ official opening ’ last May , but it did not stay open for long . |
| 6 | Dexter watched the man 's annoyance drain away : he was the sort who could not stay angry for long . |
| 7 | Johnson even complained a little — or so Boswell suggests — that he was not seeing enough of Boswell : ‘ He asked me today , how it happened we were so little together . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Obviously you are not seeing enough of Señor Mitchell . |
| 9 | One word from Rainald that you are not proving useful to us and young de Tracy dies . |
| 10 | The post-medieval , ultramontane model was simply not proving workable in either intellectual or social terms . |
| 11 | But institutional ownership is not proving ideal for economies , because fund managers are poorly placed to monitor firms . |
| 12 | He did not think much of the lectures . |
| 13 | I did not think much of the CPRS blunderbuss which seemed to be aimed firmly at the Government 's feet . |
| 14 | She knew they mated for life , and though she did not think much of married bliss , yet she approved of constancy . |
| 15 | Later I gathered she did not think much of my manners . |
| 16 | This she well understood , though she did not think much of ‘ Abroad ’ . |
| 17 | Judging them by the standard which he used for men , in a society where their roles were totally different , he naturally did not think much of them . |
| 18 | That would be quite unacceptable to good potential MPs who do not think much of popularity ( their own or other people 's ) and would not demean themselves by deliberately setting out to acquire it . |
| 19 | At Cambridge she met her first husband , Sebastian Manning , who introduced her to a world in which socialism , far from being ridiculous , was natural , chic , colourful , confident , artistic : Sebastian 's parents were artists of some repute , one a painter , the other a potter , and they did not think much of the austerities of Dr Leavis . |
| 20 | I do not think much of the House of Lords anyhow , but it is essential for the proper performance of parliamentary government that the major Bills — this is one — are introduced first in this House . |
| 21 | But as a pensioner she did not think much of his performance in the Commons yesterday . |
| 22 | I know they are all going to get a great deal out of this experience , I am deeply grateful for all the help that is being given them , they have had such a worrying time , I do not think one of them could have had a holiday this year without help , but I have faith to think it will be a good investment for the WEA . |
| 23 | COUNTESS : [ to PAMELA ] I come to tell you all that has passed between Mr. Belville and myself that you may not think worse of either of us than we deserve . |
| 24 | He did not think many of them bright ( but the record afterwards shows that several were very bright ) . |
| 25 | Why not think first of the name of the shop and of the name of the bread , and then say : ‘ I went to Brown 's corner shop , and the wholemeal bread had sold out . ’ |
| 26 | Many players will find themselves in this hazard if they do not think first before playing . |
| 27 | I do not think any of today 's major religions have this as their central theme , although it may be found in religions of the past , and in various modern cults and sects . |
| 28 | However , we do not think any of the security documents in the present case should be so construed . |
| 29 | ‘ I do not think any of us be the same , ’ said Heinrich , frowning . |
| 30 | And why should we not think ill of the dead , she wondered suddenly , for they can not hear , word can not be passed to them , they can not be hurt . |