Example sentences of "[vb base] [not/n't] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only stage process not in the mill was the actual weaving . |
| 2 | ‘ They do n't live together — I mean not in the same place , ’ he added conscientiously . |
| 3 | The area where the Parsons lived lay not in the desirable temperate zone called North Oxford but further north , too far by half , in the boreal tundra of pre-war suburbia out towards the ring road , beyond which lie the arctic wastes of Kidlington , where first-time buyers huddle in their brick igloos and watch the mortgage rate rising . |
| 4 | They lie not in the institution of new rules or infringement of time-worn custom and prejudice , but in simple recognition of the part which sexuality plays in all human life and affairs and the use of that recognition in dealing with human problems . |
| 5 | The transferability and the value of the culture of higher education to society lie not in the acquisition of specific competencies , but in the propensity of graduates to take up a sceptical stance to what they come across ( in truth claims , in concept , in value , in ways of going on ) . |
| 6 | It seems a sensible conclusion that the strengths of this technique lie not in the method itself , but in the experience and skill of the person who employs it , and the extent to which these are known and respected by the beneficiaries of the study . |
| 7 | Toil not in the garden ; behold within the soul of the lover , Damascus and Ghuta , rosebowers and all Nairab . |
| 8 | For all their bluster about foreign conspiracy , the foreigners who worry them most live not in the United States or Western Europe but in Hungary , Poland and the Soviet Union . |
| 9 | The roots of this belong not in the New Testament but in Latin legalism . |
| 10 | But , alas , madam , I do not in the present know what it is you are asking if I am seeing . ’ |
| 11 | The point seems to be that " knowing or believing " are simple words which do not in the ordinary run of things require an explanation . |
| 12 | Not forgotten is the possibility that some mergers do not in the event prove successful so that expansion rapidly becomes contraction . |
| 13 | In the north of England they have New Year 's Day but they do n't in the south in England , they might do now . |
| 14 | My dear , I do n't in the least want to hurry you but I think you should go . |
| 15 | I do n't in the least recall being nurtured ! |
| 16 | And I do n't in the least understand why you 're so angry ! |
| 17 | Feargal , I do n't in the least understand what it is you 're trying to find out . ’ |
| 18 | They 've not in the past shown themselves to be very honest erm nor very keen on going into their own archives , and I think it 's , actually takes people like me , who live on the border-lines if you like of the two cultures , to go in and discover erm sometimes embarrassing documents , embarrassing information , to confront them with it , in their own language , so that they have to take stock . |
| 19 | And for because they see not in the church the shining pompe and pleasant variety ( as they thought it ) of painted clothes , candlesticks , images , altars , lampes , tapers , they say , as good to go into the barne . |
| 20 | The UK conservation designations have not in the past been sufficient to curb considerable losses of upland grasslands and moorlands because of agricultural ( and forestry ) development . |
| 21 | Perhaps the main reason why we British have not in the past been particularly enthusiastic about positive health maintenance is that sensible medical advice on the subject is mainly concerned with telling us not to do things . |
| 22 | Pakistan 's judges have not in the past stood up to presidents . |
| 23 | But such benefits have not in the past kept pace with inflation . |
| 24 | You 're talking about have and have not , but have and have not in the sense of money surely class is not just money ? |
| 25 | Although there are in sections 24 and 25 some general defences ( i. e. available in relation to any offence under the Act ) , they have not in the odometer type of case always proved a reliable line of defence . |
| 26 | My right hon. Friend will be aware , however , that contributions to the main United Nations budget have not in the past always been paid on time or in full , even by members of the Security Council . |
| 27 | erm they have not in the past proved themselves to be the most capable o of people to er to support these things so in conclusion I 'd say that we must put this as part of a shopping list , the shopping list is on there er it is something to bring London and the South East of England which includes Hertfordshire and to make it an economic and viable area and look at the evidence of the other cities and I hope that er all of you will support the motion . |
| 28 | ‘ I mean , you have n't in the past . ’ |
| 29 | Universities are ready to go for the big time and exploit their earning capacity in a way they have n't in the past . |
| 30 | No I have n't in the last couple of days , she was around |