Example sentences of "[subord] not [v-ing] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reasons for giving utterance to the words rather than not giving utterance to them . |
| 2 | What had we been doing all these years if not promoting fitness , well-being , stamina , strength , and mobility ? |
| 3 | The recently-launched National Avionics Register ( ‘ Air Mail ’ February ) is also a useful asset in , if not preventing theft , at least increasing your chances of tracking wayward radios . |
| 4 | The removal of selected pyramid modules can offer internal openings and improve the strength to weight ratio of the system , while not sacrificing stability . |
| 5 | But on receiving no reply , he seemed hellbent on goading her , and she found she had no chance to be passive , meek and mild , when he went on to taunt , ‘ You 're paid well , I 'll grant , but even so … ’ his eyes flicked over her good quality suit which , while not drawing attention to her figure , had been costly ‘ … |
| 6 | WHILE not condoning TV presenter Frank Bough 's visit to a vice den , at least he found a release for his fantasies , unlike some people who turn to rape . |
| 7 | By a 54-16 margin , St Mary 's Episcopal primary is the only school to have backed the Government 's opt-out schools policy while not facing closure . |
| 8 | While not criticizing Daio 's economic measures , Trovoada cited the failure of institutions to function properly , a lack of dialogue between the government and the presidency , and the impossibility of reaching a consensus , as reasons for the government 's dismissal . |
| 9 | Fifty seven children ( 63% ) had recovered , defined as no soiling with 3 bowel movements per week , while not receiving treatment . |
| 10 | Although the Roman Catholic Church was debarred from using church property for political purposes , the Polish Episcopate urged believers in pastoral letters read out in churches on Sept. 29 and Oct. 20 to take part in the elections and , while not mentioning parties by name , to support candidates who espoused " Christian values " . |
| 11 | Less self-satisfied social reformers , while not denying improvement — in the case of the elite of workers whose relative scarcity of qualifications put them into a fairly continuous sellers ' market , the substantial improvement — gave a less rose-tinted picture : |
| 12 | This suggests that there may be barriers , which , while not restricting entry per se , do restrict the ability of firms to become sizeable participants in the market . |
| 13 | While communication education may remain the priority of the Animation Programme , it is hoped that it may take on board also other concerns of the Forum Sector , while not excluding assistance with projects . |
| 14 | While not giving details of the pricing , he said that the price-performance curve on the 80486 is the basis for pricing of the Pentium and that he expected the sort of dynamic that applied to the 80486 to apply to the Pentium as well — the 80486 being introduced at $900 to $1,000 and falling to $200 over a period of four years — at a rate of 30% per year . |
| 15 | This balance , which celebrates the survival of Black communities in situations of great hardship , whilst not losing sight of the economic circumstances in which urban poverty is generated , needs to be emphasised because it undermines the pernicious popularity of cultural stereotypes . |
| 16 | Whilst not depicting Lindsay Walton 's Corsair , this action shot of F4U-7 133828 from the same unit , 15 Flotille , shows the type in service , operating off the French aircraft carrier La Fayette , during the 1950s . |
| 17 | When corruption was exposed in high places in the Democratic Party ( though not touching Truman personally ) the formula was complete . |
| 18 | Others , though not denying Dr Gould 's point about the contingent nature of evolution — no true Darwinist can — are less enamoured of the diversity . |
| 19 | So the Americans , as well as not knowing fear , have to have an enemy to be afraid of . |
| 20 | I also consider ( though this may only be expressing the same conclusion in another way ) that , for the reasons given by Mr. Langley , the injunction as at present framed should be interpreted as not prohibiting compliance with the section 39 notice . |
| 21 | In the CSO exercise the majority of public expenditure is ignored because goods or services offering non-rival ( or indivisible ) benefits are viewed as not conferring benefits on individual households as such . |
| 22 | It may be necessary to stamp the boot more firmly when using French technique on harder slopes , but it is important that the edge of the boot is n't kicked in as it would be when not wearing crampons , as this only uses half the available points . |
| 23 | Mr Kingdon , who has lived in Africa all his life when not teaching zoology and art at Oxford , can exemplify any point he makes with an anecdote and a case history : from beetles in Namibia to monkeys in Zaire , chameleons in Cameroon or giant groundsels on Mount Kenya . |
| 24 | During his time at the University , when not playing rugby and tennis for Trinity Academicals and acting with the FP Dramatic Society , he had vacation jobs United Wireworks , Symington 's Coffee Essence Company , ICI and British Aluminium . |
| 25 | Bo Jackson , the outstanding running-back who rushes for the Raiders when not playing baseball for the Kansas City Royals , returns to practice this week , but is unlikely to be ready for the Raiders game on Sunday … against the Kansas City Chiefs . |
| 26 | When not carrying passengers the limit does not apply and those witnessing the mail drops will testify to this . |
| 27 | When not making deliveries , the intelibots wait in a parking area , where they charge up their batteries . |
| 28 | When not debriefing El-Jorr 's subsources and evaluating intelligence data to meet Hurley 's insatiable appetite for maps and quadruplicate reports , Coleman kept track of the other uses to which the pipeline was put . |