Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] not [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyway , these must not be dismissed with hasty suggestions ; it is extremely important to my mind not to discredit the zoophile cause by sounding idiotic and to take great notice of the knowledgeable people who are concerned with managing these creatures even if one does not like their attitudes . |
| 2 | I took the advice of my lawyers not to accept the £10,000 offered by the Mirror . |
| 3 | Brazil 's undertaking ( despite its decision not to join the ATPC as a full member ) to control wildcat mining at its Bom Futuro mine was expected to reduce production by cutting the mine 's output from 19,000 tonnes in 1990 to 14,000 tonnes in 1991 . |
| 4 | PRESIDENT Corazon Aquino of the Philippines is bracing herself for a legal battle over her decision not to allow the remains of the former president , Ferdinand Marcos , to be returned home from Hawaii for burial . |
| 5 | Even sellers may prefer their buyer not to have the option to assign the contract , given that one of the important factors for sellers when deciding to enter into a contract may well be the creditworthiness of the buyer . |
| 6 | It took a major effort on her part not to narrow the gap between them still further , but she managed to stay immobile . |
| 7 | Instead , the debate here focused on the bonuses Charlton 's players will receive for getting to Italy ( £25,000 per man ) and the Sports Minister 's public criticism of Irish television for their decision not to screen the other tie in Group Six , between Hungary and Spain . |
| 8 | In line with their decision not to neglect the information system as a whole , between May 1987 and March 1988 , about 80 new information items were written , among which were items on self-employment , unemployment benefit , package holidays and shoplifting . |
| 9 | Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer named a new Cabinet on Jan. 31 after he had requested the resignation of those ministers who had announced their intention not to contest the general election which was due later in 1990 . |
| 10 | Once again , Israel demonstrated its determination not to allow the refugees to return . |
| 11 | Folly realised that in her eagerness not to miss the sights she had ended up nestling right up against Luke Hunter 's arm . |
| 12 | When the horse reared as Ana 's had done it seemed to grow in stature , holding the stance endlessly and then leaping into that strange jump , its forelegs not touching the ground . |
| 13 | According to Dr D.W.F. James , the then Director of the Polytechnic of Wales , the government 's decision was a reflection of its desire not to rock the boat and was connected with arguments about the Welsh language , arguments which had already saved Bangor Normal College from merging with the University College of North Wales so that it could develop as a Welsh medium teacher-training college . |
| 14 | Miss Danziger thanked the Colonel for his concerned attention , indicating her desire not to take the conversation further and her intention to visit the cloakroom before returning to the Hall . |
| 15 | ( 8 ) The bidder always runs the risk that at the hearing of the petition the court will exercise its discretion not to sanction the scheme even though it has been approved by the requisite minority of members ( see para 2.4.7 below ) . |
| 16 | If this is not done , the court may exercise its discretion not to sanction the scheme . |
| 17 | The union instructed its members not to make the interconnection , there was a day of action and a series of selective strikes . |
| 18 | As it was , Lili chatted easily and Robert timed his eating to synchronise with her fluency ; when Lili stopped talking to eat he carried on , not in the same vein but sufficiently in harmony with her style not to upset the balance of conviviality . |
| 19 | She would not ask for any further exchange of nuclear information , but she must be released from her obligation not to use the knowledge she already possessed in seeking collaboration with other partners . |
| 20 | Among the issues raised by this case were how the court was to go about deciding exactly what powers Parliament had intended to give to the GLC in relation to London Transport ; whether the GLC owed a duty to its ratepayers not to spend the rates on large subsidies for travellers ; whether the GLC was entitled to implement its cheap fares policy just because it had been a major issue in the recent GLC elections ; the extent to which central government ought to control local authority spending ; whether and to what extent public transport ought to be treated as a public service or , on the other hand , as a business which has to break even or make a profit . |
| 21 | The Protestants could hope but by no means be certain of what she would do , though they could take comfort from her dramatic gesture on Christmas Day 1558 , when she ordered the bishop celebrating Mass in her chapel not to elevate the host , walking out when he refused , and her even more spectacular gesture on 25 January 1559 when , at the opening of parliament , she told the abbot and monks of Westminster , processing with tapers burning , ‘ Away with these torches ! |
| 22 | Mr Shamir refused to reverse his decision not to allow the United Nations to investigate the killing of at least nineteen Arabs by Israeli security forces . |
| 23 | In the Lonrho case , the Law Lords in effect decided that the Secretary of State had no duty to give reasons for his decision not to refer the takeover of Harrods by the Al-Fayeds to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission . |
| 24 | The Prime Minister said : ‘ His decision not to refer the matter to the then-Prime Minister ( Mrs Thatcher ) was entirely consistent with the guidance . ’ |
| 25 | On 16th February , 1857 , in reply to a question in the House of Commons from Beresford Hope 's brother-in-law , Lord Robert Cecil , Hall had re-affirmed his decision not to appoint the judges until after the plans were sent in . |
| 26 | Last week , when he had left Joe Hyde in the bookshop , he had more or less made up his mind not to attend the meeting of the Irish sympathizers planned for this night . |
| 27 | But it should also be mentioned that Sultan Qaboos overthrew his own father and needed the military support of the Shah and the SAS to defend himself against those of his countrymen not recognizing the benefits of his traditional Arab-Islamic leadership . |
| 28 | After this David Bellamy was almost an anti-climax , imploring his audience not to allow the local blanket bogs be destroyed . |
| 29 | Blackburn No. 3 ( C.A. , 1973 ) it was alleged that the Metropolitan Police Commissioner had issued an illegal policy directive in ordering his men not to enforce the provisions of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 . |
| 30 | As usual it was the forerunner of a series of related drugs , and we may suppose Sternbach was allowed to withdraw his promise not to burden the pharmacologists . |