Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [verb] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Jones has never heard of Tolstoy or read any of his books , it is meaningless to assert that Jones either likes Tolstoy as a writer or does not like Tolstoy as a writer . |
| 2 | ‘ It is easy to have the wool pulled over your eyes if you do n't know the ropes or do n't have someone reliable to operate for you , ’ a contented owner of property in Portugal told me . |
| 3 | The imminent publication of guidelines on employing counsellors in primary care prepared by a working party of the British Association for Counselling will greatly help those family health services authorities and general practitioners who have yet to develop such guidelines or do not understand how to assess the qualifications and competence of counsellors they wish to employ and work with . |
| 4 | Julia smiled at him and then looked across the round table at Anthony as though to persuade him to get Comfort to behave better , but either he misunderstood her signals or did not care enough , for he sat , watching his sister , laughing at her jokes and joining in her reminiscences . |
| 5 | Many of his fellow British actors — throughout the years — only affected to despise the movies : they themselves were not asked to do them or , if asked , played minor roles or did not get the hang of it at all . |
| 6 | I think that its , its choice that 's something we have n't sort of looked at tonight , I think its the important er factor in a fact that we 've got an audience here with a large representative er percentage of er access to a car and certainly erm I working in the transport field in West Central Scotland , er that is not the case , in Glasgow where the car ownership is something in the order of seventy per cent of the population do not have access to a car or do not have access in a household , we , you are then talking , you have to look very , very seriously at what public transport must provide in order to meet just day , day to day activities and I think that this choice aspect is something that is absolutely vital as the lady in front says . |
| 7 | It is often forgotten how many people in a developed country like Wales , either do not own a car or do not have regular access to one . |
| 8 | If the Policyholder was unaware of the faulty roof or did not have reasonable time in which to carry out repairs , then it is in order to deal with the claim for the damage to the internal decorations and/or contents but not the repairs to the roof , which the Policyholder should have carried out as soon as possible . |
| 9 | Where the action is for unliquidated damages and the defendant delivers an admission of liability for the claim but disputes or does not admit the amount of the plaintiff 's dam ages , then : ( 1 ) if the defendant offers to pay in satisfaction of the claim a specific sum which the plaintiff accepts , the provisions of this rule shall apply as if the defendant had admitted part of the plaintiff 's claim ; and ( 2 ) in any other case , the plaintiff may apply to the court for such judgment as he may be entitled to upon the admission , and the court may give such judgment , including interlocutory judgment for damages to be assessed and costs , or make such other order on the application as it thinks just . |
| 10 | The most common response from 41% was ‘ no reply or do n't know ’ . |
| 11 | An applicant for judicial review may lose the case no matter how sound it might be as a matter of substantive ( as opposed to remedial ) law if , for example , he or she pursues the wrong procedure for seeking a remedy or does not satisfy the rules of standing ( see Chapter 3 ) . |
| 12 | Alexander Rutskoi , the vice-president who has become an ineffectual standard-bearer for the opposition , claimed that there ‘ can be no talk of overall popular support for Mr Yeltsin ’ , because a majority of all voters either voted against the president or did not vote . |
| 13 | Many firms take risks that do not come off . |
| 14 | In fact , there are relatively few morphological , physiological or behavioural characteristics that do not differ to some extent between males and females ( see Glucksman , 1974 ) and the extent of these differences varies widely between species . |
| 15 | Janet Russell ( March 25 ) performs traditional and contemporary songs that do n't duck today 's issues — especially women 's — with wit and humour . |
| 16 | I should add that some of the most interesting echinoderms are also some of the rarest — peculiar , plated animals that do not fit comfortably into the array of living forms . |
| 17 | Marwell Zoological Park are hosting the Pet Corner where you can meet face to face those animals that do NOT make the perfect pets . |
| 18 | Invertebrates are generally defined as animals that do not have a backbone or internal skeleton and that simple definition takes in around 97% of the whole of the living species of animals in the world . |
| 19 | Many animals that do not inhabit the especially favoured areas all the time , none the less make use of them in the course of their lives . |
| 20 | The last thing the retailer wants is to be left with a lot of stock that does n't sell . |
| 21 | It features main bearing caps that do n't have to be individually matched to the block — something that could make the production process of any engine much easier . |
| 22 | Apart from the few wives and daughters of master printers who had picked up something of the trade in the family firm , the first women compositors in Britain to receive anything like a " systematic training " were apparently taken on by the firm of McCorquodale of Newton-le-Willows in about 1848.12 It was a little-known experiment that did not last . |
| 23 | These might be seen as representing early ‘ experiments ’ in dolphin lifestyles that did not persist , despite the abundance of the species involved . |
| 24 | She did n't know very much about romance , to be sure , just enough to know that it seemed to be a force that did not like to be tamed and squeezed into the orderly compartments of people 's lives . |
| 25 | Those that do are , it turns out , using methods that do not meet scientific criteria for routine use in the workplace , the OTA reported . |
| 26 | This is best treated with trans-cutaneous nerve stimulators , acupuncture , chiropractic , nerve block injections or surgery , physiotherapy , relaxation therapy , Alexander therapy , meditation and other methods that do not use mood-altering chemicals . |
| 27 | He had given her a ring that did n't belong to him ; a ring he had stolen as he had stolen Mister Johnny 's safety and Hepzibah 's happiness when he had stolen the will ! |
| 28 | Now ‘ I sound very much like dis ’ and have spent a small fortune at the chemists on cold remedies that do n't work . |
| 29 | Erm and so kids that do n't come on the Friday , tend to come with their parents on Saturday . |
| 30 | I tried this , but much to my disappointment that did n't work either . |