Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] not [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The power can be exercised in any place to which the public has access whether on payment or not excluding dwelling houses or other private premises such as private clubs . |
| 2 | I believe that all parents would rather pay increased taxes or not receive tax cuts if that would deal with the problem . |
| 3 | You can pay money or not pay money ; you can pay more or you can pay less ; you can make payments more frequently or less frequently . |
| 4 | The scheme is said to have the backing of the Royal Warrant Holders ' Association and not to need permission from the Palace . |
| 5 | None more so than for four of the oldest surviving players to win Cup medals in the thirties — the Belfast Celtic quartet Sid McIlroy , Norman Kernaghan , Jimmy McAlinden and Harry Walker who gave this appropriate advice to young players — enjoy your football and not make money their God . |
| 6 | Neither of them mentioned anything that had been said during the night ; they just agreed to head back to civilisation and not to mix whisky and cannabis like that again . |
| 7 | All poisonous amphibia use their toxins as a means of self-defence and not to catch prey . |
| 8 | Hospitality comprises a champagne reception , carefully chosen four-course lunch with selected fine wines , traditional English afternoon tea and not forgetting strawberries and cream . |
| 9 | Let's seek solutions and not encourage conflict . |
| 10 | There is a list of new ‘ legal-specific ’ features to make Ami Pro more suitable as a word processor for those working on contracts , case law and other specialised applications but it would be misleading to dwell on those aspects and not mention facilities that are not new but are still exciting extras . |
| 11 | Bourdillon 's figure for this was ‘ the annual provision of not less than 250 volumes for lending and reference purposes per thousand population ’ , but the figure is not as uncomplicated as it seems , since it refers only to new books and not to stock revision ( for which no standard was given ) . |
| 12 | When life seems ordinary St James encourages us to wait patiently and joyfully for Christ 's coming and not to lose heart . |
| 13 | Of course , that might suit me because I could wear my old rags and not attract attention . |
| 14 | It is compulsory to insure motorbikes but not pedal cycles , although insurance is available . |
| 15 | You get high levels of urban unemployment there so migration to the urban areas and not finding employment situation . |
| 16 | It will be emphasised to employers that the purpose of the exercise is to provide opportunities for young people to learn about and through work and not to perform tasks which would otherwise be done by paid workers . |
| 17 | It should be noted , however , that if one million of the three million were back at work and not receiving unemployment and/or supplementary benefits from the Exchequer , it would put less strain on the public purse and make it easier to meet the social security benefits for the expected one million over-85-year-olds . |
| 18 | She expected to be told to get on with her work and not waste time , but instead Miss Phoebe became unusually animated . |
| 19 | For her and others like her it is a question of wanting it sufficiently , being prepared to put in the work and not expecting concessions because they are women . |
| 20 | Probation officers , it is argued , are concerned with establishing rules for probationers and not inflicting pain on them . |
| 21 | He is an experienced campaigner on the world stage and knows that above all else he must go into the Portugal match with a positive attitude and not use Gough 's absence as a convenient excuse . |
| 22 | By the way , I am so very pleased that you are still giving patterns in your magazine for the ordinary standard punchcard knitting machine and not giving way entirely to the electronic . |
| 23 | it ai n't very often I go in for something other than chips and not have chips as well you know |
| 24 | We believe first of all the shock troops of the Labour Movement , the Radicals within the Liberal Party , the forces who want peace and not to become doormats for Hitler and Chamberlain to walk upon , and the members of the Left Book Club — have all to engage in organised effort to bring about Unity . |
| 25 | We found them and my paddle with the other instructor getting a lecture on what to do if you see your friend drowning and not ignoring sos calls . |
| 26 | To be here in Spain and not see things at close quarters was a great waste of such beauty , and she had no intention of asking Mitch to tag along either . |
| 27 | It would not be right to celebrate a society in which Afro-American women could make quilts and gardens but not write essays , and indeed Walker condemns that society even as she evokes the value of the gardens and the quilts . |
| 28 | But we 've got to live by their rules and not expect privileges because we happen to be women . ’ |
| 29 | It may be too bound by rules and not allow individuals to exercise discretion within their work . |
| 30 | ‘ Next , ’ said Amaranth , above a swell of noise and twisting to unravel a tartan scarf , ‘ we will dispose of the new Labour leader John Smith , and his promises to spend more of our money and not to raise taxes . ’ |