Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] does 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 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 .
3 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 ) .
4 Burger was n't here this afternoon ; he 's a bit doddery on his legs and does n't get about much .
5 He 's lost the use of his legs and does n't get about much but Uncle went to see him two or three times a week . ’
6 Section 238 only applies to transactions entered into at an under value within two years prior to the onset of the vendor 's insolvency and does not apply to sales by a liquidator as , amongst other things , this is a sale after the onset of insolvency .
7 The plaintiff 's accountant Mr confines himself to quantifying the heads of loss and does n't speak with reference to the er allegations that are made in any way .
8 It is not as it may be interpreted a message of hope that the sun might still wake him but rather one of despair that even the sun is at a loss and does not know how to wake him .
9 If the woman has asked him to stop , if she has changed her mind and does n't want to go through with with the action o of intercourse or whatever , then the man should stop .
10 In practice the court carries out the search and does not charge a fee for this .
11 non-threatening , ie the humour is not at someone else 's expense and does not ridicule anyone except yourself
12 The lead , believed to come from industrialised countries in the southern hemisphere , is at very low concentrations and does not pose a threat to living organisms .
13 It is lighter in weight and does not need the heavy winches and guide frame of the deep diving bells .
14 Shop option account Flexible credit facility very similar to credit card , but restricted to one shop or chain of shops and does not permit cash loans .
15 This takes a bit of practice and does not work well if you hands tend to be on the clammy side !
16 Or else she is so indifferent to the feelings of other people that she simply shrugs her well-fleshed shoulders and does n't give a damn who she hurts in her pursuit of thrills .
17 Insurers say a non-smoker is someone who has not puffed the weed for 12 months and does n't plan smoking again .
18 She says she 's a bit of a philistine and does n't know much about rowing , but hopes to find out .
19 Because a horse has got plenty of blood and does n't miss a bit of blood drained off and then returned .
20 What I really want is to meet someone who I can have a bit of fun with , but who is in it for the pleasure and does n't want paying .
21 The commonest stress symptom of all is probably tiredness , which ( in contrast to physical fatigue ) is usually present on waking and does not get worse as the day goes on .
22 He 's a chef and does n't want the younger children to get to his knives .
23 Orthodox constitutional theory bestows on individual members the right of independent action and does not regard them as the representative of the party without which they would not have been elected ; over-solicitude for the wishes of their constituents would probably lead them into conflict with the party in parliament .
24 Cholera toxin is the enterotoxin of Vibrio cholerae and while causing secretion does not impair glucose dependent sodium absorption in the intestine and does not alter mucosal histology .
25 ( This chapter studies only the phenomenon of the North-South divide and does not consider its causes .
26 The error message merely means the printer has received too much data and does n't want the computer to send any more across .
27 Then suddenly he sees Piquet go into a spin and does n't get back into the field for a long time .
28 In my judgment , paragraph ( b ) , like paragraph ( a ) , provides a remedy but does not create any new substantive rights or causes of action .
29 The inclusion of wild white clover , which is generally present in permanent pastures but does not thrive in a phosphate-deficient soil , is particularly important , and there is an old saying : ‘ There must be clover seed in those slag bags . ’
30 Supplemental oxygen increases oxygen saturation but does not reduce the incidence of clinically important cardiac arrhythmias .
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