Example sentences of "[noun] do not [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accordingly , makers and dealers in ‘ bootleg ’ recordings did not commit this tort even though their activities very seriously affected the value of a contract giving a recording company the exclusive right to exploit live performances . |
| 2 | Some 40 per cent of services in Flanders do not employ such staff ( Hellinckx and Munter , 1990 ) . |
| 3 | Rights and privileges do not pose any particular problems in the case of children . |
| 4 | The current guidelines do not cover these matters and this will obviously vary from project to project . |
| 5 | There was a Department of Trade and Industry Question Time last month and a debate last week , but the Opposition did not answer those questions . |
| 6 | The local opposition did not require much effort to undermine state legitimacy on the effects of uranium mining : indeed the state itself contributed strongly to its own delegitimization . |
| 7 | It must sometimes puzzle the Russians how easy it is to plant such nonsense on British intelligence but what they do not appreciate is that if defectors did not invent such silly tales MI5 and MI6 would do so themselves anyway . |
| 8 | If on any of the pay-days , your employee did not get any pay ( for example , if wages had been paid in advance at holiday time ) , the ‘ blank weeks ’ are still included in the calculation . |
| 9 | The Sheikha again said that it was a story from the days past but Halema did not say another word . |
| 10 | But that modern schools struggled to make themselves in various ways as academic as grammar schools did not entail any real equality between the two kinds of school . |
| 11 | The direct-grant schools did not like these proposals , and had little to gain from them . |
| 12 | Transport nevertheless remained a major problem , and as Commandos ' equipment for raiding roles did not include those infantryman 's delights of defensive wire and mines — not , that is , in the normal course — they always had problems in battles of attrition . |
| 13 | On the other hand , cash reserves do not earn any return for the bank . |
| 14 | In the north , the question of naturalization was not so black-tinted : Egyptian , Tunisian and Moroccan immigrant workers were a higher proportion of the labour force ; and Libyans did not fear many American or European employees would apply for Libyan nationality — petroleum and foreign companies were in any case outside the scope of legislation . |
| 15 | However , as we noted earlier , most organizations which adopt fund accounting do not keep all their funds completely separate . |
| 16 | Firms that are hopeful about the future do not take such measures . |
| 17 | 47% of families asking for help from the Family Welfare Association did not have enough money left to feed themselves . |
| 18 | Histological investigation of the intestine did not show any morphological features that could explain the physiological observations . |
| 19 | In the other 14 patients , barium studies of the small and large intestine did not show any mechanical obstruction . |
| 20 | Most of the dentists do not have any educational qualifications . |
| 21 | The statistics show that 64% of cars do not have any form of security device and the chances of having your car stolen is a high as one in 40 . |
| 22 | The loss of the Scotch wizard had , as Chapman put it , ‘ an unfortunate influence on the team ’ ; Arsenal did not win another match before the final and Everton increased their lead to seven points . |
| 23 | The study did not show any major differences between doctors and nurses , indicating that nurses who are specifically trained to assess attempted suicide patients and who work in a team where there is a psychiatrist available for consultation and supervision can be given responsibility for the initial assessment of these patients . |
| 24 | Our study did not have these important advantages . |
| 25 | Our study did not find any evidence of widespread dissatisfaction among older workers with either their employment or their employer prior to plant closure . |
| 26 | However , this study did not find any differences in morbidity between the two groups . |
| 27 | I feel that most umpires do not consider this obvious fact , much to the bowler 's detriment . |
| 28 | At low frequencies the signals do not have much carrying capacity , but go too high and the oxygen and hydrogen molecules in the atmosphere can actually vibrate in sympathy with the radio waves , absorbing the signals . |
| 29 | However , many computers do not have this facility and a procedure to clear to the end of the screen would be useful . |
| 30 | But Marie did not notice these things : she was too preoccupied with trying to look inconspicuous as she hurried , head down , past the reception desk . |