Example sentences of "[noun] not [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The spokeswoman for the mission said : ’ Recognition not tied in to the negotiating process is not a sensible thing right now . ’ |
| 2 | For another , has the Scottish Tourist Board not cottoned on to the fact that this Sunday sailings issue is good copy . |
| 3 | Those Germans not knocked out by the week-long bombardment were given time to reach their gun positions , and they poured an unremitting enfilade of lead at the doomed British soldiers . |
| 4 | In addition , Newton 's theory could explain phenomena not touched on by Aristotle 's theory , such as correlations between the tides and the location of the moon , and the variation in the force of gravity with height above the seabed . |
| 5 | On 9 November a Moscow circular from Secretary V. Molotov himself forbade somewhat belatedly the imposition of any local taxes not laid down in the list issued by VTsIK . |
| 6 | This is a purely theoretical stance used by economists not borne out by practical experience of how systems will work . |
| 7 | Those responsibilities not taken over by the newly privatised gas , petroleum and electricity industries are expected to be handed over to existing departments such as Trade and Industry and Environment . |
| 8 | I am going to vote against the motion , I 'm disappointed with the liberal group not come in with a more constructive amendment or even a proposal , as I would say asked you to do . |
| 9 | A man … ( most of the examples in mathematics textbooks refer to men : women are invisible — a point not picked up in the Cockcroft Report which devotes a whole chapter to why girls perform less well in mathematics than boys do ) … earns £74.50 for a 48 hour week . |
| 10 | Those regulations not carried out under the auspices of the SIB include insider dealing , takeovers and mergers , and the listing of new issues . |
| 11 | Why had Parr not gone back to England ? |
| 12 | He came away from the Old Entrance , having collected those of the destroyer 's crew not taken off by ML 6 , and as Micky Wynn came up with his special MTB , Robert Ryder told him to fire the torpedoes at the outer lock gate in the Old Entrance . |
| 13 | L 178 , p. 5 ) , which , subject to some limited and temporary derogations , provides for the total abolition of ‘ restrictions on movements of capital taking place between persons resident in member states ’ ( article 1 ) , including ‘ direct investments on national territory by non-residents ’ and ‘ acquisition by non-residents of domestic securities not dealt in on a stock exchange ’ ( see points I.A. and III.A. 3 of Annex I to the Directive ) , which are the operations to which the Commission expressly refers . |
| 14 | Still if you want an ear not stuffed up with prayers and platitudes , remember I 'm here . " |
| 15 | A good deal of thought has gone into devising various practical steps to check on the accuracy of analysis not carried out under the data user 's immediate control . |
| 16 | Why are the valley sides not worn back to more gentle slopes as in normal valleys ? |
| 17 | In general , a newly proposed theory will be acceptable as worthy of the consideration of scientists if it is more falsifiable than its rival , and especially if it predicts a new kind of phenomenon not touched on by its rival . |
| 18 | My hic hyacinths have all come out except no , they 've all come out , one goron l looks like it 's gone and lot congealed little bad and another hyacinth has two have come up and other ones not come up at all . |
| 19 | Much of her spare time is spent acting as secretary to her husband , who is Deputy President ( Technical ) of the B.A.G.A. The rare weekend not taken up with Medau or Gymnastics sees them both actively pursuing their other hobby — rambling ! |
| 20 | Between the 14th day of September 1987 and the 8th day of January 1988 conspired together and with other persons to defraud such persons who had or might have had an interest in dealing in shares in Blue Arrow , or National Westminster Bank , or in dealing on the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 share index , namely : 2.1 By dishonestly concealing holdings of 19.39 per cent of the share capital of Blue Arrow ; 2.2 By falsely stating that all remaining shares not taken up in the rights issue by existing shareholders had been sold in the market ; 2.3 By falsely representing that 33,315,528 shares in Blue Arrow held by County NatWest Securities were held for the purposes of market making ; 2.4 By falsely representing that 34,069,433 shares in Blue Arrow held by Phillips & Drew Securities were held for the purposes of market making ; 2.5 By dealing off market with Union Bank of Switzerland in 28,201,743 shares in Blue Arrow when by reason of their connection with that company they were knowingly in possession of un-published price sensitive information ; 2.6 By creating a false instrument , namely a letter of indemnity dated 5 October 1987 from Nicholas Wells on behalf of County NatWest to Union Bank Of Switzerland ; 2.7 By engaging in a course of conduct which created a false or misleading impression as to the market in the shares of Blue Arrow for the purpose of creating such an impression and thereby influencing persons who might deal in those shares ; 2.8 By purchasing and retaining 2,150 Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 share index put option contracts to cover a risk of £51,500,000 whilst concealing from the market the true position in relation to the rights issue and the subsequent placing of shares in Blue Arrow , where Blue Arrow and National Westminster Bank were both component parts of that index . |
| 21 | The securities firm acts as an underwriter for a number of various companies ( an underwriter buys all residue shares not taken up in the share issue they have promoted ) . |
| 22 | Susan Suleiman points out , however , that Iser 's claim for the multiplicity of ‘ correct ’ readings is in fact not borne out by his readings themselves ( Suleiman 1980:24 , cit . |
| 23 | Any dwellings not taken up within a specified time are placed on the open market . |
| 24 | The women weeping over an open coffin in a Rowlandson drawing of c.1760 would have had more reason for grief had the merchandise not come up to their expectations ( Col. 6 ) . |