Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] [verb] [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite good performances from both sectors , this share has not increased from last year which reflects some positive performances from other key sectors . |
| 2 | The AC Milan player , who has not played since last May 's European Cup triumph over Steaua Bucharest because of a knee injury , is involved in a contract dispute with the club . |
| 3 | PLCND , chaired by Bob Cryer , Labour candidate for Bradford South and vice-chairman of Labour 's backbench defence committee , has not met since last year . |
| 4 | The 26-year-old Owens has not fought since last May when he gave a brilliant display to out-point Middlesbrough 's Graham O'Malley . |
| 5 | " She looks , " said Enid , " as though she has n't moved since last August . |
| 6 | Palmer , who has n't won since last season 's Asian Classic in Bangkok , came home in 32 for an impressive 68 , while Haeggman had five birdies and an eagle in his 67 . |
| 7 | yeah , but if it has n't come by next Tuesday Arthur you 're not re-ordering , forget about it love |
| 8 | ‘ But we had arranged not to go until next week . |
| 9 | Lock-in agreements , where parties expressly agree to negotiate with each other , are unenforceable because they are merely " agreements to agree " and so lack certainty ; lock-out agreements , under which a vendor agrees not to negotiate with third parties , can , on the other hand , constitute valid binding contracts . |
| 10 | In order to prevent the company from being sold beneath the management 's feet , it is essential that the parties agree an exclusive period of time during which the vendor agrees not to negotiate with third parties . |
| 11 | A mass meeting of sacked Timex workers in Dundee has decided NOT to rebel against last week 's peace deal and accept that their fight against the company is over . |
| 12 | Try not to brood about last night , so that you 're angry again by the time I can talk to you . ’ |
| 13 | Buckingham did not realise at first that he had been the only one to get over the 23rd fence at the first attempt . |
| 14 | She did not answer at first but moved or turned . |
| 15 | The car occupants did not move at first , a rising condensation choked the dying ventilation , the inside of the windscreen visibly clouded to reveal nothing more than a general silhouette of the two figures in the front seat deliberating their actions . |
| 16 | Unfortunately , we did not anticipate the importance of observer bias , and we did not arrange for third party blinded observation . |
| 17 | The day after the declaration , which did not seem at first to be being taken seriously in Washington , Gen Noriega 's troops escalated the crisis into a confrontation . |
| 18 | They set off , but the Friar did not understand at first whom they were following ; it was as though he believed that the children had taken his sack . |
| 19 | Normally he did not indulge in second helpings , but — no , he would resist . |
| 20 | When Belegar arrived he watched the Dwarfs rebuild their citadel but did not attack at first . |
| 21 | erm In fact a simple formulation of this problem occurs in the opening paragraphs of À la Recherche , erm when the narrator writes this : ‘ When I woke in the middle of the night , I could not tell where I was , just as I did not know at first who I was . |
| 22 | The plants lumped together under the umbrella name of herbs do not appear at first glance to be essential to maintain life , but it is now becoming apparent that this concept could be wrong , and that herbs are as necessary as oxygen , though the ingredients they contribute , such as minerals and vitamins , may only be found in minute quantities . |
| 23 | Deep trying if you do not succeed at first , and then they will eventually come out . |
| 24 | He did n't answer at first . |
| 25 | He did n't answer at first , then asked where we 'd be staying . |
| 26 | He did n't answer at first and there was something about the quality of his silence that caused a flicker of fear to touch her heart . |
| 27 | Carmella did n't react at first but then she looked up and saw who it was . |
| 28 | And they 'll say , well no I did n't manage to last week in or something . |
| 29 | Well it did n't , really did n't matter for last night cos I was at school . |
| 30 | somewhere I think I managed to remember to bring erm , their erm , their minutes from the meeting I did n't go to last week , but you did |