Example sentences of "[verb] not [verb] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This law has not served the best interests of air safety even though it might have satisfied a curious public . |
| 2 | Even now , Grant has not heard the sorriest details about Charlotte 's chronicle of misery during this nightmare waiting period . |
| 3 | In favour of rigorism , there is the apparent reasonableness of saying that if one fails to do all one can to promote happiness ( and , in particular , to reduce suffering ) one has not done the best one could do , and that must be wrong . |
| 4 | Atkinson said : ‘ He has not had the best of seasons so far and probably felt he was being frozen out , but He came back and had his best game for us against Arsenal . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Colin has not had the best of luck with injuries but technically he is an excellent player . |
| 6 | Bill has not had the best of seasons this year but , unlike most northern trainers , he has some very rich owners , including Sheikh Mohammed , Robert Sangster and American millionaire Joe Albritton . |
| 7 | Because the water in itself er , I 'm sure that when you 're there it 's erm it 's a beautiful place to be , but the water in itself in this photograph has not got the best of light on it . |
| 8 | He has n't got the best temperament for it . |
| 9 | She can be difficult though , as she is a bit head strong and has n't got the best of mouths . ’ |
| 10 | Extremely soft water may not contain sufficient calcium to maintain growth of the skeleton while excessively hard water is thought not to favour the best quality of coloration and finnage . |
| 11 | Seeing just how comprehensive a work this is , with factory serial number , date of registration , date of next C of A expiry , owner's/operator 's name and probable base all listed , I can only surmise that the note-scribblers/pocket memo mumblers — many of whom seem not to have the slightest knowledge or interest in the type of aeroplane on which the letters are painted — are performing the latter-day equivalent of the sacred ritual which I and many others who have long since outgrown it once enacted in John W.R. Taylor 's ABC of Civil Aircraft Makings . |
| 12 | Though the studies did not include women aged 45 years and over , and the reports did not distinguish the youngest maternal age group from the 15–19 years age group , the findings are in accordance with the official national data ( see Appendix , Table A.9 ) . |
| 13 | Much was therefore made of the horrors of American TV — again , by hearsay , since the BBC did not show the worst American TV programmes and none of the ads . |
| 14 | Moreover , they also showed that patients with pernicious anaemia and carcinoid tumours or nodular argyrophilic cell hyperplasia did not have the highest serum gastrin concentrations . |
| 15 | DAME ELUSIVE : Did not have the best of runs in the race won by Valville at Newmarket . |
| 16 | The 2300 and 2600 engines as fitted to the SDI cars ‘ 76 to ‘ 87 did not have the best reliability record and will not easily fit a Land Rover . |
| 17 | In a large field he did not have the clearest of runs as he challenged as a result of which he finished fast but too late having to settle for fourth place to the Ebor winner Quick Ransom . |
| 18 | Perhaps Ron did not have the greatest technical ability , but his commitment was never questioned and he could play pretty effectively on either flank so that he was therefore a useful defender . |
| 19 | ‘ He did not have the greatest game as a player , but as a captain he was wonderful . ’ |
| 20 | No sense of a sharing in the social meaning of what was going on emerges , and we daresay the unfortunate teacher , with whose plight we do indeed sympathize , did not have the faintest idea what was afoot . |
| 21 | In 1977 , when I joined the organization , it was more than apparent that the other women did not have the remotest idea about women 's liberation , felt that doing the cooking for men was their political contribution , etc . |
| 22 | He wanted to win the ball and did not have the slightest intention of injuring Uzzell , he added . |
| 23 | The Laird of Quarrel did not have the slightest intention of sharing the spoils of office with Craigbarnet , but he was unlikely to get anywhere near the office without strong interest , and those upon whom he relied were ready to see the wisdom of returning to the old practice of sharing the office . |
| 24 | I assured him that I did not have the slightest idea where the Derby Cup was and had not made away with it . |
| 25 | Now I did not have the slightest intention of going down for a drink : all the drinking I was going to do was at the reception — if I ever got to the wedding . |
| 26 | Strett , Orrell 's goal-kicker , did not have the happiest of matches , but he put over that penalty goal . |
| 27 | My function was to select and train the Pathfinders , I was given the choice of what I claim was the best and if I did not pick the best . |
| 28 | Gittens said : ‘ The fans did not see the best of me . |
| 29 | ‘ Mr Edwards did not get the best price he could have , ’ a merchant banker said . |
| 30 | It was owned by the Baron de Rochefort and his family , and visitors had not been encouraged for some time , as the Baron did not enjoy the best of health . |