Example sentences of "[verb] not [verb] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has not relied on intimidation . |
| 2 | Quorum is asking the federal courts in California to rule that it has not infringed on Apple 's turf , and declare Latitude marketable with no infringement liability and enjoin Apple from making any further assertions . |
| 3 | Either the imaginary has been ignored altogether , in which case Irigaray is mistakenly described as a biological essentialist ( Sayers , 1982 , p. 131 ; 1986 , pp. 42–8 ) , or else it has been interpreted as purely and simply a Lacanian concept , in which case the conclusion is that Irigaray has misunderstood or misread Lacan , and has not taken on board the implications of his theory ( see Mitchell and Rose , 1982 , pp. 54 6 ; Rose , 1985 , pp. 136 , 140 ; Ragland-Sullivan , 1986 , pp. 273–80 ) . |
| 4 | " In more than 22 years , " says American-born Fleur Cowles " I 've never painted anything that has n't relied on imagination and memory . " |
| 5 | He was told not to smoke on set because it spoiled the image : he smoked . |
| 6 | WHAT do arts documentary-makers do when they want to profile someone who prefers not to appear on camera ? |
| 7 | She dared not cry on duty . |
| 8 | So , like Berton , Rey was compositionally able , but preferred not to concentrate on composition . |
| 9 | But , in any case , I should have realized that a review of high seriousness like The Criterion , the circulation of which never reached 1,000 copies and I suspect hardly more than 500 , was supported by an intellectual minority whose allegiance did not wane on account of the neglect of a man of whom many may not have heard . |
| 10 | They saw themselves as being responsible people who did not go on strike for trivial benefits such as a tea-break but , at the same time , also saw themselves as a little bit downtrodden , almost persecuted . |
| 11 | Carter , who did not appear on stage himself , later said : ‘ The idiots who run pool in this country have had 20 years to get it right and they 've messed up . |
| 12 | The appeal of military titles , which occur freely among the early British railway executives and managers of large port undertakings , did not rest on pride in the hierarchies of soldiers and officials , such as the Germans felt , but on the inability of private enterprise as yet to devise a specific form of management for big business . |
| 13 | The onus now lay upon the architect to come up with new designs and new ideas with which to counter the rapidly growing effectiveness of artillery aided , from about 1430 , by the reversion to the use of cast-iron shot which , although more expensive than stone shot , did not shatter on impact , could be made more uniformly in greater quantities ( the making of stone shot was , to say the least , laborious ) and in smaller calibre , thereby increasing efficiency by reducing the need for very large and unwieldy cannon . |
| 14 | SUN DID NOT COMMENT ON OUTLOOK |
| 15 | In a system like this , in which people 's fate did not depend on merit nor on the fulfillment of objectively defined conditions , but on the arbitrary decision of a Party official , a neighbour , a local priest or some other " authorized " citizen , bribery and corruption were soon rife . |
| 16 | This did not depend on majority let alone mass literacy . |
| 17 | I 'd read about this technique in my books , but it was only when I did the course that I realised that , although it would work for sparrowhawks and most other hunting birds , Dawn 's hunting did not depend on speed . |
| 18 | She did not rise , nor did Liz cross to greet her : they were the oldest of old friends , and did not kiss on meeting . |
| 19 | ‘ Reference to the transcript of the judgment in that case however reveals that the decision did not turn on concealment in the shopping bag but was expressly upon the ground that the goods were appropriated when they were taken from the shelves . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , being normal healthy females we were always interested in the opposite sex and the general shortage of men in the country did not apply on bomber stations , where certain jobs such as Fitter , Armourer , Heavy Vehicle Driver , Electrician , and all occupations involving the handling of tools and machinery were still mainly considered the prerogative of men . |
| 21 | It is important to recognise this , for an acceptance of this fundamental point leads more easily to an understanding of the reasons which caused an increase in the military significance of those who did not fight on horseback . |
| 22 | Our afternoon lessons began at a quarter-to-two , and if the express did not run on time , I ran the risk of being late for roll call . |
| 23 | It was sometimes described as Congregationalist and sometimes as Baptist and did not insist on adult baptism . |
| 24 | The ability to seek out travel services for the customer even when they do not appear on brochure racks has brought the company a strong following in the town but also , according to manager Sandra Chisholm , from as far as Glasgow . |
| 25 | Children do not appear on memorial brasses until the 1420s , though by the 1450s they were a regular occurrence . |
| 26 | It is a rule that they do not appear on TV or talk to the Press . |
| 27 | Avoid large numbers of programs in any one group as you will have to scroll the Program List to locate programs which do not appear on screen . |
| 28 | A palace spokesman said : ‘ We do not comment on speculation in newspapers . |
| 29 | This may not be the case , be realistic about your needs : do not skimp on food or heating or you may put your life at risk in the winter . |
| 30 | It had an Australian squadron when I first went there and the Aussies do not stand on ceremony . |