Example sentences of "[verb] not [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The one redress any of the members of this group have is to try not to appear on the poll tax register . |
| 2 | If the amendment is seconded by another person who has not spoken on the original motion , the Chairman must accept it as a new motion , subject to the provisos that the amendment is not a simple negative of the motion ; is relevant ; does not cover ground that has been dealt with under a previous amendment ; and is not frivolous nor illegal . |
| 3 | When the number of members on the committee is small , it may be difficult to abide by the proviso that the amendment must be seconded by someone who has not spoken on the original motion , and in that case common sense prevails . |
| 4 | Only those who were regarded as ‘ fit ’ could be trusted not to trade on the despair of people , at their wits end , reduced for the first time in their lives to seeking a loan . |
| 5 | The fellow shrugged and Athelstan tried not to concentrate on the great yellowing ulcer on the right side of his face , the pus now suppurating , bubbling out , staining his -cheek . |
| 6 | Some of those held on remand will be found not guilty and a significant proportion do not receive custodial sentences when their case is finally heard — points not lost on the government , which is investing in additional bail hostels , special bail information schemes run by the probation service and , more controversially , pilot schemes malting use of electronic ‘ tagging ’ equipment ; these are all ways , it is hoped , to reduce what many see as an unnecessary and wasteful use of prison resources . |
| 7 | Such fans tend not to travel on the regular ‘ soccer special ’ bus coaches and trains , preferring to use scheduled public transport . |
| 8 | We are taught not to focus on the more difficult aspects of what we know about other people . |
| 9 | Marketing dogma of old had it that car buyers do n't want to hear about car safety , preferring not to dwell on the possibility of being killed or injured on the road . |
| 10 | Staff at the Abingdon branch of the TSB in Stert Street , where Mr Reenan used to work , have been instructed not to comment on the affair , but with speculation that further revelations are likely to be published tomorrow there 'll be more pressure on Mr Reenan to speak . |
| 11 | Last week , parliament finally decided not to vote on the bill , effectively putting off the decision until after parliamentary elections in the autumn — and perhaps forever . |
| 12 | It was extraordinary , he said , given the bill 's political sensitivity , ‘ that Mr MacGregor has decided not to serve on the committee . |
| 13 | Henry reluctantly agreed not to act on the papal permission , but John of Salisbury never forgave Arnulf for placing royal interest ahead of papal prerogatives . |
| 14 | Pattenism is not to be a continuation of Ridleyism : an important theme underlying the whole speech was that he intends not to err on the side of market forces at the expense of planning restrictions . |
| 15 | If you are changing your swing technique around to improve your game , it should never necessitate not playing on the course . |
| 16 | Micky Yornutta is not so sure , so he asked Brian what exactly he expects from his side and Brian , as ever , decided not to sit on the fence , but the main concern being for his side to pass the ball as opposed to kicking it , but first Brian says that long ball to John Durnin is all wrong . |
| 17 | Finally we asked respondents whether they individually , their department , or their school had undertaken any self-evaluation exercise not based on the LEA scheme , and whether their school had a staff-appraisal scheme . |
| 18 | Try not to go on the defensive . |
| 19 | Do n't be too long , and try not to dawdle on the way there and back . |
| 20 | Coun. John Williams , Labour leader , chose not to comment on the matter . |
| 21 | The MS line is horizontal because the money supply is assumed not to depend on the rate of interest . |
| 22 | I also learned not to step on the shiny ones and that red pebbles usually have sharp edges on top . |
| 23 | Hammond did not go on the Irish expedition of 1649 , but remained on active service ; unlike Fairfax , he took part in the pre-emptive invasion of Scotland the following year . |
| 24 | The thermotron , as the apparatus was called , did not rely on the principle of the hydrogen bomb . |
| 25 | Berg 's claim failed because the company was not misled and did not rely on the report and because the facts did not raise a situation where G was acting in fraud of the company or its creditors . |
| 26 | The effect is that the accused is not guilty if the victim did not rely on the deception . |
| 27 | On the evidence in the present case I am satisfied that one reason why the plaintiff did so much for the deceased was her belief that , although she was not a blood relative of his , he would leave his estate to her on his death ; but , on the authority of Greasley v Cooke [ 1980 ] 1 WLR 1306 , if the evidence was not sufficient to establish this positively , the plaintiff would still succeed on the fourth element in the absence of proof that she did not rely on the deceased 's statements . |
| 28 | Crucially , there was evidence that in similar cases the defendants generally did not rely on the clause , but negotiated settlements , which perhaps indicated that the defendants did not regard the clause as reasonable . |
| 29 | The gentlemen 's titles did not appear on the hand-painted signs at the foot of the staircase ; in certain other Oxford colleges such practices were countenanced ; not , Mr Bullins thought proudly , in Magdalen , which , in his opinion , was not only the most beautiful college in Oxford but also the only one of any consequence . |
| 30 | Light gauge string sets which included a plain third did not appear on the market until the late '60s . |