Example sentences of "[verb] not [verb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had n't , after all , promised not to look up the name and home number of the divisional security officer , and one small stain would n't really count and might not even show . |
| 2 | Now he says he has no immediate plans for exit and has not ruled out a trade sale . |
| 3 | Manager Ted Pearce has not ruled out a merger with the reformed Shots who have been drawing crowds of more than 2,000 to the Recreation Ground after their blistering start in the Diadora League Division Three . |
| 4 | But Cooke has not ruled out a return for the wing legend , who scored a record 35 tries for England . |
| 5 | Vietnam has not ruled out the possibility of its army returning to Cambodia if requested by Phnom Penh . |
| 6 | And she has not ruled out the prospect of having another baby , according to royal sources . |
| 7 | TERRY BUTCHER has not ruled out the possibility of staying in football with Sunderland . |
| 8 | It might even be Mr Ozal himself ( he has not ruled out the idea of standing ) , but one of his associates seems a likelier choice . |
| 9 | Mr McKillen , who has offered a £100 reward to help trace the donkey , has not ruled out the possibility that a jealous rival owner may have taken Toby but fears he could already be dead . |
| 10 | As Peugeot has not pushed up the prices of these new models compared to the old , the PC 553 ERP represents pretty good value for money . |
| 11 | Certainly Ferguson has not given up the ghost of trying to land the Championship . |
| 12 | He has not given up the running battle between them over the question of form , which started out with his victory on accommodation . |
| 13 | Thailand has not carried out the death penalty for several years . |
| 14 | This expansion of education has not brought about a similar increase in social mobility . |
| 15 | It does not necessarily follow that any individual who has not taken on the attitude of the generalized other is any less complete than the person who has and acts accordingly . |
| 16 | The export market has not taken up the slack , so redundancies are coming thick and fast . |
| 17 | Eight years ago , the council gave Burton Property Trust permission to build a multi-storey car park as part of the Cornmill but it has not taken up the option . |
| 18 | He will use the platform provided by the Tory Women 's Conference to try to reassure the Tory Right that the Left has not taken over the Government . |
| 19 | This rejection of the system may be a result of poor analysis : the system analyst has not found out the user requirements . |
| 20 | Our other research has shown that some adults would prefer not to take up a full-time course and so lose the income from a full-time job . |
| 21 | The court has a discretion , and a record holder who would prefer not to hand over the file is entitled to refuse unless the party gets a court order to disclose . |
| 22 | The European Commission agreed not to claim back a DM175m ( $111m ) loan from Klöckner-Werke , a German steel and engineering group , saving it from bankruptcy . |
| 23 | In addition to those covenants mentioned by Scott LJ above examples of those which have been deemed to touch and concern the land include : a covenant for quiet enjoyment ; a covenant by the landlord agreeing to supply a housekeeper to clean a block of flats ; a covenant in which a landlord agreed not to open a public house within half a mile of the tenanted premises ; a covenant placing an obligation on the tenant to repair ; and a covenant in which the tenant agreed not to carry on a particular trade at the premises . |
| 24 | Also , I 've decided not to brush down the table or re-mark it or clean the balls : I reckon a few bad kicks and some low-lying grit on the baize will unsettle him more than they will me . |
| 25 | If he has decided not to read out the query as it was written , he must ensure that it becomes part of the record . |
| 26 | He is dressing it up as a concession , but , without amendment ( a ) , if there is a Conservative Government post election — I do not think that will happen , but we should explore the fantasies in case there is — the Secretary of State could decide not to set up a further education council in Scotland . |
| 27 | ‘ Originally he decided not to take up the option because he thought it would upset me , ’ Miranda said lamely . |
| 28 | It decided not to pay out the sums so received to individual solicitors as a sort of dividend but to apply them for the benefit of the profession as a whole . |
| 29 | I 'll try not to fall down the step when I go . |
| 30 | And try not to scrunch up the board if you do it |