Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] not [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Choice between these competing theories of relationship among the Recent forms has not received consensus ( compare refs 23 , 24 to refs 21 , 22 , 25 ) . |
| 2 | Both parties agreed not to make peace without the other 's consent . |
| 3 | Sadly , teaching of languages in schools has not kept pace with the relevant technological advances , but we find now that it is almost never necessary to recruit an individual specifically for linguistic skill . |
| 4 | Modern peace-makings seem not to entail marriages between the disputants , as the historic ones sometimes did ; but in all other respects contemporary practice accords with the image . |
| 5 | The first and perhaps most important point is that these words do not attribute property directly either to the trustee ( B ) or to the beneficiary ( C ) . |
| 6 | She had a hand pressed against the wall for support , and her hard tone and blunt words did n't fool Belinda into thinking she did n't care . |
| 7 | His words did not make sense at all . |
| 8 | For once the preciseness of the words did not irritate Aggie , and she answered gently , ‘ I 'm sorry , love , but … but she 's had to go away for a day or two . ’ |
| 9 | It should be noted that the Guidelines do not form part of the Code and are not enforceable under the Bye–Laws of The Engineering Council . |
| 10 | Piers did not have meat , but only cheese , loaves of beans and bran and various vegetables , and it was on these that he would have to live until Lammas and the new harvest . |
| 11 | Electoral registers , street directories , etc. , were either inappropriate ( these lists do not indicate birth-place or nationality ) or unavailable ( for example , Council housing or rating lists ) . |
| 12 | A total of 367 pupils in Wales took the GT4 test ( two schools did not return tests ) approximately one-third using the Welsh language versions . |
| 13 | However , schools did not like students to feel at home in arts and science : a rigid division between the two prevailed : |
| 14 | The coroner , quite rightly , pointed out that schools do not teach children that in a competitive world some are bound to fail . |
| 15 | The coroner , quite rightly , pointed out that schools do not teach children that in a competitive world some are bound to fail . |
| 16 | Indeed some schools do not allow girls to do this , seeing pregnancy , like measles , as infectious . |
| 17 | And more importantly , most rural schools do n't have electricity , so the television programmes could only be used in urban areas . |
| 18 | It was like Frazer 's looking into the ‘ abysm of time ’ , but it was a vision only imperfectly appreciated by Charlie Mears , as the narrator of ‘ The Finest Story in the World ’ emphasizes : ‘ Above all , he was absolutely ignorant of the knowledge sold to me for five pounds ; and he would retain that ignorance , for bank-clerks do not understand metempsychosis , and a sound commercial education does not include Greek . ’ |
| 19 | Spores do not require fertilisation and they will develop wherever they fall , provided the ground is sufficiently moist and fertile . |
| 20 | Organizations do not have objectives per se ; the objectives will reflect the objectives of those people involved in the organization . |
| 21 | But these signals did not reach AFHQ until the morning of the next day , 15 May , long after Robertson had sent his response to McCreery 's AC/189 which had only asked for " immediate steps " to be taken over the approach of Army Group E , and which had made no specific reference to Croats . |
| 22 | Radiation such as ultraviolet and visible light , infrared radiation and radio waves do not produce ionizations . |
| 23 | The snakes do n't need ropes ' , he chuckled feebly , " because they are ropes . |
| 24 | Drug addicts do not deserve sympathy . |
| 25 | Some clients do not attend counselling because they feel it interferes with their personal privacy — that ‘ do-gooders ’ will tell them what to do , which is made even more insulting by the fact they often have children themselves . |
| 26 | Users themselves , however , are not completely blameless when it comes to the slow uptake of open systems , Wendler observes , ‘ our clients do n't take products seriously until IBM is involved . ’ |
| 27 | Finally , and very importantly , they were also responsible for ( a ) the payment of support workers ' wages , and ( b ) for ensuring that expenditure on clients did not exceed budget limits . |
| 28 | The Squigs do n't like daylight at all , and quickly become maddened by the sun . |
| 29 | As a charity the Halls do not pay corporation tax on profits . |
| 30 | Gentlemen do n't jilt ladies . |