Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pers pn] does not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the last bastion against all these evils , and will remain so as long as it keeps acquiring books it does not have when they are found and brought to it . |
| 2 | And so it deposits the extra calories it does not need as fat . |
| 3 | It is recognised in planning circles that planning applications for fish and chip shops are contentious and it has been said that whilst ‘ Joe Public wants hot food shops he does not want them near him and he is prepared to fight tooth and nail to stop anyone opening one near his house ’ . |
| 4 | In other words it does not tell us whether he cut the rope above or below himself . |
| 5 | It does not format modules in charge code order , in other words it does not fill the volume for a particular charge code before moving on to the volume for the next charge code . |
| 6 | In other words it does not use theory to activate the crucial process of mediation . |
| 7 | At parties he does not join in and he gets very upset when you try to do anything with him because he gets frustrated . ’ |
| 8 | The unit fears any unit of Elves it does not outnumber by at least two to one . |
| 9 | What circumstances he does not say . |
| 10 | I said that whereas it does make sense to talk of being mistaken about presentation appearances it does not make sense to talk of being mistaken about perceived-as appearances . |
| 11 | In those circumstances it does not seem to me right to leave open , whether the court has power to do so I 'm doubtful , but in any event it does not seem to me right to leave open a question of whether there should be some damages to provide for the possibility that er Paul may have to leave school , nor do I think that it is a situation in which any contingency award should be made in respect of that . |
| 12 | The patient may feel embarrassed at first when he goes to places he does not know , but he will be made welcome if the restaurateur knows what to expect . |
| 13 | The style and tone of this appendix are quite astonishing ; fortunately , readers of this book and of Early music will be aware that for one writer to read another 's work insufficiently carefully to understand it , to attribute to him ideas he does not hold , and then to subject them to sarcasm and ridicule is no way to conduct academic debate , and about these four pages the present writer — the recipient of this attention — needs say no more . |
| 14 | If I reply that in choosing between flavours it does not matter whether or not I confound a present taste with remembered sight and touch , whether I respond to reality or to illusion , I am renouncing rational discourse altogether . |
| 15 | With direction targets it does not matter since we do not expect to get there . |
| 16 | For ‘ The Phoenix and the Turtle ’ , another poem , a different problem , Shakespeare could celebrate the union of those two birds on an emblematic , almost mystical level : The paradoxes are as bewildering as the mystery of the Holy Trinity : Mysterious and desirable though such a union may be , it is not given to human beings , and in the Sonnets it does not take place . |
| 17 | For present purposes it does not matter whether the court has no power to order specific treatment to be given contrary to the doctors ' will or has power but will in practice not exercise it in such circumstances . |
| 18 | For present purposes it does not appear to matter ; the word ‘ appropriate ’ does not on either interpretation acquire the meaning contended for by the Crown . |
| 19 | In consequence in my childhood memories she does not feature as much as my father ; only later did I fully appreciate her forceful yet lovable character . |
| 20 | He tells us that there are three things he does not think acupuncture can cure : existential Angst , low self-esteem and love sickness . |
| 21 | But there are things he does not know , and the knowledge will somewhat better a case which even so is still black enough . |
| 22 | It sells businesses it does not think it will be good at , such as those in high-technology , volatile markets . |
| 23 | Should it be unconcerned with the practical affairs of men and take no action to solve men 's problems it does not deserve to be called religion . |
| 24 | By reserving his rights he does not achieve a legal impasse , and indeed , if this is the goal , he should be advised to terminate the contract and re-negotiate it in the light of the new circumstances . |
| 25 | Unfortunately , although the law may be the final arbiter and may rule on what is or may be obscene and indecent , in general terms it does not judge on every item published or made available for sale , since there is normally no censorship of obscene or indecent matter prior to publication in the UK . |
| 26 | For the low risk junctions it does not appear that high risk exemplars actually contain more risk related information than other exemplars of the same junction . |
| 27 | If there are no bridesmaids he does not have to speak , though he may wish to do so . |
| 28 | We should not have to rely on the private sector to assist in providing facilities especially as , currently in many cases it does not provide such facilities . |
| 29 | With his cumbersome chains he does not move very quickly , though , so a quick sprint will save a potential victim from Jack 's clutches . |
| 30 | Now if the decision-making process consistently advances policies which unfairly benefit or disadvantage certain groups it does not seem desirable in principle to prevent the courts from reviewing the fairness of that process by confronting the background policy issues involved . |