Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [vb -s] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Burger was n't here this afternoon ; he 's a bit doddery on his legs and does n't get about much . |
| 2 | He 's lost the use of his legs and does n't get about much but Uncle went to see him two or three times a week . ’ |
| 3 | The lead , believed to come from industrialised countries in the southern hemisphere , is at very low concentrations and does not pose a threat to living organisms . |
| 4 | Shop option account Flexible credit facility very similar to credit card , but restricted to one shop or chain of shops and does not permit cash loans . |
| 5 | Or else she is so indifferent to the feelings of other people that she simply shrugs her well-fleshed shoulders and does n't give a damn who she hurts in her pursuit of thrills . |
| 6 | Insurers say a non-smoker is someone who has not puffed the weed for 12 months and does n't plan smoking again . |
| 7 | The exemption is limited to integral transactions and does not apply to other investments . |
| 8 | It is particularly suitable for table tops on account of its ability to withstand accidental spillages and does not blister when hot dishes are placed on it . |
| 9 | Unlike a true fabric , Tyvek sheet tends to follow straight lines and does not billow , or curve under wind pressure . |
| 10 | But its nakedness does make it appear extremely ugly to many cat enthusiasts and does not seem to compensate for its oddity-value . |
| 11 | A magazine that virtually invented the ‘ designer ’ lifestyle of Soho and Covent Garden , but which operates from the light-industrial slums of London 's Farringdon Road ; which obsessively dissects the most costly clothing , but whose editor , Sheryl Garratt , is a friendly size 14 in sloppy shirt and leggings ; a paper that lists 40 smart writers on its masthead — but buys in their columns and does n't employ them on its staff . |
| 12 | Science can not know anything of the kind of necessities with which causes compel effects and does not need to suppose that there are any . |
| 13 | 10.30am and a waif-like girl trudges on stage to explain she 's lost her parents and does n't know what to do . |
| 14 | The final decision will only relate to where the girl lives and does not affect her parents ' other rights . |
| 15 | His career of sado-sophistication , or ‘ snobbery with violence ’ as it was dubbed , brought his sales up to eighty million copies and does not need chronicling again except to point the contrast between him and his forbears in popular secret agent fiction . |
| 16 | The Prime Minister is clearly now on the ropes and does n't seem able to fight back . |
| 17 | On microtine molars the digestion in category 1 predators is restricted mainly to the occlusal corners of the salient angles of the teeth and does not penetrate below the alveolar margins . |
| 18 | WordPerfect 5.1 does n't recognise TrueType fonts and does n't work well with Adobe Type Manager . |
| 19 | The show , which lasts a good three hours and does not contain a dull moment , works around an interesting format , whereby neither comedian is supporting the other , but both perform three sets each . |
| 20 | The money supply ( MS ) is also exogenous — it is assumed to be under the control of the monetary authorities and does not respond to changes in r or Y. |
| 21 | It feels unduly reliant on GEC and BAe for its procurement needs and does not wish to see this reinforced . |
| 22 | If the employee has been working for you for up to eight weeks and does not have a linking letter or a Leaver 's statement , phone your Social Security office and ask if the start of the PIW you are dealing with links back to a claim to a Social Security benefit . |
| 23 | Staff at the Maison Blanche hospital found that although Danielle seems to be a deaf-mute , she is not familiar with hearing aids and does n't know how to lip-read . |
| 24 | Staff at the Maison Blanche hospital found that although Danielle seems to be a deaf-mute , she is not familiar with hearing aids and does n't know how to lip-read . |
| 25 | In Andersen Consulting v CHP Consulting Ltd. ( 1991 ) , a case concerning a dispute about maintenance of computer software by third parties , it was said that confidence is frequently used in connection with copyright material as it is : of course notorious that copyright protects only the expression of ideas and does not protect the idea itself |
| 26 | ‘ What we need is real reform of the CAP — a reform which cuts costs and does not discriminate against the more efficient producer . |
| 27 | Their new , smaller form factor eliminates bulky drop cables and does not block I/O ports . |
| 28 | Where the term breached is a less important term , a warranty , breach merely entitles the victim of it to sue for damages and does not allow the victim to end the contract . |
| 29 | The formula rewards authorities with large numbers of local independent providers and does not allocate resources to the authorities from which residents using that independently run care originated . |
| 30 | An order for specific performance is one which requires the seller actually to deliver the goods and does not give him the option of paying damages instead . |