Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [vb -s] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What I propose does not mean that our Party is going to cease to exist . |
| 2 | ‘ Will you please stop claiming a relationship that I consider does not exist ? ’ |
| 3 | But this incantation I use does not calm me any more . |
| 4 | ‘ Who I am and what I do does not concern you . |
| 5 | Mr. Michael Alison : ( Second Church Estates Commission , representing the Church Commissioners ) : The limited information I have does not extend to most of those churches which are the responsibility of the incumbent and parochial church council , and the commissioners do not have information about fire and vandalism affecting them . |
| 6 | This analysis is confirmed by another fact which Mittwoch does not point out — the constraint she describes does not apply to subjects with indefinite reference , as can be seen from ( 82 ) , which is much better than ( 81 ) above : ( 82 ) A branch was heard to snap , |
| 7 | Once again the importance of style needs to be stressed , given that the poundage you lift does not matter as much as the way in which you lift it . |
| 8 | Much that we read does not seem to affect us very much — if at all . |
| 9 | Be that as it may , our main conclusion must be that the traditional claim about the last ( " Wagnerian " ) part is unsubstantiated ; and such other evidence as we have does not give it much plausibility . |
| 10 | Whenever we quote anyone , Labour Members seem anxious to become an even smaller group : they want to disavow even those who write for The Guardian , if what they say does not suit Labour . |
| 11 | They will not be helped in this task if the way they read does not allow them to perceive with clarity what they are learning to interpret . |
| 12 | Management may argue that , with less warranty and other protection , they should pay less than an " arm's-length " purchaser , and that the price they pay does not involve any element of benefit chargeable to income tax under Schedule E ( see below , 4.3 ) . |
| 13 | The National Consumer Council ( NCC ) argues that charging people according to the amount of water they use does not reflect the true cost of providing the service . |
| 14 | Incidentally , the sound of the Steinway piano that they use does not seem to me inappropriate , and the Berlin recording is well focused with natural resonance and a good dynamic range including a real pianissimo . |
| 15 | It may be noticed also , first , that no actual misrepresentation seems to have been made by Duval to his wife , notwithstanding that he had concealed from her material facts and , second , that the pressure he exerted on her to persuade her to sign does not seem to have been excessively overbearing or to have been accompanied by the threats or false promises or intimidation that are sometimes the hall marks of undue influence . |
| 16 | It is important , therefore , to see that the kind of revolution for which he calls does not entail the acceptance of his whole philosophy . |
| 17 | However , only one explicit signal is provided in the form of " finally " ( sentence ( h ) ) and yet the sentence which it governs does not constitute the last of the story . |
| 18 | Hoped Shrewsbury - Wolverhampton electrification connections would be better than frustrating Chester - Manchester he does does not use . |
| 19 | The water it brings does not last the year round . |
| 20 | This is a very valuable study , but the mosaic of biblical texts with which it begins does not seem in very good taste . |
| 21 | An issue that the guillotine motion will not allow us to discuss does not involve improving the average standards , but the fact that those local authorities that already exceed the minimum standard and conduct inspections more frequently than once every four years will be required to lower their standards . |