Example sentences of "[noun sg] [n mass] [verb] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Here we show that , in the absence of strong historical evidence , field data do not support the existence of variations in the duration of sympatry at the two areas where the distributional ranges of the cuckoo and its hosts overlap .
2 ( The British crime statistics do not make it possible to ascertain the number of convictions for non-sexual violence of men against women since they do not state the sex of the victim . )
3 Even the canteen staff do n't know who they are .
4 The amytal data do not appear helpful in this context .
5 Now I that 's a luxury I have to say that most recruiting people do not get .
6 No wonder people do n't buy it and now , you know I mean the fish sales have gone down .
7 But manager John King and his backroom staff did n't offer Agoos a contract , because they believed he was n't good enough defensively to play in English football .
8 But manager John King and his backroom staff did n't offer Agoos a contract , because they believed he was n't good enough defensively to play in English football .
9 I managed to get to the wine bar the other side of St Paul 's in time to pick up Rebecca and the bar staff did not seem sad to see her go .
10 Or for something whose name Thérèse did not know .
11 At the resurrection people do not marry .
12 If for any reason station staff do not know the answer , call us .
13 The Icicle Works do n't appear to be particularly active at the present moment and Ian McNabb was recently to be spotted playing a solo gig at Camden 's Underground Club .
14 Since the other Nematodirus species do not have such critical hatching requirements , a sudden flush of L3 does not occur and although N. filicollis , N. spathiger and N. helvetianus have all been associated with outbreaks of nematodiriasis in sheep and cattle , it is more common to find them in conjunction with the other trichostrongyles .
15 For the most part people did not take the question seriously ; it was the characteristic passion of young men in the grip of recent learning , or policemen temporarily possessed by the Libyan officials ' variety of amok .
16 There 's a danger when you 're inexperienced of wanting to make a visible mark just in case people do n't notice you .
17 Of course people do n't talk like this , but by concentrating on whole sentences the amplified vibration reinforces and strengthens the rhythm and sensation of speech .
18 Of course people do not become frenzied quite as readily in 1993 as they did in 1919 , but with the assistance of one of Edinburgh 's premiere restaurants , The Witchery , The Scotsman and the House of Sandeman have devised an evening which should enthuse even the most jaded citizen .
19 But the enrichment of the water with such an injection of quality fish does not last long , for the new residents suffer from disorientation and malnutrition .
20 Lotsa people do n't know they eatin' Joy 's fwuits .
21 Earlier records ‘ are stored away somewhere ’ but the library staff did not have time to search for them .
22 But surely the library staff did n't go through each and every national paper every day ?
23 He has confided that he once told Claudia that in real life people do not go around analysing everyday rituals .
24 No and there 's still some theatre peo no we ca n't and there 's still some theatre people do n't want us
25 And certainly the army people did not want incapacitated ones .
26 Mr Galloway accepted that Mirror staff did not betray Vanunu .
27 For some reason people did not seem to be able to accept the possibility of two people who were ‘ going steady ’ being in a state of temporary misunderstanding — the common condition of love ; it had to be make or break , ‘ very fond of each other ’ or ‘ broken it off ’ .
28 You might try to sell dreams but in the end people do n't buy them .
29 Aldous J. concluded , however , that the proportion of turnover attributable to ‘ R ’ model sales did not mean that the employer had gained any benefit as such .
30 If the piranha fish did not brush its fins gently against a member of the opposite sex each month it would not exist as a species .
  Next page