Example sentences of "[noun sg] and not [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The scheme is said to have the backing of the Royal Warrant Holders ' Association and not to need permission from the Palace . |
| 2 | None more so than for four of the oldest surviving players to win Cup medals in the thirties — the Belfast Celtic quartet Sid McIlroy , Norman Kernaghan , Jimmy McAlinden and Harry Walker who gave this appropriate advice to young players — enjoy your football and not make money their God . |
| 3 | Neither of them mentioned anything that had been said during the night ; they just agreed to head back to civilisation and not to mix whisky and cannabis like that again . |
| 4 | All poisonous amphibia use their toxins as a means of self-defence and not to catch prey . |
| 5 | Hospitality comprises a champagne reception , carefully chosen four-course lunch with selected fine wines , traditional English afternoon tea and not forgetting strawberries and cream . |
| 6 | When life seems ordinary St James encourages us to wait patiently and joyfully for Christ 's coming and not to lose heart . |
| 7 | It will be emphasised to employers that the purpose of the exercise is to provide opportunities for young people to learn about and through work and not to perform tasks which would otherwise be done by paid workers . |
| 8 | It should be noted , however , that if one million of the three million were back at work and not receiving unemployment and/or supplementary benefits from the Exchequer , it would put less strain on the public purse and make it easier to meet the social security benefits for the expected one million over-85-year-olds . |
| 9 | She expected to be told to get on with her work and not waste time , but instead Miss Phoebe became unusually animated . |
| 10 | For her and others like her it is a question of wanting it sufficiently , being prepared to put in the work and not expecting concessions because they are women . |
| 11 | He is an experienced campaigner on the world stage and knows that above all else he must go into the Portugal match with a positive attitude and not use Gough 's absence as a convenient excuse . |
| 12 | By the way , I am so very pleased that you are still giving patterns in your magazine for the ordinary standard punchcard knitting machine and not giving way entirely to the electronic . |
| 13 | We believe first of all the shock troops of the Labour Movement , the Radicals within the Liberal Party , the forces who want peace and not to become doormats for Hitler and Chamberlain to walk upon , and the members of the Left Book Club — have all to engage in organised effort to bring about Unity . |
| 14 | We found them and my paddle with the other instructor getting a lecture on what to do if you see your friend drowning and not ignoring sos calls . |
| 15 | ‘ Next , ’ said Amaranth , above a swell of noise and twisting to unravel a tartan scarf , ‘ we will dispose of the new Labour leader John Smith , and his promises to spend more of our money and not to raise taxes . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I 'd always seen what it was like — going on location with my dad , having money and not having money , seeing when Dad was a hit and when he was n't a hit . |
| 17 | These rocks are covered in algae after being in a small tank under an ordinary 60 watt bulb and not containing fish . |
| 18 | The Most Rev John Habgood , Archbishop of York , said the Church ‘ must exercise patience and not use threats of walkouts and illegal actions ’ . |
| 19 | Apart from its ease of use , plastic pipe has the advantage of not being so susceptible to frost damage and not causing corrosion with galvanised water pipes and tanks . |
| 20 | ‘ We should confine ourselves to maintaining safety and not restrict people 's freedom of expression , ’ he said . |
| 21 | ‘ Marius wrote a letter to his son last November — this is a copy of it — complaining in humble terms about how he 'd left himself short by the gift and not taken inflation into account , and would Nigel let him have a small income from various shares and properties ? |
| 22 | " I 'd prefer you to keep your nose right out of my business and not ravel things further by " explaining " anything , " Matthew said . |
| 23 | They are accused of failing to use their initiative and not opening emergency gates . |
| 24 | On holiday you might like to give your feet a rest and not wear socks . |
| 25 | Often I could wait a whole day and not catch sight of it . |
| 26 | Nell was n't there , but Zak and some of the other actors were , sitting four to a table , drinking pale-looking orange juice and not eating carrot cake because of the calories . |
| 27 | Right , well I I part of me says , the the there are two aspects , the other side of the coin a little bit , if we talk about recording achievement and not recording failure , we here have an opportunity to point out to youngsters , encourage youngsters in that they are all capable of achieving in some way and to get them to write down that they have achieved , that 's the other side of the coin . |
| 28 | Fifty seven children ( 63% ) had recovered , defined as no soiling with 3 bowel movements per week and not receiving treatment . |
| 29 | There 's new concern about the disease TB after a survey showed some health districts are going against government advice and not vaccinating school children . |
| 30 | He was backed by the Foreign Office which is advising visitors to America to follow police advice and not resist muggers . |