Example sentences of "[prep] [n mass] [verb] [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In sum , therefore , an attendance rate of 90% does not mean that 10% of pupils are absent ; the missing 10% could come from a small number of pupils with lengthy absences or from a higher percentage of pupils with brief absences . |
| 2 | The Gulf war has demonstrated that the mere accumulation of data does n't confer an automatic advantage unless it is complemented by quality analysis and contextual detail . |
| 3 | ( An even higher pension base may be applicable where the cash limit of £71,400 does not apply to old style retirement annuity contracts ) . |
| 4 | ‘ Mussed ’ is a word so outmoded I 'm surprised the God of Media did n't strike him down on the instant with a thunderbolt . |
| 5 | In the course of this discussion it has become apparent that the CMHT model is a varied animal , that teams have not fully resolved problems of integrating different professional and agency interests and approaches into streamlined service delivery systems , that a simple organisational re-shuffling of staff does not surmount tensions over professional relationships and responsibilities . |
| 6 | Does * mean necklaces may be worn if a member of staff does not work in high risk areas . |
| 7 | The Chiefs of Staff did not want to do this , and the Defence Committee was worried lest the Korean conflict should divert attention from other danger-spots in Asia and blind Britain to the risk to which it was exposed in Europe . |
| 8 | The circumstances are : where the adjudications authority failed to take into account specific evidence before it relating to a claim ; where a member of staff did not submit or record relevant evidence ; or where an adjudication officer overlooked and misconstrued a provision in legislation or case law . |
| 9 | Those kind of people did not drift through their days in a bored and aimless way , as she of ten did . |
| 10 | The basic nature of people did not change . |
| 11 | It had become ‘ painfully evident ’ that the majority of people did not possess the merits of ‘ Capable Citizens … |
| 12 | He said they were reacting to public pressure , and that the majority of people did not support Sunday opening . |
| 13 | It was just that I and the others in the class — at least , the ones who turned up yesterday , a lot of people did n't bother — anyway , we felt it would be nice to send some flowers and a card or something to her relatives . |
| 14 | ‘ A lot of people did n't get the concept behind it , ’ says Kier . |
| 15 | yeah , a lot of people did n't know you were pregnant again |
| 16 | One said that a lot of people did n't understand what Making Belfast Work was all about because they lacked information on it . |
| 17 | ‘ The majority of people do not care to hear of the torture of elephants . |
| 18 | In my personal opinion , the new inflationary model is now dead as a scientific theory , although a lot of people do not seem to have heard of its demise and are still writing papers as if it were viable . |
| 19 | Few interviews , masses of people do not respond to letters and so on , usual dreary story . |
| 20 | Now I realise that millions of people do not read The Guardian , or missed that column on that day , or were not interested in the question . |
| 21 | The great majority of people do not live in traffic calmed layouts and would not be familiar with their design or purpose . |
| 22 | Which to be honest , a lot of people do not understand . |
| 23 | ‘ A lot of people do n't want to be in the best band in the world because they do n't give a shit about themselves , ’ he remarks flatly , still playing with his half empty bottle of water . |
| 24 | That it 's actually trying to enforce a pattern of family life that perhaps a lot of people do n't want ? |
| 25 | It takes an hour and a lot of people do n't want to walk around the city they 'd like the option of going around on the bus . |
| 26 | Quite a lot of people do n't want them back |
| 27 | The doors have locks , but a lot of people do n't bother using them . |
| 28 | I know a lot of people do n't bother . |
| 29 | ‘ Those sorts of people do n't tend to notice the long hours ! ’ |
| 30 | ‘ A lot of people do n't realise the movement still exists ; there is a notion that it folded after the rallies of 1976 , ’ says Patrick Corrigan , development co-ordinator with the group . |