Example sentences of "[det] does [adv] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Up in the branches this does not make sense . |
| 2 | At first glance this does not make sense . |
| 3 | Nitrite and nitrate are tolerated well , but this does not excuse sloppiness . |
| 4 | This does not excuse imprecision in writing the contract . |
| 5 | This does not convey authority over the specialist ; it is a co-ordinating role added to the specialist role . |
| 6 | It will be recalled that this does not confer priority ( see Chapter 3 , p30 ) ) . |
| 7 | This does not mean separation from sinners , in a sense of isolation and self-satisfaction like the monks of Qumran ; instead , it means involvement with needy , fallen , spoiled humanity , following the example and endued with the Spirit of him who was a friend of tax gatherers and sinners . |
| 8 | IBM said this does not mean equity exchanges , but rather co-operation — using the factories to full capacity . |
| 9 | It is important that our colleagues and the public recognise that although , in general , preventive strategies by their nature are likely to involve minimal risk , this does not mean zero risk ; an intervention with a low probability of harm given to millions can do more damage than one with a high probability of harm given to few . |
| 10 | But if , at the time the shares are subscribed they carry no voting rights for , say , the first five years , this does not give rise to a chargeable event when the five years have elapsed , because the entitlement to vote after five years exists from the outset . |
| 11 | But this does not stop Abse constructing an elaborate thesis based on Thatcher 's ‘ sphincter morality ’ , for which her mother , Beatrice , should really take the blame : ‘ Thatcher succeeded in initiating the electorate into a new form of gambling : her personal need to end the earlier constraints which she had endured , outlawing the joys of shitting and coprophilia , drove her to open the doors of the Stock Exchange , and end its exclusivity . ’ |
| 12 | But this does not ensure credibility , which is related to the way the child 's account is obtained . |
| 13 | But as Carl Simonton , the radiation oncologist prominent in the holistic health movement , and others point out , this does not isolate diet as the sole or even the main cause and it is likely that cultural factors , for which Japan is unique among industrialised nations , may be more significant ( Simonton et al . |
| 14 | Half an hour is the minimum for each side ; so if the moot starts at 8.30 p.m. , and if three judges each take ten minutes to give judgment , it is 10 p.m. even if not a minute has been lost — and this does not allow time for the presiding judge to invite the audience to comment before judgment is given . |
| 15 | This does not deny Government any role at all . |
| 16 | In what has been described , we have moved from a model of a community in which neighbourly acts were performed within clearly defined limits , with reciprocal benefits looming large , to a model in which , so far as very old people are concerned , such acts are more often the product of altruism ( remembering that this does not deny gratification to the giver ) and of a more systematic attempt to offer and channel care appropriately . |
| 17 | This does not increase suppleness , as such , but it loosens the joint |
| 18 | Schrader refers to the short , written out cadenza-like flourish just before the final cadences of the Prelude in F minor BWV534 as a precedent , but this does not seem justification enough , particularly as the cadenza he provides in this case is much more than merely a brief manual flourish . |
| 19 | The cost is £45 per week , this does not include accommodation which should be organised separately . |
| 20 | This does not include information which has been leaked from such sources , nor does it include unauthorised and off-the-cuff comments made by junior officials . |
| 21 | ‘ This does not include sickness or holiday relief , additional staff at peak times , or allowing time for supervisors performing other duties . ’ |
| 22 | This does not imply acceptance of an order which are dealt with subject to availability . |
| 23 | To assume it is known is accepted for illustration , but this does not push analysis very far . |
| 24 | However , this does not take account of the importance of decisions and amongst the research families , there was widespread agreement about which decisions were important and which were not . |
| 25 | However , this does not take account of the fact that some of the housing stock will be vacant for frictional reasons , or because of government policy , or its unattractiveness , or use as second homes : furthermore , some dwellings may be unfit , lacking amenities or requiring substantial repairs — in England alone two million had at least one of these physical problems in 1981 ( English House Condition Survey , 1982 , p. 3 ) . |
| 26 | However , this does not exploit redundancy to the full . |
| 27 | However , this does not constitute occupancy as there is no element of residency present ( e.g. sleeping overnight ) . |
| 28 | This does not tackle head on the various problems of priority raised above , but the principle of minimum coverage seems a very good starting point for a public librarian , allowing value judgements to concern themselves with the degree of provision attempted within the overall coverage . |
| 29 | ‘ You know , this does n't make sense . |
| 30 | We will have a new procedure called Continuous and Non-Standard Surveys which says that they will follow the basic procedures , except where this does n't make sense , and if it does n't make sense the job will have in it 's Master Job File a statement of how , it does comply with whatever it has to deal with . |