Example sentences of "[vb base] not [verb] [adj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Council tenants ( or intending council tenants ) do not face such a cost problem because rents are low ( 1988 average with rates £20 ) and may be paid in part or whole by Housing Benefit ( 65 per cent of tenants ) . |
| 2 | I do not think such a man can be killed . |
| 3 | WILLIAMS : Do not think this a sudden resolution . |
| 4 | If you do not hold such a licence you may apply for Provisional LCG/PCV entitlement to be added to your ordinary licence provided it contains full car entitlement . |
| 5 | Do not expect such a dramatic improvement on all of your reports but they will all benefit from a modest improvement . |
| 6 | Robbins ( 1963 ) presented dual-subject courses ( joint honours , combined studies , etc. ) as a variant on the single-subject pattern for those students who do not want such a specialized higher education , but that represents a university view , and a dated one at that . |
| 7 | I do not want such a one as that for my lady-in-waiting ! " |
| 8 | Although many people do not make such a dramatic move from a very special garden to a flat , most of us leave a few favourite plants behind when we move house , so framing a few of them serves as a lovely reminder of times gone by . |
| 9 | On the other hand , the Fipa , and the Zapotec do not make such a distinction meaningful . |
| 10 | Some people do not suffer such a reaction when taking such prescribed tablets as penicillin but , for those who do , it can often be relieved by regular eating of natural yoghourt for the duration of the course of treatment . |
| 11 | However , ordinary newspaper readers do not see such a vast array of newspapers and reading some newspapers rather than others gives a very different view of the extent and type of sex crimes in a nation . |
| 12 | Equally , it must be ensured that other pupils do not see such a change as a precedent which they can then seek to exploit . |
| 13 | Animals , on the other hand , do not allow such a rich source of food to remain untapped . |
| 14 | Pluralists do not deny such a possibility , even probability ; they simply say that theirs is the pragmatic solution to the difficult methodological problems involved in the analysis of power and interests ( discussed in chapters 3 and 4 respectively ) . |
| 15 | Fortunately for their own consistency , the dimensions of the conflict in Northern Ireland do not encourage such a degree of pragmatic compromise . |
| 16 | In a post-election interview at her home outside the capital of Roseau , Charles said : " I do not call this a victory … |
| 17 | Egypt 's pioneering efforts in regard to peacemaking are well established and respected , and I do not consider such a line of questioning helpful . |
| 18 | I do not consider that a ground for complaint . |
| 19 | The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction ( 1980 ) ( Cm. 33 ) , the European Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions concerning Custody of Children ( 1980 ) ( Cm. 191 ) and the Family Law Act 1986 all provide the opportunity for steps to be taken to return abducted children anywhere within the world , including between England and Scotland and England and Northern Ireland , but do not permit such a state of affairs to occur within England and Wales . |
| 20 | But many managers do not have such a background ; for them the need to think quantitatively is sometimes alien , or at least a strain . |
| 21 | Therefore it is often preferable to select materials that do not have such a tight-knit structure ; when appropriate , the teacher can extend the enquiries and discoveries with these along the lines of the structured material . |
| 22 | Indeed , this latter aspect of femininity is emphasized by some recent writers on masculinity who protest that men do not have such a wonderful deal in the world , since the social pressures on them to contain rather than express their emotions are oppressive and restrictive , stunting their full emotional development . |
| 23 | If they do not have such a grounding , it will be difficult for them to pursue more advanced studies subsequently , especially in ‘ vertebrate ’ subjects such as mathematics and science ; also , a merely partial or incomplete exposure to such forms of knowledge sells them short in terms of human thought , indeed of the very concept of mind . |
| 24 | But what of courses which do not have such a steady relationship ? |
| 25 | Occasionally some specimens do not have such a dense covering of spinelets and the interradial areas have only a few scattered spinelets with a greater number on the radial shields . |
| 26 | On this side of the House and , I suspect , on many parts of the Opposition Benches there is equal recognition , although unspoken , that those who do not have such a well-founded fear , some other compelling compassionate reason which justifies their remaining or another legitimate claim to stay , should return to their country . |
| 27 | The Government obviously do not have such a plan , or it would have been mentioned today . |
| 28 | The argument about rhythm should not make us forget the very important difference in English between strong and weak syllables ; some languages do not have such a noticeable difference ( which may , perhaps , explain the subjective impression of ‘ syllable-timing ’ ) , and for native speakers of such languages learning English it can be helpful to practise repeating strongly rhythmical utterances since this forces the speaker to concentrate on making unstressed syllables weak . |
| 29 | Now , let me say there 's one component of what Brian and Gerry have been saying , which I most passionately agree with as it happens — get that bit off my chest first — and that is that until we have a clear understanding of the mechanisms and processes of development , the processes whereby an egg turns into an adult , our theory of evolution will , indeed , be very imperfect , and we do not have such a theory , erm it 's exceedingly important that we should work on such a theory , and such a theory it is n't sufficient simply to say ‘ Oh well , there 's a genetic programme for development ’ and imagine that in other ways actually said something , because you actually have n't . |
| 30 | People have had problems with being labelled ‘ Hendrix clones ’ , possibly when they do n't want such a tag — the excellent Robin Trower springs to mind . |