Example sentences of "[vb -s] [not/n't] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A somewhat more complex issue that has not received adequate attention in Britain is the meaning of the word ‘ profit ’ in the context of trusts , and some of the ideas being discussed resemble the strategies that have caused the Internal Revenue Service to question the tax exempt status of some American not for profit hospitals . |
| 2 | The relationship between the socio-economic character of a local authority ( L.A. ) and its expenditure on education is a crucial issue but it has not received adequate research attention . |
| 3 | * Evidence is growing that BSE may be transmitted through the generations , after a third cow which has not received contaminated feed has been placed under a restriction order on the grounds of suspected infection . |
| 4 | By contrast , LIFFE has not received comparable backing , either moral or financial , from UK banks or the UK government . |
| 5 | Finally , one area which has not received full justice in our coverage is the extensive empirical tradition of examining industries case by case to develop views on efficiency . |
| 6 | Nor do we know , because the Post Office has not adopted budgetary accounting , how these ‘ actual ’ results compare with its budget . |
| 7 | A non-graduate , or a graduate ( Law or otherwise ) who has not obtained full exemption because he lacks one or more of the ‘ core ’ subjects in his degree , is required to take the new Common Professional Examination before the Final ; and this again needs a year 's attendance at a law school . |
| 8 | The procedure has not gained formal approval by the International Olympic Committee because it does not give conclusive proof of drug use . |
| 9 | Although , to be honest , we have to admit that the performance of the licensed cab has not reached light speed yet . |
| 10 | They moved to Dallas , and Graham has so immersed himself in the American way of life that I am surprised he has not sought American citizenship . |
| 11 | The existence of the Selby Coalfield has not precluded substantial development within Selby itself . |
| 12 | Section 47 of the Education ( No. 2 ) Act 1986 has not criminalised corporal punishment by a teacher ( although in some cases striking a pupil excessively was and still is an offence ) . |
| 13 | The principal concern at the UNHCR is that Britain has not given voluntary repatriation time to work . |
| 14 | The Commission has not given particular consideration to the use of music in the services of schools , colleges , hospitals or to every kind of institution . |
| 15 | There have been some new houses built in the last few years , but Ottringham is one of the few villages in Holderness which has not seen large housing developments taking place . |
| 16 | Robson , 35 , has not seen first-team action for five months due to hamstring and sciatica problems , but last Saturday he played 80 minutes of an A team game . |
| 17 | It should be emphasised that unlike the United States the USSR has not made extensive use of overseas ‘ forward ’ garrisons in the Third World . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , limited though their value may be , the NHS in England has not made consistent use of programme budget figures ( unlike Scotland where the Health Boards have produced historical and projected figures to assist health care planning ) . |
| 19 | The UK has not made particular use of Directive 72/160 on farmer retirement and land reallocation and 72/161 on socioeconomic guidance in the LFAs ( or elsewhere ) . |
| 20 | It has not accepted legal responsibility for the deaths . |
| 21 | The abuse of older people has not attained equal priority . |
| 22 | Portacaval shunt surgery has not enjoyed great popularity because of the very high incidence of postoperative encephalopathy in the elderly . |
| 23 | But continuous technological advance has not meant ever-rising unemployment . |
| 24 | And yet it would be unfair to deny the validity of art , that open forum in which we unceasingly sound out our emotional and intellectual understanding , merely because it has not had immediate effect on events in society . |
| 25 | Yet the 2½-year-old daughter of Marina and Paul Mowatt still has not had proper contact with grandparents Princess Alexandra and Sir Angus Ogilvy . |
| 26 | It begins by arguing that Russia has not had proper shock therapy . |
| 27 | There are internal disputes which are resolved by a visitor who is not a lawyer himself and has not taken legal advice . |
| 28 | It is quite difficult to explain to someone who has not experienced past-life regression how they will feel . |
| 29 | The unmarried father who has not acquired parental responsibility by court order or formal agreement is , however , entitled to notice of the proceedings in most cases and may apply for party status ( see ( c ) below ) . |
| 30 | I hold the view very strongly — and I know I have been criticised for it — that when a government has not got great experience , is a minority government , it is essential if you can possibly support it that it should be able to speak with a strong voice to the countries of the world . |