Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [adj] [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If firms find that they are not producing enough to satisfy demand , they will experience an unwanted fall in their inventories and so this time will attempt to increase production and hire more workers . |
| 2 | Accordingly , an appeal will automatically be allowed if an appeal committee do not consider that to give effect to the preference would result in such prejudice . |
| 3 | In the absence of a basic level of agreement on issues , however , it was not considered worthwhile to bring delegates together at the conference table . |
| 4 | Even British participation in the new South East Asian Treaty Organization ( SEATO ) , formed in September 1954 , did not do much to reassure Washington . |
| 5 | This neglected village has not done much to draw attention to its grand literary connections , though it has quite a prepossessing seventeenth-century church with a delightful octagonal tower and a two-storey cloister . |
| 6 | We shall not feel obliged to fill silences with words but learn to speak out of silence . |
| 7 | A young and inexperienced pilot may not feel able to take command of the situation and so prevent a stupid accident or an unnecessary risk being taken . |
| 8 | Therefore , in applying the model to Swedish data ( as with union growth in Britain ) it was not felt necessary to take account of government promotion of unionism . |
| 9 | Broomhead did not see fit to let Aggie know this and hoped that a change of abode might revitalise the tomcat 's flagging performance . |
| 10 | As the existing and new foundations are founded on a common ‘ ballast ’ subsoil , it was not found necessary to install movement joints between the new and the old constructions , although this policy was adopted in the reconstruction of St James 's , Knatchbull Road . |
| 11 | In other words , publishing commitments have to be substantial and it does not take much to sap confidence when the risk is so high . |
| 12 | ‘ Dirty ’ in this context means trying to apply free market ideas to the prevention of pollution , to continuing to dump sewage in the sea , to not doing enough to curb road traffic and improve public transport . |
| 13 | The House of Commons Energy Select Committee believes that the Government is not doing enough to promote energy efficiency . |
| 14 | In the end , it may not prove impossible to reconcile Euro-sceptics and Euro-enthusiasts . |
| 15 | The government can not allow this to take place . |
| 16 | The government can not allow this to take place . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , it does not seem ridiculous to consider parallels between the developing embryo/foetus and the evolution of our species . |
| 18 | People who are used to stock market investment do not seem concerned about risk and those who are worried over risk do not seem keen to put funds in the market . |
| 19 | Several teachers suggested the re-introduction of group membership as they felt the change over had caused many not to renew and teachers did not seem able to keep track of those who did . |
| 20 | For example , the Home Responsibility Protection of pension rights under the current version of the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme ( SERPS ) recognizes that valuable work is being done by women who are not earning enough to pay contributions , but does not allow for the fact that the low pay of some who are contributing reflects their domestic responsibilities as well . |
| 21 | They moved onto dinosaurs when the film was in the air , and now they ca n't make enough to meet demand |
| 22 | It does n't need much to start people talking . ’ |
| 23 | You stand by the window with a pathetic glass of lemonade while all father 's secretaries drink champagne and try to make conversation with hoards of people who do n't know enough to speak English . |
| 24 | Ironically , although 95% consider ‘ a woman should n't feel obliged to have children ’ , an overlapping 82% suspect that ‘ women who do n't bring up children are never really fulfilled ’ . |
| 25 | In fact , if anything goes wrong at Portslade Community College it 's my fault , and therefore I 'm not going to be in a position where I do n't feel able to take responsibility for any decision made . |
| 26 | If you have n't , or do n't feel able to take care of the mess at the end of your legs , head for the first aid tents . |
| 27 | Now Jesus was n't saying this to stop people following him . |
| 28 | The exhibition 's open to all , but it did n't take much to persuade Scotland Today 's Patsi MacKenzie to wander along for a preview . |
| 29 | It did n't take much to move Dreadnought . " |
| 30 | It was n't much of a joke , but then it did n't take much to make Karen laugh . |