Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] the [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not seeing the size she was . |
| 2 | The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities ' education committee opted not to continue the support it gave when the Government withdrew funding for Scotland 's only adult residential college in 1988 . |
| 3 | feeling as if I 'm not using the resources I 've got . |
| 4 | Yes , if I 'm not using the grill I take it out . |
| 5 | You did n't remind him t by not using the script you did n't |
| 6 | Hughes is convinced that the North West , its tales of achievement drowned out by London 's much-trumpeted experiences , has not received the credit it deserves for its wartime resilience . |
| 7 | Within the field of Latin American art as a whole there are still many individual artists who have not received the attention they deserve because their work does not seem to fit into any larger pattern . |
| 8 | The role of bureaucracy in politics has been central to Marxist debates about the state in capitalist societies , though the details of bureaucratic structures and processes have not received the attention they deserve . |
| 9 | When it was discovered that a member of the Immigration Department was in the National Front his seniors merely glossed over it , saying that he was not a permanent member and in any case it did not affect the way he carried out his duties . |
| 10 | Harriet stiffened , totally taken by surprise and annoyed with herself for not realising the moment he mentioned insurance the reason why he was here . |
| 11 | She had turned her head aside and flung her hands over her face ; she did not make the outcry he had expected . |
| 12 | Did he intend everyone in the castle to know he did not want the wife he had married in such a hurry ? |
| 13 | But his philosophy that when your ‘ time 's up your time 's up ’ saw him through and he 's back to tell the tale , though sadly he chose not to include the pictures he took at that time . |
| 14 | He begged her not to miss the party they were invited to on his account , so she made him a hot drink , turned on the TV and , making no bones about it , said she would be back in the morning . |
| 15 | Folly realised that in her eagerness not to miss the sights she had ended up nestling right up against Luke Hunter 's arm . |
| 16 | Since we are using it for choices of ends , we can not treat the awareness it prescribes simply as a universal means to our ends whatever they may be , which is what the admonition suggests in ordinary discourse ( with the implication ‘ If you do n't you 'll suffer for it ’ ) . |
| 17 | and he goes no , he goes no , I 'm not touching the bear I 'm not touching the bear and he goes , and he goes |
| 18 | Moreover , recent studies such as Alison and Wright ( 1990 ) , looking at older carers , McCalman ( 1990 ) , on ethnic minority carers , and Hicks ( 1988 ) are not given the attention they deserve , though more dated sources are considered . |
| 19 | The report alleged that many scientists , engineers and other specialists were not given the opportunities they should have and too few civil servants were skilled in the techniques of modern management . |
| 20 | Something ag again you when you 're doing it , in other areas of the industry if you 're not taught the structure you , you are not taught properly , you get these very bad habits and essential thing which is coming out by not following the structure in order I actually wrote down er by missing the business card and the buyer 's guide at the beginning , I was actually I 've got to slip this in somewhere and not listening to what you were saying and some of what you said went straight over my head which is bad because you 're missing things then . |
| 21 | The device with the suffix ‘ B ’ only quotes 180 to 480 and does not attain the level we want . |
| 22 | Nevertheless , though she may not recognise the name it goes by from any catalogue of thou-shalt-nots , our Riva knows an abomination when she sees one . |
| 23 | Hailed as the first ‘ work groupware ’ application , Notes has unfortunately not targeted the sales it was expected to since its launch in 1989 , and its alliance with SCO was described by the company as ‘ a timely decision ’ . |
| 24 | Her husband , David , said today : ‘ It was not until yesterday 's hearing that the centre said it was not challenging the fact she died of Legionnaire 's Disease . ’ |
| 25 | Lawrence , however , feels the team have not won the recognition they deserve . |
| 26 | Knowing this , Anna has to decide whether or not to trust the stranger she sees approaching her farm . |
| 27 | Clara could not count the times she had heard her mother declare that when she died she would be dead , and she would n't care what happened to her body , and for all site cared they could put her out for the dustman to collect sentiments which from the first had filled Clara with a vague alarm and horror , for they were clearly reasonable enough in their own way . |
| 28 | However , it is important when you see an advantage in one area not to minimize the advantages you may have in others . |
| 29 | Palin sometimes explains his father by saying that he was a sad man who did not pursue the career he wanted . |
| 30 | It 's not only a working instrument but the kind of guitar that you feel like picking up and playing at any time ; when it 's not wowing the punters it will probably spend its time lying on the sofa permanently on call . |