Example sentences of "[not/n't] [v-ing] [vb pp] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both Kirkman Finlay and Dixon were Whigs , the Tory nominees in the Burgh Councils not having obtained the burgh nomination , and there was the curious position of two candidates from the same party contesting the same Parliamentary seat . |
| 2 | The officials of the Institute have been heavily criticised by the administration of Sarajevo for not having stored the contents , which included numerous oriental manuscripts and material on microfilm , much of it unresearched . |
| 3 | Charles felt guilty for not having recognised the seriousness of the actor 's state . |
| 4 | Freddie had managed to get into the hall by now , although even here his hostess had contrived to place her formidable bulk before the front door , her expression revealing , only too plainly , her disappointment at his early departure and her failure at not having conducted the evening more to her advantage . |
| 5 | Because it means you can always criticize the individual , for either not having done the job well enough or for having not done it quite the way you thought it ought to be done . |
| 6 | And it may have still seemed a lot of money at I think one thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds , I ca n't comment or not not having seen the size of the estate , but it compares quite well with the five thousand one hundred and sixty sixty pound Five hu Five thousand seven hundred and sixteen pounds that the Midland bank charge on the particular estate . |
| 7 | Interlocking would have prevented the signalman putting the signals for the express at ‘ CLEAR ’ yet it is strange that although both footplatemen on the express admitted not having seen the home signal on the approach to Charfield both men were equally emphatic that they had seen the proceeding distant signal and they said it was showing a green light and in the clear position . |
| 8 | Not having seen the exhibition previously I can not comment on how differing gallery spaces have contributed to the overall effect . |
| 9 | As I turned back , I regretted not having asked the driver if he had seen our Land Rover . |
| 10 | But the mother then feels guilty at not having wanted the baby , and compensates by spoiling . |
| 11 | I accused him ( not very bitterly ) of not having sent the CND cheque . |
| 12 | Not having met the man , and basing his conclusions on other people 's prejudices , Charles decided that young Steen 's main offence was that he was not his father . |
| 13 | It was more than compensation for my not having annexed the all-comers record earlier at Portsmouth because of a stronger than allowable following wind . |
| 14 | Proving that the negligence caused loss is likely to be difficult because of the uncertainty of the results of that independent investigation : and the party making the allegation might have the damages reduced for contributory negligence in not having drawn the matter to the expert 's attention during the course of the reference . |
| 15 | Because of continuing financial difficulties and still not having sold the flat , we have had to leave YWAM for the moment . |
| 16 | She was just cursing herself for not having had the courage to go straight over to him in the first place when he appeared again , a little further down . |
| 17 | On account of not having read the book it is difficult to remember . |
| 18 | With most areas of the country in 1977 not having attained the NAAQS for at least one pollutant , extensions to the attainment deadlines were inevitable . |
| 19 | This is that the King is showing signs of not having learnt the lesson of the past months . |
| 20 | Migrants gave three main reasons for not having taken the course at the institutions involved in our research . |
| 21 | He is merely suspected of not having told the authorities of a 50 million lire ( £21,000 ) contribution to the costs of having election posters printed in last April 's general election . |
| 22 | We 've heard the soon-to-be PowerOpen people are eyeing Mindcraft and Unix System Labs , while not having closed the door on negotiations with 88open , is looking to Unisoft Ltd . |
| 23 | The fines , donations of money , packets of crisps , biscuits and home-made cakes , were imposed for ludicrous offences : not having clipped the hedge , or having clipped the hedge ; leaving a gate open ; having , or not having , curtains across the windows . |