Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] [pron] [noun] on " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rudolf Klein , in a remarkable about turn , concluded at the meeting at the Royal College of Physicians that , since purchasers can not make their decisions on rationing explicit , clinicians should make the decisions but make explicit whom they will not treat . |
| 2 | Gore apparently did not want his name on the cover of the book and wished for it to be published by the Canadian fascist , Arcand , so that he could not be sued . |
| 3 | In these circumstances the treasurer should ensure that the bank 's desire to complete the transaction does not influence its advice on the pricing of the securities . |
| 4 | Barclays has run into a sequence of big borrowers who can not service their debts on time and can not sell their assets to repay the debts . |
| 5 | His career record of 506 wickets and 3,882 runs does not convey his impact on the game because he was not concerned with his own performances — the team came first . |
| 6 | She could not build her life on another 's pain , or on Havvie 's lies . |
| 7 | As a forensic argument , of course , it has been successful ; but I sometimes fed a residual bitterness that one of these defence counsel , when speaking for a true work of literature , did not build his act on simple defiance . |
| 8 | I do not need your input on the subject . |
| 9 | In fact , when a pair of any large Cichlids are in a tank of their own care should be taken to ensure that the male does not vent his anger on his mate , if he wants to breed and she is not quite ready . |
| 10 | Conventional wisdom has it that management can not focus its attentions on more than seven critical success factors serviced by up to forty critical business processes . |
| 11 | We can not expect our competitors on mainland Europe to put up with such discrimination . |
| 12 | Similarly the redundancy package was geared to match the relocation package so that staff would not base their decision on financial matters . |
| 13 | A man who can not base his decisions on precedent and logic has no business being on the bench ( a premise that Justice Brennan never forgot ) . |
| 14 | For my part I wish to make it plain that I do not base my judgment on any reservation as to the correctness of the law long ago enunciated in Stilk v. Myrick . |
| 15 | Although Price did not give his evidence on oath ( because under Swedish law an accomplice can not be required to give evidence on oath ) , he was reminded of his duty to speak the truth when questioned in court , and he declared himself to be aware of his duty of truthfulness . |
| 16 | However , these creatures do not perceive their time on Earth in the same way . |
| 17 | Even Margaret Thatcher in her prime could not carry her party on the question of Sundays . |
| 18 | And you come down through the alley way and you could not keep your feet on the floor ! |
| 19 | I he reason you need to watch the rod carefully is not because bites on slugs are hard to see , but because you risk losing the rod if you do not keep your eye on it . |
| 20 | ‘ You can not keep your eye on children every minute of the day , although people might make sure they do it now , ’ said the butcher . |
| 21 | The male red-wings do quite well out of this arrangement since they father most of their female 's offspring — most , not all , since the male can not keep his eye on all his females simultaneously and some will happily mate with males in the territories next door . |
| 22 | Biya did not alter his position on the holding of a national conference , a central demand of the opposition , which he had refused to countenance . |
| 23 | There was also concern that the government might not meet its undertakings on the integration of former guerrillas , particularly in the matter of land distribution . |
| 24 | Why not jot your suggestion on a post-card and send it to the Sports Desk , The People , 33 , Holborn Circus , London EC1P 1DQ.There 'll be a special gift for the best suggested dialogue — try to keep it clean folks ! |
| 25 | Steve Peers , fishing for Wirral Borough Council , could not lay his hands on any bloodworm , the most popular match bait on the can also put his faith in caster and won the match with 2lb 7oz . |
| 26 | Then another command : ‘ Do not lay your hand on the lad or do anything to him ; for now I know that you fear God , seeing you have not withheld your son , your only son , from me . ’ |
| 27 | Even 20 years after the introduction of employment protection , there are still many small employers who do not appreciate its impact on managerial decision making . |
| 28 | It is attempting to find out what is causing the mix , indicating it does not have its fingers on the distribution pulse because of its two-tiered channel . |
| 29 | Kathleen Lavender did not have her mind on what she said to her sister . |
| 30 | They can not have their names on the electoral roll and , as a result , can not vote . |