Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] it a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may sound impossible , but if there is a distinct possibility that this will eventually be needed , why not make it a goal to begin establishing such a fund now ? |
| 2 | The condition may be upheld if the plaintiff had previously disclosed his reports or offered to disclose them in exchange for the defendant 's reports ( Clarke v Martlew [ 1973 ] QB 58 ) but even that is in doubt since Megarity v DJ Ryan & Sons Ltd [ 1980 ] 2 All ER 832 in which it was said that the plaintiff can not make it a condition precedent to granting a medical examination that the defendant must produce the ensuing report , since to do so would pre-empt the court 's power to give directions as to expert evidence . |
| 3 | Merely exhibiting a sample during the negotiations will not make it a sale by sample unless the parties agree that it is a sale by sample . |
| 4 | Although he was wary of commenting on a specific meeting , Mr Hyde said the company ‘ would not make it a matter of policy to say we have been in contact or received authorisation , if that had n't been the case ’ . |
| 5 | Blacks need to realise that affirmative action can not solve their most serious problems , whites need to remember that affirmative action does not make it an advantage to be born black . |
| 6 | We did lose four equity partners along the way and had to borrow £300,000 to repay their capital accounts , but , with a turnover of around £2m , we did not consider it a problem . ’ |
| 7 | Umpires David Shepherd and John Holder chivvied them several times , but although the players might deny it suited them tactically to keep as many of their batting overs in hand for the next day when better weather was promised , it is difficult to dismiss the thought that the level of fines was so derisory that they did not give it a thought . |
| 8 | Why not give it a try yourself ? |
| 9 | Why not give it a try ? |
| 10 | Why not give it a try ? ct If you 'd like to know more about nutrition write to Healthy Balance Nutrition Advisory Service |
| 11 | But on this case , I can not give it a try — that is the point . |
| 12 | I feel some scepticism , but why not give it a try ? " |
| 13 | And then it sold a few , and a few more , and I thought ‘ Well why not give it a try ? ’ … and it blows my mind . ’ |
| 14 | If your faithful old fridge , freezer or washing machine is n't looking quite up to scratch , why not give it a face-lift with a fresh coat of paint from an aerosol spray |
| 15 | Why not give it a boost with St. Ives ‘ Swiss Formula ’ Hair Repair Shine Boost Laminator . |
| 16 | This autobiography has nothing to say of courtship , but that , as Dr Vincent has suggested , could well be because working-class autobiographers did not judge it a subject their readers wanted to know about , and many of them in any case lacked the command of an emotional language to describe their feelings . |
| 17 | He excuses it by calling it ‘ a scherzo in minuet clothing ’ Why not call it a minuet in minuet clothing ? |
| 18 | Whilst the examples used come from civil law , we can see that the ideological grasp of those subject to criminal law is removed totally , because ‘ common sense ’ would not allow it a voice . |
| 19 | The bottled woman arouses desire but does not satisfy it a function similar to modern advertising . |
| 20 | And those who said they did not find it a strain expressed themselves for example as follows : |
| 21 | His arm still lay there , so gently that she could not find it a pressure . |
| 22 | Ch Chairman I , I , I , I would agree with Mr that we might er successfully change the order , but we ca n't er and should n't make it a condition of issuing that statement of conformity that Aida have done those things . |
| 23 | ‘ There 's something I 'd like to tell you , ’ he began slowly , ‘ That is , if you would n't think it an intrusion . ’ |
| 24 | But if it does n't kill lots of people , we do n't consider it a disaster , or if you , the media , decide not to report it , it is n't a disaster . |
| 25 | It would n't do it a lot of good , no exactly . |
| 26 | Who did n't give it a stir |
| 27 | I mean , if we have a petition like they do on the counter in Welfare Rights in the Town Hall , I do n't think there be any opposition to that and the Libraries for the setting up of a P D S A branch , you know , I do n't see why , why we should n't give it a try . |
| 28 | But one does n't give it a thought . |
| 29 | ‘ Do n't give it a thought . |
| 30 | You 'll love that Caroline , I did n't give it a thought I 'm sorry ? |