Example sentences of "[not/n't] deal with a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , investors tend not to deal with a new house if they are doubtful about its tenacity — and skilled market staff will not join a firm even for high salaries if they are unsure that it will remain in the market . |
| 2 | And horrified Superintendent Peter Edwards of British Transport Police , said : ‘ We are very fortunate we are not dealing with a major disaster . |
| 3 | Fellows seems to have acted in the sale of the Grand Union to the Grand Junction , for in a letter to the Grand Union he pointed out that the price would have to be realistic , bearing in mind that they were not dealing with a willing purchaser . |
| 4 | ‘ We are not dealing with an orthodox war , a single enemy , a front line or clearly identifiable targets , ’ he said in a letter to former Foreign Secretary Lord Owen . |
| 5 | Books and other references sources can be extremely useful and I 've found the staff at most libraries very helpful … that is , once they 've been persuaded that they are not dealing with an imaginative miscreant ! |
| 6 | If you know you can not deal with an upsetting confrontation , try to put it off for a short while until you feel calmer . |