Example sentences of "not [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A lot of Tories wanted John Patten out of education , but even tough leaders do not sack ministers in mid-crisis . |
| 2 | This is not to evade questions of strategy and tactics , merely to place them in an appropriate context . |
| 3 | FIVE schoolchildren in Japan were given 100-volt electric shocks for not bringing textbooks to class . |
| 4 | Stirling 's decision not to continue writer in residence is ill-advised |
| 5 | More importantly , he was a little wary of her father and not at all sure that Burkett was not using Sylvia as bait for a cast of his own . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , to ensure that the Germans did not rush reinforcements by rail to the threatened area , General Alexei Alexeievich Brusilov , commanding the South West Front , was ordered to make menacing probes in his area . |
| 7 | It said the family of Mr Johnson must feel they have not received justice in respect of the death of their son . |
| 8 | As shown in Figure 5 , treatment with cyclosporin A ( 5 or 10 mg/kg for eight days ) did not affect synthesis of prostaglandin E2 , 6k prostaglandin F1a , and thromboxane B2 by pancreatic tissue ex vivo . |
| 9 | This type of catalyst does not affect oxides of nitrogen . |
| 10 | He wanted talented members of the civil service to take temporary appointments in the police , but though agreeing in principle , the government could not spare officers from revenue and judicial work . |
| 11 | Many critics of the encouragement provided until recently by the UK 's investment grants system in LFAs argue that farmers have been converting increasing areas of moorland and roughland to grass leys ( attracting substantial grants and more HLCAs ) while neglecting pastures previously improved and not maintaining standards of husbandry and land management . |
| 12 | Those who claimed a break-even or loss situation did not make allowance for home produced food . |
| 13 | The law says that once the employment contracts have been accepted by the employee , then the employer should not make changes without agreement . |
| 14 | In addition , from a purely practical point of view it would not make sense for judgment creditors to be afforded preferential treatment in insolvencies . |
| 15 | Ann Windiate , director of social services , conceded : ‘ I can not make guarantees on job security . ’ |
| 16 | JACKEY : Why , aunt , if they are actually married there 's no help for't and we must not make mischief between man and wife . |
| 17 | 5.12.4 Unless the Landlord shall otherwise direct to carry out and complete before the expiry of the Term any works required to be carried out to or in the Premises as a condition of any planning permission which may have been granted during the Term irrespective of the date by which such works were required to be carried out It is understandable that a landlord will wish to ensure that the tenant not only complies with planning legislation but also does not make application for planning permission without the landlord 's consent . |
| 18 | The national gallery told the Minister 's predecessor , the right hon. Member for Shoreham — no doubt the arguments were repeated to the Minister personally by many of the trustees and directors of the museums — that they did not want powers of disposal — not because they did not trust their own intellectual judgment , but , following the line set down in the Museums and Galleries Commission 's 1988 report on the national gallery , because those powers should not be forced on the galleries . |
| 19 | It does not want intimacy in order to love , in order to grow . |
| 20 | Otto Reinhold , an East German ideologue , reinforced this gloomy view by insisting : ‘ We do not want reform for reform 's sake , but changes which will help the further development of socialism ’ . |
| 21 | The Commission responsible for preparing the Convention decided not to include courts of arbitration , but there is no clarity on the position of administrative tribunals , many of which closely resemble ordinary courts , whilst others do not . |
| 22 | Hercule Poirot did not spring fully-formed into life on Page 34 of his first adventure , The Mysterious Affair at Styles . |
| 23 | I refer to your letter dated 6 July 1993 and would advise that after consideration , I have decided that I can not grant permission for day release . |
| 24 | This mis-demeanour did not debar Wright from election as ale-taster at the same court , and constable the following year . |
| 25 | I have not given way to Opposition Members — |
| 26 | People 's view of building is often somewhat different , and many feel savings can be made by not expending money on architect 's fees . |
| 27 | Those persistent but slightly fattening habits which are the key to your weight problem could be : having ‘ densely packed ’ calories at meals ( that means having a lot of fat , either visible such as butter on your bread or invisible like butter in a cake ) ; snacking in between meals , especially if those snacks include cream , alcohol and sugar ; and not expending energy with exercise to use up the calories . |
| 28 | Clearly , however , gender differences do not explain differences in susceptibility to the hepatic effects of alcohol among members of the same sex . |
| 29 | Physically he is unusually sturdy and has not fallen prey to illness during his long confinement . |
| 30 | People do not build resistance to tetanus with time or age . |