Example sentences of "not [verb] [prep] a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When animals do not fall into a few simple categories , quantitative genetic techniques become more practical . |
| 2 | Why not invest in a few Units — new interchangeable separates in black , white , navy and red and a variety of shapes ? |
| 3 | Lepine was not cremated for a few days yet , until after the despatch of a couple of his victims also being tended to at the Côte-Des-Neiges cemetery , opposite the mountain , alongside the University of Montreal , where Marc Lepine joined his victims in the silence at the centre . |
| 4 | My rules are to cut down drinking , control my temper if I am drinking , not to drink in a such a large group and not to waste much money . |
| 5 | I 'm not asking for a few soothing words to calm my conscience ; if I can , I want to help . |
| 6 | The litigation involving the late ex-President Marcos of the Philippines [ see pp. 36428 ; 36893 ] suggested that such immunity did not apply to a former head of state particularly when it was specifically waived by the country from whence he had been deposed . |
| 7 | Rules ensuring media ownership is not concentrated in a few hands , with restrictions on cross media holdings . |
| 8 | Both the ITC and the Radio Authority are to enforce rules ensuring media ownership is not concentrated in a few hands . |
| 9 | It was a time in 1941 that he will not forget as a few hours later fifteen year old Tom witnessed the ‘ Clydebank Blitz . ’ |
| 10 | His complete acceptance of the ‘ protest ’ in ‘ Protestant ’ did not come till a few years later when some leading members of his Mount Merrion , Belfast , congregation insisted that he object to the Church 's ‘ street corner boy ’ activities of picketing the Irish Presbyterian Church General Assembly . |
| 11 | We are not talking of a few fanatical terrorists , we are talking of a nine million-strong nation in the heart of the Balkans . |
| 12 | You 're not talking about a few thousand pounds but millions , millions I shall be borrowing from various banking concerns who are willing to lend that money on the strength of my reputation . |
| 13 | Dana did not reappear for a few days , and during that time I felt I was going mad . |
| 14 | ‘ I had not worked for a few months so I was ready to do something , ’ is how he explains his reasons for doing it . |
| 15 | The accident occurred late on Tuesday or early on Wednesday but was not discovered until a few survivors emerged and bodies began floating ashore . |
| 16 | Gas gangrene , for which an effective cure was not discovered till a few weeks before the Armistice , claimed an ever-increasing toll ; during the April fighting on the Right Bank , one French regiment had thirty-two officers wounded of whom no fewer than nineteen died subsequently , mostly from gas gangrene . |
| 17 | I have n't toured for a few years now , apart from the World Cup and I made that an exception because I felt we could go all the way and win it . ’ |
| 18 | I would n't object to a few ex-Presidents — Dickie and Ronnie and the lads would have some fascinating tales . |
| 19 | You see , when we went through the asteroid storm , I did n't watch for a few seconds . |
| 20 | Normally , each hair follicle goes through a resting phase ( telogen ) every few years : hair stops growing , falls out and is n't replaced for a few months . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's serious ! ’ said Robert , ‘ and Rafiq and his boys wo n't stop at a few groans this time . |
| 22 | There are about 3,000 bears there and they could be a hazard if they come out of the dens and have n't eaten for a few months . ’ |
| 23 | He had n't shaved for a few days and a sickly smell clung to his clothes and hair . |
| 24 | Sir Stanley 's only regret is that he did n't play for a few years more . |
| 25 | He says that if it 's given regular pruning there 's no reason why it should n't live for a few hundred years more . |
| 26 | The towpath proper did n't start until a few yards further down where it angled away from the road and followed the river ; here it was marked by a narrow strip of waterside grass and trees that would immediately raise the cost of any overlooking property by at least ten thousand . |
| 27 | If his pains do n't subside within a few weeks , he really ought to see the doctor . |