Example sentences of "not [verb] [det] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 But this Keynesian demand management could not dispel much of the economic uncertainty faced by business .
2 He did not think much of the lectures .
3 I did not think much of the CPRS blunderbuss which seemed to be aimed firmly at the Government 's feet .
4 At Cambridge she met her first husband , Sebastian Manning , who introduced her to a world in which socialism , far from being ridiculous , was natural , chic , colourful , confident , artistic : Sebastian 's parents were artists of some repute , one a painter , the other a potter , and they did not think much of the austerities of Dr Leavis .
5 I do not think much of the House of Lords anyhow , but it is essential for the proper performance of parliamentary government that the major Bills — this is one — are introduced first in this House .
6 However , we do not think any of the security documents in the present case should be so construed .
7 It 's to do with having a balanced overview of your strengths and weaknesses and not using these to the detriment of others or so that others are able to exploit you .
8 Earlier , he had visited the museum of San Martino , not to see any of the exhibits but just to take in the view , the huge curve of the Bay .
9 A final reason providing grounds upon which to criticise the programme was that the network of field workers did not cover all of the rural population of Bangladesh .
10 Although the great whales may be relatively safe for a while the International Whaling Commission regulation does not cover any of the small cetaceans which are being slaughtered in huge numbers around the world .
11 Sustainability 's recommendations for action have also come under scrutiny , since they do not cover some of the deficiencies identified in the report , including the low-level of recycled materials use , and the company 's preference for road , rather than rail , as means of product transport .
12 This decision will not affect any of the other Group Secretarial awards for which we have seen an overall increase in demand internationally .
13 Why , for example , did they not make more of the greater physique and technique of their battle-hardened pack ?
14 I did not sample any of the catering so I can not comment on quality and value , but the everything was ready on time , and the queues seemed to move reasonably well .
15 IT WILL NOT ANSWER ALL OF THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE , BUT HOPEFULLY IT WILL MAKE THE FIRST WEEK OR TWO EASIER !
16 Fenella had not heard all of the discussion .
17 If a passage can be reduced to a set of elementary propositions of the kind approximately represented in [ 9 ] , can we not regard this as the neutral , " styleless " version against which all other paraphrases , such as [ 8 ] , are stylistically marked in varying degrees ?
18 Some of these patterns could undoubtedly be related to sexual activity ( for example , a male infection on the lower surface of a leg with a female infection on the upper surface of the corresponding leg ) , but sexual contact could not explain all of the distribution patterns .
19 ( If you are not eating all of the salad at once , do not dress the reserved vegetables until used .
20 The one good thing about the display is that it did not damage any of the glorious neo-Renaissance interiors , originally designed as a bank by A. Weihl in 1892–4 .
21 They did not experience any of the hallucinations experienced by J.A.G .
22 Fortunately you are not re-numbering any of the points
23 Land suggested that Alvey 's group did not consult enough of the people who would use advanced computers ; that it had paid too little attention to international collaboration ; and that the committee focused on too narrow an area of activity .
24 Mr Reagan says he can not recollect many of the key events surrounding the scandal , which he says was as much news to him as everyone else .
25 That occurred although Lord Morison , the Court of Session judge who issued the new decree , made it absolutely clear after listening to all the evidence , that he did not consider any of the allegations made by Mr Vafa 's former wife , or her father , to have been well founded or substantiated .
26 Come Sunday you 'll enjoy a stroll down Memory Lane to re-live if not recapture some of the golden moments you 've shared with the ones you love .
27 Despite the hiccup of the Gulf war , Cathay has not cancelled any of the 17 aircraft it has ordered or any of its options on another 29 .
28 ( b ) Documentary evidence Evidence may be adduced in the form of a document provided that the contents do not contravene any of the rules on admissibility .
29 In my suggested audition pieces , I have not included any of the well known speeches from such modern classics as Look Back in Anger , by John Osborne , or Roots , by Arnold Wesker although these plays are revived frequently in many theatres .
30 The companies rather lamely contend that the market determines fair prices and that the government 's demands can not be met since they do not track much of the data and do not sell directly to customers .
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