Example sentences of "not [verb] [subord] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this can not survive if an orchestra loses its individuality and independence . |
| 2 | Dangerous animals do not attack unless an individual has made this possible through his or her incorrect behaviour . |
| 3 | Biochemical studies can provide only average values for enzymes activities amongst all the different cells in the tumour sample and , most importantly , can not show whether an enzyme is present specifically in tumour cells . |
| 4 | If used in an off-road condition in 4WD this will not occur because an element of wheel slip will take account of the differing rotations . |
| 5 | Its strength lies in transmitting factual information where a telephone call may disrupt a meeting or colleague 's thought processes or where you can not see if an office door is open or closed . |
| 6 | By resigning Bornhausen broke a pact which all ministers had signed on Aug. 25 , according to which they undertook not to resign until an impeachment vote was held . |
| 7 | These Part II privileges are " subject to explanation and contradiction " — which means that they will not apply where an editor or programme controller has refused the plaintiff 's request to publish a reasonable statement in reply , or has done so in an inadequate manner . |
| 8 | Mr Burton said the Lloyd 's traditional attitude of pay now and sue later does not apply when an agency ‘ is on notice of breach of trust or fraud ’ . |
| 9 | IT IS as well that the five-point try , which is about to be introduced by the International Rugby Board , did not apply when an assortment of stars drawn from eight countries , calling themselves a World XV , displayed their skills in the seaside town of Timaru , South Canterbury , yesterday , against a Hanan Shield XV — winning 74–3 . |
| 10 | This does not apply when an observer searches the heavens for he knows not what . |
| 11 | The two situations are not logically comparable , since in the physical world , each nuclide which disintegrates is permanently lost from the sample , whereas in the case of documents , the original collection does not decrease when an element is sampled by citation . |
| 12 | If you ca n't see whether an obligation has been met , you ca n't readily grant a privilege . |