Example sentences of "not [verb] their [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | That construction is intended to ensure that the courts do not substitute their view for that of the administrator just because they believe that a different conclusion would be more reasonable . |
| 2 | A Jacobite agent writing towards the end of Queen Anne 's reign thought that there were people in England who " wish the King [ i.e. " James III " ] well , who would not hazard their estates for him " . |
| 3 | But Welshman Davies and Oxford-based Saxton , both 25 , have not dropped their bid for compensation . |
| 4 | ( 2 ) Teachers should appreciate that the staff can not do their research for them , and should be prepared to help themselves , though they will usually find the staff to be extremely helpful . |
| 5 | They do not understand their reasons for living this way . |
| 6 | Others who are aware of these feelings dare not touch their children for fear of going too far and seriously hurting them . |
| 7 | Parents would not see their children for most of the day , and when they finished their daily work they would be too tired for much except rest . |
| 8 | This tragedy , however , did not dull their passion for skiing and Sarah remembers the early rivalry for supremacy on the slopes . |
| 9 | In addition the received legal model of the company gives powers to the shareholders to ensure that the directors once in office do not use their powers for their own self-interest . |
| 10 | What these legislative reforms seem to be suggesting is that all is basically well with the traditional model where the directors of the company manage the company but are supervised in that task by the shareholders who , if given the requisite powers , can be relied upon to ensure that directors do not use their powers for their own purposes . |
| 11 | Other companies still in dispute with Disney have agreed not to press their claims for the time being and will call off plans for a demonstration at Sunday 's opening ceremony . |
| 12 | The list is endless , but for starters : liver diseases caused by alcohol ; drug-induced illnesses ; overdoses ; aids developed through promiscuous sexual behaviour ; heart disease and circulation problems in severely obese people who can not control their desire for fattening foods ; osteoporosis and other arthritic conditions caused by ‘ couch potatoes ’ who refuse to take exercise . |
| 13 | In a test case of 1887 the Home Office ruled that vigilance associations could not recover their costs for prosecutions from government funds.95 Out of the NVA 's annual income of two thousand pounds , half was spent on legal work . |
| 14 | But precisely because Edward I could not take their consent for granted and in his later years preferred to tap the clergy 's wealth instead by mandatory papal levies , the survival and role of an independent clerical body for the gathering of taxation remained uncertain at his death . |
| 15 | For example , if pupils are on part-time timetables some staff must accept that a pupil will not attend their class for a period of time . |
| 16 | " Iraqis , " he said , " will not sell their freedom for food . " |
| 17 | Not misuse their authority for personal aggrandizement or gain . |
| 18 | Some social service departments provide a laundry service for people with incontinence , or who can not manage their laundry for other reasons . |
| 19 | Inspectors , it is reported , discovered that two farmers had not declared their income for 11 years during which their actual earnings were £900,000 and £250,000 . |
| 20 | The probe started after the Revenue discovered that two Welsh farmers had not declared their income for 11 years in which time their actual earning amounted to £90,000 and £250,000 . |
| 21 | The notion which lies behind it is that where there is a moral duty to speak out , speakers should not hold their tongues for fear of writs . |
| 22 | Because Hector 's dolphins can not hold their breath for long and dives rarely exceed 2 minutes ( compared with up to 8 minutes for a bottlenose dolphin ) , entanglement in a set-net is usually fatal . |
| 23 | Main 's removal at the instigation of Cunningham 's enemies , and the appointment shortly thereafter of Cunnan to act in his place , had , as Provost Cunningham remarked , made ‘ a very great noise ’ , and by providing this evidence of their influence , the Haldane party could argue plausibly that all of the partisans of the Cunningham faction then in office would not retain their places for much longer . |
| 24 | In Lonrho plc v. Fayed the facts which the court was required to assume to be true were that the defendants had made fraudulent misrepresentations about themselves to the Secretary of State in order to influence him not to refer their bid for H.F. Co. to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission . |
| 25 | Sotheby 's fear must be that potential purchasers will turn to Christie 's at the lower price level should their competitors decide not to raise their rate for the time being . |
| 26 | Tiebout 's analysis was framed as a direct response to Samuelson 's ( 1954 ) conclusion that individuals would not reveal their preferences for public goods . |
| 27 | If a second insemination is required this is not free ( as with natural mating ) because a second straw has to be paid for , however many inseminators will not charge their expenses for the second visit . |
| 28 | Many councils have employed too many staff over the years , have been too inefficient , and have not maintained their homes for the elderly and residential care homes as well as they should have done . |
| 29 | The majority of offenders against this offence say that they forgot to renew their licence , which does not diminish their liability for this absolute offence ( i.e. not requiring any guilty knowledge or mens rea ) . |
| 30 | Many have not changed their decor for 20 years or more . |