Example sentences of "not [v-ing] [noun] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rather than investigate ways of cleaning waste water , researchers at the German Textile Research Centre decided to explore the possibility of not using water in the dyeing process at all . |
| 2 | Since the ratings for the number of fixed objects in a film are not related to actual recognition sensitivity it seems likely that this information is not assisting subjects in the recognition phase . |
| 3 | Recent calls by the Home Office Minister , John Patten , for those who are successful to give three hours a week to voluntary causes could be taken more seriously if overall government policy were not pushing people in the opposite direction . |
| 4 | I am not advocating thrombolysis in the absence of that , but provided that is available and he keeps his head and the family respect the GP , then he should be giving thrombolysis . |
| 5 | Is not it clear that many qualified nurses are not getting jobs in the health service ? |
| 6 | He now regrets not giving changes in the structure of local government a higher priority in that rescue . |
| 7 | Another aspect that interferes with learning is not having confidence in the equipment . |
| 8 | Light claims the NHS comes out badly on the Cochrane test for effectiveness ; it is worse than most systems in not treating patients in the most effective place and preventing only what is preventable and poor on openly evaluating effectiveness against non-established alternatives and minimising ill timed interventions . |
| 9 | Defences are provided by s.1(3) ( a ) ( b ) ( c ) and ( d ) , but should they prove unsuccessful an emission will amount to an offence punishable by a fine not exceeding £400 in the case of a private chimney and £2000 in the case of any other chimney . |
| 10 | The GM plan is to buy a significant but not controlling stake in the British car maker . |
| 11 | I was glad that she was not taking part in the Mini Marathon though the Lantern Workshop looked fun . |
| 12 | On Jan. 9 the Syrian-backed Lebanese government recently formed by Umar Karami [ see pp. 37928-29 ] won a vote of confidence in the National Assembly by 37 votes to three , with 27 deputies not taking part in the voting . |
| 13 | Even if your centre is not taking part in the pilot , we should be glad to know your views ( for a contact name and telephone number see page 4 ) . |
| 14 | Government statistics show that the February 1993 seasonally unadjusted figure for unemployment in Scotland stood at 257,092 : 85,000 unemployed were not claiming benefit in the four weeks before the Government 's February figures , but were also seeking work , according to the Labour Force Survey . |
| 15 | ‘ We 're not talking swans in the bath at this stage . |
| 16 | I 'm not putting money in the pocket of the bloody Hamiltons more than I can help . |
| 17 | Hill was annoyed at not grabbing pole in the final qualifying session but said : ‘ I lost out in the traffic by going out at the wrong time . |