Example sentences of "not [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Silver Reed tell me the double knit ribber does have a yarn holder and this holds the yarns you are not using at the end of the needle bed , making changing by hand easier .
2 If the parent finds difficulty in not reacting to the child while in ‘ time out ’ on the chair , it may be better for the child to be placed in a safe separate room for the equivalent time .
3 It must be because I 'm not reacting to the socket like the receptionist would .
4 Mr Vass said his client had lashed out , in a fight outside a pub , not realising at the time that a bottle in his hand was broken .
5 Another variation is to impose on the seller the obligation to accept all orders placed in accordance with the buyer 's forecast , even though that forecast is not binding on the buyer .
6 They are not binding on the judges , but they have a persuasive authority where judicial choice is possible .
7 This seems to contradict the NEC v Intel case although , being an American case , it is obviously not binding on the United Kingdom courts .
8 It is not binding on the courts , although it remains a treaty obligation for the Government to ensure that the law conforms with it .
9 ( h ) Presenting another 's cheque : Wille , above , even though the bank had no mandate to honour the cheque , and Chan Man-sin v R , above , where the cheques were not binding on the company .
10 The inspector 's report is not binding on the minister ; it is merely advisory .
11 In December 1947 , for example , when they had agreed a memorandum on Area Board organisation , Randall , the London Board chairman , insisted that it should be a purely advisory document not binding on the areas ; and some degree of variation in local organisation did in fact emerge .
12 The appeal committee 's decision is not binding on the LEA , but there is a further right of appeal to the Secretary of State who can confirm , amend or revoke the statement .
13 Unless otherwise agreed , the findings of the expert(s) are not binding on the parties : they may be recommendations for the future performance of the contract .
14 To say this , of course , does not mean that the consent is not binding on the agent .
15 If , as HM Inspectorate argue , the recommendations they make are not binding upon the LEA then this may represent an acceptable blend of central and local control .
16 From the planet 's surface you might think there is an eastward force , but there is n't , and if you were not rotating with the planet then this would be obvious .
17 Ex-hacker Stephen Gold says he remains ‘ astounded at the arrogance ’ of the Law Commission for not drawing on the experience of others .
18 Many slimmers make this an excuse for not sticking to the diet , but I find it much easier being away from the kitchen and the kettle !
19 When I went to what was in effect not merely the memorial of the fifty aft after fifty two years of the people , but of course really the funeral service of the pit and when I went to that here was the chance to dedicate that also , we did it actually at the Memorial Garden where all the pit people are buried and that is right you see , picking up out of the past not sticking in the past , and arranging it as you might say as in that banner to move on into the future .
20 and I thought he can put that on something so that 's not resting on the floor as well , cos that 's where the wet 's on the
21 But she was not resting in the hollow , she was floating in it .
22 You 're not hanging round the hall .
23 Because of their different activity time clock , the owls are not competing with the hawks for the same food animals at the same time and can therefore co-exist .
24 The retention may also be used as a means of securing a vendor 's future obligations under the sale agreement or ancillary document such as not competing with the business or continuing to provide stocks and materials to the business .
25 Between October and December when they were not competing in the Hamble Winter Series or jockeying against other IOR racers , the team was out everyday , practising manoeuvres aboard Oracle Arrow on a windward-leeward course at the mouth of the Hamble .
26 Equally , seven Yorkshire clubs will line up in the 1992–93 Pilkington Cup competition , two as Yorkshire qualifiers , three as National Division Three qualifiers and two as National Division Two qualifiers not competing in the Yorkshire Cup .
27 Noticing that her hands are shaking and knowing that he has noticed she forces herself to act cool , not daring for the moment to analyse her disquiet lest she is incapable of handling the reason .
28 The outcome is a tie ( not depending on the order of voting ) .
29 Well you can start by not depending on the structure er er the structure of which Susan 's speaking
30 These are hard persistent offenders who are not benefitting from the treatment they 're getting from social workers .
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