Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [prep] a [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prices of alarms , as well , you 'd be quite surprised they do not range from a thousand . |
| 2 | Although the syntactic filter could no doubt be improved , it probably could not compensate for a 20,000 word lexicon and/or poorer acoustic-phonetic discrimination . |
| 3 | Mr French was also convinced that set aside will not result in a 15 per cent cut in cereal production this year . |
| 4 | He placed £10,000 which he did not possess on a 10 to 1 favourite , Bellevin , to win £1,000 . |
| 5 | But , if possible , try to involve other members of the family in the puppy 's care as well , so that it integrates fully and does not develop into a one person' dog . |
| 6 | If the issue today in some people 's eyes is the need for this community in Greater York to be one hundred percent self sufficient then perhaps we really ought to go pack up and er go home , er because there 's no way that er a settlement that one could envisage in Greater York or perhaps anywhere else can be a hundred percent self sufficiency , self sufficient , you 're not going to get a shopping mall , you 'd be unlikely to get a a major touring theatre , so you can not aim for a hundred percent self sufficiency , you aim for what is appropriate for the size of the community and particularly its relationship to existing settlements er in the general area . |
| 7 | I ca n't think of a thousand acres of natural activity as a void . |
| 8 | He wo n't last for a ten now done the , done the Welcome Break , they done the Char Grill , now they 're on the Tescos . |