Example sentences of "it [vb -s] not [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it has not turned to yoghurt , then the original yoghurt was not live . |
| 2 | Predictably , it has not gone to extremes . |
| 3 | The underlying attitude is perhaps that most people accept mentally handicapped people and are sympathetic towards them , but remain inwardly glad that it has not happened to them or to their children — ‘ there but for the grace of God , go I. ’ They also continue to believe the many myths surrounding the handicapped which have been passed on for decades . |
| 4 | ‘ I have only just begun discussions with Celtic over renewing my contract and it has not got to the stage of the manager making me an offer , ’ said the player whose ability to impose himself on the opposition might be thought worthy of international recognition . |
| 5 | ‘ But supposing it has n't happened to anyone else , ’ Felicity said . |
| 6 | ‘ It has n't come to that yet , ’ began Tina , but now the van was lurching through the hospital gates , pulling up with a screech of brakes and a grinding of gears at the Casualty entrance . |
| 7 | Although it has n't it has n't come to that in Germany , I mean we 'll probably be the poor man of Europe at the moment are n't we ? |
| 8 | It has n't occurred to them that some people might actually have to survive on any money they 're given . ’ |
| 9 | No doubt your gran often gave your mum the benefit of her advice but it probably never occurred to her , as it has n't occurred to you , that your mother longs for love , company and sex . |
| 10 | Its the twelfth of May and it has n't got to me . |
| 11 | As things have turned out it has n't proved to be a serious drawback so far ; and your mother , who has temporarily left home , is very happy for me . |
| 12 | Sadly , of course , it has n't proved to be the entire answer because the original FOND resource can only cope with the four basic stylistic variations ; Plain , Italic , Bold and Bold Italic . |
| 13 | If it does not return to its normal flat state immediately , and stays ‘ pinched ’ without your assistance , then the horse is dehydrated and would certainly benefit from some electrolytes . |
| 14 | Although the long tendon attaching to digit 3 will develop initially , even though it does not attach to a muscle , it will not persist unless it does attach . |
| 15 | The obligation to make a mandatory offer attaches to the principal member or members of the group of persons who are acting in concert and who obtain or consolidate control ; it does not attach to the company itself . |
| 16 | H&C 's management knows where it does not want to be , and has distanced itself from the previously volatile structure with some skill . |
| 17 | The government wants to tighten immigration controls , but it does not want to be seen as anti-Semitic . |
| 18 | Its leaders say it does not want to be responsible for any disturbances . |
| 19 | Israel will not be forced to attend a Middle East peace conference over the Palestinian issue after the war is over if it does not want to — and it certainly does not . |
| 20 | It is important to note that third Person is quite unlike first or second person , in that it does not COrrespond to any specific participant-role in the speech event ( Lyons , 1977a : 638 ) . |
| 21 | If you want to enter the current date you can use @NOW but to fix this date ( so that it does not change to the current date next time you load the spreadsheet you will have to convert it to a value . |
| 22 | It does not purport to be a fully comprehensive report but merely to provide information on key issues which may be relevant to potential investors . |
| 23 | It does not purport to be the ideal timetable for such a transaction . |
| 24 | However , it does not extend to the Regimental Headquarters , where the Adjutant appears to be becoming somewhat heated on the telephone as a local unit announce that a helicopter will be arriving at 1130 hours to collect maps from the adjoining map depot . |
| 25 | The church would be regarded as a charity , and whereas charities are granted exemption from income tax and CGT under the provisions of s 505 Taxes Act 1988 , it does not extend to any profits the charity earns as a result of its undertaking any activities that may be considered ‘ an adventure in the nature of a trade ’ . |
| 26 | While Mr Knightley in Emma displays one of his many virtues in his preoccupation with the land round Donwell Abbey , and , although he would not invite William Larkin and Robert Martin into his drawing-room , appears to enjoy their conversation more than that around his tea table , that community is one of interest ; it does not extend to the cure of souls . |
| 27 | This was not an offence under the Act because it does not extend to the domestic situation and a club having a private membership enjoys a private or domestic status . |
| 28 | It does not extend to any computer program used in the making or operation of the database , though the distinction between program and system for obtaining or presenting information will be difficult to draw , particularly in the context of fourth-generation language databases . |
| 29 | It does not extend to the delivery of goods or the performance of work or any other duty . |
| 30 | So , if the owner of goods merely allows another person to have possession of them , ( e.g. at a left luggage office ) that act will not raise an estoppel for it does not convey to others that he considers the person in possession to have the right to dispose of them . |