Example sentences of "a [noun] not [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 3 ) The tenant should resist a provision not to agree the reviewed rent under the underlease without the landlord 's approval , as the time it could take to obtain such approval could result in the undertenant changing its mind . |
| 2 | Making a decision not to take the next step up does n't have to be permanent , of course . |
| 3 | Efforts to retain the character of the original building externally extended to a decision not to clean the brickwork . |
| 4 | Constitutional government presupposes a certain set of virtues amongst the ruled ; and these virtues must include self-restraint , a willingness not to push the pursuit of one 's aims beyond a certain point . |
| 5 | There may have been little or no discussion of these issues , even among the higher clerics and ecclesiastical advisers , but Innocent was too polished a performer not to realize the public relations advantages of pronouncement in a general council . |
| 6 | The work has been quite hard , actually little short of the 24 hours ' teaching a week which I originally feared we might have to teach , but it 's a pity not to offer the course as we prepared it in Peking , complete with extra lectures , as there seems to be a great demand for anything we teach , which is understandable considering that it 's a chance of a lifetime for some of the teachers ; in fact , some have never spoken to a foreigner in their lives before ! |
| 7 | Since your officers removed the Black prince from the gallery yesterday , I 'd be a fool not to understand the significance . |
| 8 | On the other hand , it seems such a shame not to enjoy the outdoor life in summer . |
| 9 | When it became possible to study the German foreign office records after 1945 , says an American scholar , ‘ tests did not reveal essential documents … that were not printed by the editors of Die grosse Politia , [ but ] they did reveal that the editors , in making their selection , were influenced by a desire not to make the task of the rulers of the Weimar Republic more difficult , and not to injure the reputation of foreign statesmen who were still active after World War I and who were sympathetic to Germany ’ . |
| 10 | This questioned the conduct of Guido , the cardinal bishop of Preneste — probably a device not to offend the pope personally — who had , they said , intervened either as elector or as judge , neither of which role was acceptable to them . |
| 11 | A buy-back tender offer occurs where shareholders are invited to offer their shares to the company at a price not exceeding the stated maximum price . |
| 12 | Held , allowing the appeal , ( 1 ) that there was no rule that the Crown was exempt from giving a cross-undertaking in damages in law enforcement proceedings , but that the court had a discretion not to require the undertaking and that the discretion extended to other public authorities exercising the function of law enforcement in appropriate circumstances ; and that subject to the impact of Community law the courts should have exercised that discretion ( post , pp. 173D–F , 181G — 182B , G–H , 190D–E ) . |
| 13 | They used pens with nibs and it was a trouble not to blot the page . |
| 14 | It is a decision to make a commitment not to bring the offence up against the individual any longer , a commitment not to hold it against the person , to separate the sin from the sinner . |
| 15 | a covenant not to repudiate the landlord 's title or ownership . |
| 16 | Some tenants prefer , however , to seek to obtain from the landlord a covenant not to waive the exemption . |
| 17 | By way of example , he suggests a threat by a debtor not to pay the £100 he owes her . |
| 18 | In so many areas the advance man ( who may or may not be the same as the event organiser ) has the on-the-spot knowledge which headquarters staff or the committee can never have — and it 's a mistake not to get the maximum use from it . |
| 19 | The Face magazine , which faces a libel payout to the actor and singer Jason Donovan , is criticised by the authority today for ignoring a warning not to carry the controversial advertisement for the clothing firm Benetton , showing an Aids sufferer . |
| 20 | Although the Minister could use this as a reason not to finance the appointment of additional full-time staff , the success of the Eastern District in serving far-flung rural communities , too numerous and too widespread for full-timers to cover efficiently , has always depended primarily upon the strength and zeal of the voluntary members . |
| 21 | In RW Green Ltd v Cade Bros Farm [ 1978 ] 1 Lloyd 's Rep 602 a term in a contract for the sale of seed potatoes provided that the supplier 's liability for " compensation and damages payable under any claim or claims arising out of this contract under whatsoever pretext " was to be limited to a sum not exceeding the contract price . |
| 22 | They claim that Prince Sihanouk has offered the Khmers Rouges a role in the future government of Cambodia , in return for a promise not to disrupt the election . |
| 23 | The preparation of ingredients for the sauce for the kidneys was now in the capable hands of Algernon Peckham , once Auguste had extracted a promise not to follow the Soyer recipe ‘ by mistake ’ . |
| 24 | Petion handed Ace the bottle and advised her in a whisper not to smell the stuff first . |