Example sentences of "it [vb mod] not [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | And this , as once again Wollheim argues , though it may not lead to action like that in the representation , acts as a lure to the formation of fresh dispositions to act — of fresh desires . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , TNCs do introduce much useable technology into the Third World , and while it may not lead to the conquest of global markets it may still have a very positive effect on industry and employment in particular countries . |
| 3 | Be sure to overlap the tape on itself as it may not adhere to the foam |
| 4 | It may not appear to be strictly in keeping with the true spirit of love , but there is a great deal of useful ‘ good ’ to be learned from a military background . |
| 5 | It should be emphasized that this division into four classes is man-made ; it is convenient for the construction of partial theories , but it may not correspond to anything deeper . |
| 6 | The no-tax situation is not a first-best benchmark , since it may not correspond to a desired intertemporal distribution — and this may provide grounds for government intervention . |
| 7 | It may not amount to much yet , argues Wayner , but ‘ in the coming years , more and more letters and documents will travel electronically and , in electronic communication , encryption is the equivalent of an envelope . |
| 8 | Now , clearly , in many circumstances where the property of an adjective matches a speaker 's perception , it may not need to be assigned — i.e. stated explicitly to be valid for the entity concerned — on the grounds that it is felt to be a characteristic sufficiently basic to the entity not to need assignment , as opposed to being called upon as an initial qualifying and identifying element . |
| 9 | ‘ It may not come to that . ’ |
| 10 | It may not come to it . |
| 11 | It may not apply to anything but I know in the past when she 's given me those things to try erm she 's got a book at home and it 'll say erm particular |
| 12 | Explaining the proposals , MCC secretary Col John Stephenson said : ‘ We have had to cater for all cricket , so it may not seem to be as tough as some people have been demanding . |
| 13 | It should n't go to their heads . |
| 14 | I 'm sure the council do a lot of good work and it should n't fall to me to propagate the views of the monopolistic , right-wing press . |
| 15 | It should n't happen to a doc ! |
| 16 | It should not lead to a restricted curriculum , and its use was set in the context of a range of other methods which ‘ use pupils ’ own talk , interests and writing as the starting point for further work' ( NCC 1989a : 33 ) . |
| 17 | I hope that the hon. Gentleman agrees that that is a commendable advance by the RUC and the security forces , although it should not lead to complacency , because we shall not be satisfied until five out of five incidents are thwarted . |
| 18 | But it should not lead to a price rise in British shops , said industry leaders . |
| 19 | Conservative Peter Foster , ward councillor for Hurworth , told the meeting it should not fall to Mr Drury to chase after parents for parking . |
| 20 | I told her what I 'd told Erica at Tremayne 's dinner , and said it might not lead to anything helpful . |
| 21 | ‘ But it might not come to that . |
| 22 | Five minutes , before you start it though now that it might not apply to you , you might not have control over training , and perhaps down the left hand side you put well what methods do they use and you might put the other side then you go back and suggest to your boss will you alright . |
| 23 | It could not refer to the events of ten years past , of course it could n't . |
| 24 | The Governors declared their willingness to be flexible and co-operative with the Government 's ideas , but pointed out that , while the School was probably already comprehensive as regarded area and by virtue of its covering a fair cross-section of the population , it could not contribute to the particular concept ( by accepting the full range of abilities ) without destroying itself . |
| 25 | Mr Ridley said in 1987 that it could not lend to those who seemed unlikely to be able to service their debts — He went too far : technically , it could . |
| 26 | It could not fail to be excellent in your hands , and quite put Mr Thackeray in the shade . |
| 27 | Thus although possibly it may amount to a transfer of value it could not amount to a chargeable transfer and it is only upon chargeable transfers that inheritance tax is payable . |
| 28 | It could not afford to be seen as a drain on the taxpayer and it should be relevant to the times . |
| 29 | Some NAM members , including Egypt , Iran , Malaysia and Pakistan , tried unsuccessfully to secure the expulsion of the FRY delegation on the grounds that it could not claim to be the rightful successor of the former Yugoslav state . |
| 30 | He knew he could get away safely because he had a reading back in London that evening , and it could n't lead to further meetings because he was going away soon . |