Example sentences of "not [vb pp] a [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they still managed to put up a brave show and could have won had Crusaders goalkeeper Kevin McKeown not stopped a John Drake thunderbolt in 74 minutes . |
| 2 | He wondered why Tate had not joined a group practice like most of his colleagues . |
| 3 | Although Ryman has been making art since 1954 and belongs to the generation of Jasper Johns , he did not exhibit his work until the later Sixties and was not given a solo museum exhibition until 1972 . |
| 4 | Kaleida has not given a release date for ScriptX . |
| 5 | Kaleida has not given a release date for ScriptX . |
| 6 | Hendry , who has not won a ranking event this season but could well be timing his peak to perfection with the world championship less than six weeks away , followed up with a break of 105 to lead 3-0 . |
| 7 | The FOP regularly puts up constituency candidates , but it has not won a constituency seat since 1957 . |
| 8 | QPR v Liverpool Draws at Nottingham Forest and Wimbledon offered QPR a modicum of encouragement but they have still not won a League match for seven weeks , which is hardly the sort of record to have when Liverpool are the visitors , even though Kenny Dalglish 's team have lost three of their last four games . |
| 9 | But then City , who have not won a League match at Old Trafford since condemning United to relegation in 1973 , reverted to the sort of form that has left them without an away win since November . |
| 10 | Top scorer Bartlett ( ankle ) returns for Notts County ( 21st ) , who have not won a League game this year . |
| 11 | City had not won a League game at Portman Road for 30 years , and had not scored in their last seven visits , but the jinx looked to have come to an end when Gary Flitcroft 's first senior goal for the club gave them a 37th minute lead . |
| 12 | However , we have not included a poetry strand in the statements of attainment because we do not feel that any pupil should be required to write a poem in order to achieve a particular level of attainment . |
| 13 | He 's not let a league goal in yet . |
| 14 | I have not met a college principal who intends to change that practice . |
| 15 | McAllister , 28 , joined Leeds from Leicester City for £1m in the summer of 1990 , and has not missed a league game . |
| 16 | For by seeking to claim credit for the fact that Britain had not imposed a visa regime , Mr Wardle implicitly suggested that such measures obstruct refugees from gaining access to countries where they can seek asylum ( as indeed Amnesty believes they do ) . |
| 17 | Len Wright , who narrowly escaped death during the battle , made famous in the film , A Bridge Too Far , has not made a parachute jump for nearly 40 years . |
| 18 | Although the British profession has not adopted a multi-media outlook with the celerity that many would wish , there are plenty of examples of public libraries with visual and aural collections , and the counties of Wiltshire , Somerset and Leicestershire have in recent years been offering significant audio-visual services to teachers and schools . |
| 19 | AS I HAVE not attended a Booksellers Association conference since Eastbourne 1987 , I was surprised by the fact that the 1993 conference was somewhat inward-looking and said so little about the consumer . |
| 20 | Now I was impressed : I not seen a ski hill like this before . |
| 21 | She added she had not seen a pewter mug with Ivy 's name on it in its usual place , but could not confirm it had been stolen until the house was straightened out . |
| 22 | These counties had not seen a Forest Eyre for more than thirty years . |
| 23 | Films endorsing or encouraging depravity are not granted a BBFC certificate in Britain , and few such films were available as evidence to Royal Commissions until the advent of video . |
| 24 | However , a booster of diphtheria vaccine is recommended , even for a short trip to Russia , if the traveller is not vaccinated or has not had a booster dose within 10 years . |
| 25 | If he 'd looked after himself , not had a heart attack , he 'd still be around . |
| 26 | It was a job he seemed to be going after with a vengeance , despite the fact that the sizzling summer temperatures did n't exactly encourage the use of much firewood , and the lodge had not had a winter season for nearly ten years . |
| 27 | I 've not had a blow lamp going this morning at all . |
| 28 | The flares you fired thirty six years ago are still burning brightly today , for in that time we have not had a world war . |
| 29 | I think Jane , nobody , he 'd not had a woman stand up to him like that before |
| 30 | ‘ We have not had a dinner party in this house for such a long time ! |