Example sentences of "not [v-ing] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People 's view of building is often somewhat different , and many feel savings can be made by not expending money on architect 's fees . |
| 2 | Those persistent but slightly fattening habits which are the key to your weight problem could be : having ‘ densely packed ’ calories at meals ( that means having a lot of fat , either visible such as butter on your bread or invisible like butter in a cake ) ; snacking in between meals , especially if those snacks include cream , alcohol and sugar ; and not expending energy with exercise to use up the calories . |
| 3 | ‘ You 're twenty-seven , you 're beautiful — oh , yes you are — ’ she 'd dismissed Shannon 's laughing denial with the airy wave of a hand — and you should be sharing your life with some gorgeous hunk by now , not returning night after night to a cold and empty flat . ’ |
| 4 | It had to succeed in selling , against Japanese competition , the product left to it by a conventionally organised British motor cycle industry which had already admitted defeat ; and sales were not keeping pace with production . |
| 5 | Ms MccGwire said : ‘ I think it 's a terrible shame the judges are not upholding freedom of speech and the public 's right to know , because that 's what the case is all about . ’ |
| 6 | Again , she is certainly not relating word to pronunciation . |
| 7 | For good measure , and to show the regime 's non-Kurdish opponents that they are not trading democracy for autonomy , the Kurds asked for free elections throughout the country . |
| 8 | After all , brewers are not paying tax on beer that contains little or no alcohol , so it should be half the price of normal beer . |
| 9 | The same thing always happened to him at school if he was brought out to the front of the hall for talking in assembly , or if he had to stand in the aisle with his hands on his head for not paying attention in class . |
| 10 | Although the offence of having sexual intercourse with a girl under 16 has the advantage of not requiring proof of lack of consent , it carries a maximum penalty of just two years ’ imprisonment . |
| 11 | Nicholson 's customers are not price sensitive explains Tony , although he stresses that this is different to not expecting value for money . |
| 12 | With both men having defences more vulnerable than Leeds , there should be no complaints even from those paying $800 for ringside seats about not getting value for money . |
| 13 | If only they had n't become so friendly , he was sure he would have enjoyed having a relationship with her ; but he had a rule about not mixing sex with friendship . |
| 14 | The poem , which many sports people have adopted as a sort of anthem , also advises on ‘ keeping one 's head while all around are losing theirs ’ , of not giving way to hate or dealing in lies . |
| 15 | We 're not having actor for number |
| 16 | If therefore certiorari is generally available for error of law not involving abuse of power ( as on the basis of Lord Diplock 's speeches I consider that it is so available ) then it should be available also in respect of a decision of a visitor . |
| 17 | For instance , the marksman is hunting his brother 's murderer , not taking part in army manoeuvres . |
| 18 | What was different in October 1962 — and accounted for the drop in the " yes " vote and the bitterness of the debate — was that this time the referendum was not taking place in wartime . |
| 19 | Mention has been made to the paperwork , I think that it 's worth reminding ourselves that a lot of the paperwork that has been generated , is a direct result of Conservative government introduced legislation , particularly cri criminal justice er , legislation , which requires a considerable amount of paperwork , erm , to be completed by officers , quite often in long , in longhand , and not making use of technology , where in fact they er , a great deal of time and effort could be con , er could be er , saved . |
| 20 | So the fast food industry emerged and we got used to not scraping and washing vegetables , not preparing food from scratch . ’ |
| 21 | The main substance to their complaints was that at £26 a ticket they were not receiving value for money . |
| 22 | Wheeler , who in the past had been unprepared for much in life , was not leaving placement to chance . |