Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [noun] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why not give sex a rest for a bit , and pay a bit of attention to yourself ? |
| 2 | Dr Shankar admitted he did not give Alison a drug to counteract the possible effect on her heart . |
| 3 | Hailed by Sir David Wilson , the Governor of Hong Kong , as " a good agreement for Hong Kong " , the memorandum was widely seen as the UK acceding to China 's demands for a greater say in Hong Kong 's affairs , although Sir David claimed that it would not give China a veto over the Hong Kong government . |
| 4 | Prices start at around £45 so why not give Dave a ring and get your favourite guitar made in miniature . |
| 5 | However , the opposition , which controlled the Senate , warned that the result did not give Aylwin a mandate to " steamroller the country into political reforms " and threatened to resist the government 's package of proposed reforms of the 1980 Constitution ( in force since 1981 ) presented in March with the primary purpose of further distancing the government from the previous military regime [ see p. 38810 ] . |
| 6 | Three patients did not return fr a check as they were free of symptoms . |
| 7 | When asked by a government committee what people were to do who could not afford 5s. a week rent for a room , her answer was , ‘ I should have thought that when the cost of living rose the wages must necessarily rise , or something more efficient be done . |
| 8 | Businesses with small taxable and large exempt turnovers , ie dentists , insurance brokers etc , would appear to have much to gain by registering for VAT under the new exemption rules if the input tax does not exceed £7,200 a year . |
| 9 | Conditions to be met are that the employee must be enrolled for at least one academic year with actual full-time attendance to average at least 20 weeks a year , and the rate of payments ( excluding university fees etc payable ) must not exceed £7,000 a year or the equivalent monthly or weekly rate . |
| 10 | Provided rents do not exceed £3,250 a year , they will be fully exempt . |
| 11 | It can not offer voters a policy programme which will be implemented when it comes to power . |
| 12 | Having been to a coeducational school , she did not find men a novelty , and in theory ought to have been able to discriminate better than Liz ( who endured some fairly dreadful experimental evenings in her search for entertainment ) , but her natural kindness made it almost impossible for her to refuse any overture , however offensive , however louche . |