Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [adv] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This does not rule out evolution by mutation and selection . |
| 2 | But she does not discuss how knowledge of these individual processes can translate into social action , nor , more fundamentally , how the unconscious can be made conscious . |
| 3 | We can not simply appeal to ‘ reality ’ and ‘ truth , as Miller and Swift do ; we can not root out prejudice by fiat nor make sexism disappear just by exposing it ; we have even less power to control what people say or mean than the prescriptivist defenders of sexist convention . |
| 4 | For the record , too , the Press spokesman said the president only had the haircut because he was assured that doing so would not tie up traffic at the airport . |
| 5 | It carries on business in Jersey , and does not carry on business in England and Wales . |
| 6 | If a member can not carry out work for which a deposit has been paid , the fund will either ensure the work is carried out at a fair price less the deposit or refund the deposit . |
| 7 | ‘ Experience has shown that the Home Secretary on his own simply can not carry out oversight of MI5 , ’ Mr Day said . |
| 8 | The supplying company could not keep up delivery of repaired gearboxes to match the rate at which they failed , and with low availability of their new fleet Provincial had to retain the DMUs it was supposed to replace for a couple or so more years . |
| 9 | If you have to tie a tourniquet , do not keep up pressure for longer than ten minutes and allow at least one minute between re-applications . |
| 10 | This also means that the business can not claim back VAT on the purchases which it makes . |
| 11 | THREE women widowed in the Gulf war have been told by Government officials that they will not set aside money from the publicly-donated Gulf Trust to help them with an education fund for their children . |
| 12 | ‘ There are a significant number who think their vote goes into a national pool and do not appreciate how voting by constituencies works . |
| 13 | President Carlos Salinas de Gortari , responding to increasing domestic and international pressure , was reportedly instrumental in compelling Ramon Aguirre Velázquez , a PRI hardliner who had officially won 55 per cent of the vote in Guanajuato , to make the unprecedented announcement on Aug. 29 that he would not take up office as state governor . |
| 14 | His replacement will probably not take up office until 1 September 193 . |
| 15 | When we speak of freedom , we … do not mean merely freedom from restraint or compulsion . |
| 16 | ‘ Confidentiality ’ may mean my right ( or wish ) that you do not pass on what I have told you ( or do n't identify me as the informant ) , or it may mean my wish ( or right ) that you do not pass on information about me , or , with ‘ professional ’ prefixed , it may mean that our group will support each other by saying nothing about each other 's judgements , competencies or foibles . |
| 17 | Paula said the reason she would not go back Turn to Page 10 From Page 1 was she was frightened of him because he used to beat her . |
| 18 | She obviously would not have travelled such a huge distance if she did not hold out hope for the relationship , and Charity wanted to respect that . |
| 19 | I regret that I can not spell out part by part and line by line exactly what I want to achieve . |