Example sentences of "not make a [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Governments argue that they can not make a development omelette without breaking heads . |
| 2 | The court will not make a bankruptcy order unless it is satisfied that the individual can not pay his debts . |
| 3 | On the hearing of a debtor 's petition , the court must not make a bankruptcy order where the total of the debtor 's debts would be less than the " small bankruptcies level " , currently £20,000 , the minimum value of the debtor 's assets would be equal to or more than the " minimum amount " , currently £2,000 , the debtor has not been adjudicated bankrupt nor entered into any composition with his creditors or scheme of arrangement within the last five years and it would be appropriate to appoint an insolvency practitioner to prepare a report ( s 273 ) . |
| 4 | The court must not make a bankruptcy order unless it is satisfied that the debt , or one of the debts , in respect of which the petition was presented has not been paid nor secured or compounded for , or is a debt which the debtor has no reasonable prospect of being able to pay when it falls due ( s 271(1) ) . |
| 5 | I will not make a Second Reading speech now , but simply say that a safety culture built around individuals and the operating companies ' involvement and responsibilities is the only way to ensure the safest possible working environment . |
| 6 | The amendment requires the court to give reasons if it does not make a compensation order in circumstances where it has power to do so . |
| 7 | There can be few of us who can not make a daisy chain with our eyes closed — and who could forget the daisy-spangled downs and pastures where we loved to picnic ? |
| 8 | When you show the results of your labour to a friend or relative they do not make a minute examination of every component . |
| 9 | ( 2 ) Where the licensing board decides to hold a hearing as mentioned in subsection ( 1 ) above : ( a ) the clerk of the board shall serve on the holder of the licence , not less than 21 days before the hearing , a notice that the board proposes to hold the hearing specifying the grounds on which the board proposes to hold the hearing ; ( b ) the board shall not make a closure order without hearing the holder of the licence unless , after receiving due notice of the hearing , the holder fails to appear . |
| 10 | The choice of a tie will not make a dullard shine at work or help him get the girl of his dreams . |
| 11 | The thing to remember is this : modern tackle , fancy baits and productive waters do not make a carp angler . |
| 12 | To summarise , it moves independently in the same way as a large monster or individual character model , can not make a march move , but is obviously unaffected by penalties for wheeling or turning as such manoeuvres are unnecessary . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | A credible advertising campaign does not maketh a marketing strategy . |
| 15 | The company is not making a profit forecast , but profits for the 36 weeks to 9 January have grown to £9.79 million . |
| 16 | A spokesman said : ‘ We are not making a PR film for the Army . ’ |
| 17 | You 're not making a christmas cake are you ? |