Example sentences of "they [verb] [not/n't] the [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | They sought not the abolition of hired labour , private enterprise and the commodity market but the abolition of the many semi-feudal bonds which survived the Edict of 1861 ; and they sought the transfer of noble land into their own hands . |
| 2 | They celebrate not the facts of nature , but the transforming power of atmosphere and momentary effects of light . |
| 3 | However they were threatened that if they did not the Abbey would be burnt down . |
| 4 | And they do n't the T Q M stuff 'll be er I do n't know what we 're gon na do with that . |
| 5 | If they do not the court may hold a rule invalid . |
| 6 | If they do not the risks are considerable as decisions may be made without the benefit of comprehensive observations and specialist experience . |
| 7 | But in fact they did care , because if they had n't the traumas that afflicted Welsh rugby at about this time would have had not effect . |
| 8 | Frequently they had n't the money . |
| 9 | Perhaps they had n't the confidence they always seemed to have . |
| 10 | ‘ And I 've been stung by nettles , ’ he said , injured , and pretended not to hear Dorrainge who said it was a mistake to pamper nettle stings , and they had n't the time to soothe people 's silly imagined injuries . |
| 11 | But in the end it was n't enough because they had n't the courage to confront and defy the handful of men who control the trade union bureaucracy . |
| 12 | They had n't the appeal of the stinking lanes fitfully lit by naphtha flares in the souks when a fair went on long into the night . |
| 13 | When proprietors sold , at any stage , whether antici-pating amalgamation ( like the News Chronicle and Daily Mail ) or a continuing future , they did so because of flagging interest or energy , or because they had not the resources to turn round a weak paper in an increasingly competitive market . |
| 14 | Although Glasgow District Council ( GDC ) supported Heatfest , they made it clear that they had not the resources to implement any radical outcome . |
| 15 | But now , we said to our people , if anybody has something about Eismark that they had not the money to explore , now we can unlock the money . ’ |
| 16 | I 'd just forced myself to drive , for the first time in my life , in a country where they have n't the sense to drive on the proper side of the road . |
| 17 | ‘ Well , they have n't the structure of a lawyer 's work , ’ she said . |
| 18 | So they get thrown when faced with a canvas which represents nothing other than form or shape or colour and they get thrown because they have n't the vocabulary , it seems to them , to respond to it , and they feel the need to respond verbally . |
| 19 | They have n't the talent , nor the technical ability . |
| 20 | ‘ And they have n't the strength for heavy digging . |
| 21 | The police say they have n't the time or resources to worry about hashish . |
| 22 | They have n't the time or the engergy left to provide a sporting outlet for them . |
| 23 | The times I 've had to go in and get Durex for somebody else , because they have n't the nerve . |
| 24 | Even if they can produce more food , they have n't the transport or the packaging facilities . |
| 25 | They have n't the training , the intellectual equipment . |
| 26 | ‘ Defence has been perfected to a remarkable degree , ’ he said , ‘ and I have heard it suggested that through its further development football may be brought to a state of stalemate … it will be a sorry reflection on forwards if they have not the intelligence , the inventiveness to devise means by which they can carry their attack to a successful end . ’ |
| 27 | One looks firstly to see whether irrelevant considerations have been taken into account ; if they have not the decision may still be struck down if it is unreasonable in the substantive sense . |
| 28 | ‘ new Invention of Raiseing of Water and occasioning Motion to all sorts of Mill Work by the Impellent Force of Fire , which will be of great Use and Advantage for Drayning Mines , Serveing Towns with water , and for the working of all Sorts of Mills where they have not the benefit of Water nor Constant Windes ’ . |
| 29 | They have not the time for speech training , and are perhaps afraid to embarrass you , and by criticising your speech to add to your shyness in discussion . |