Example sentences of "do not [vb infin] to [noun] " in BNC.

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1 At least this time they do not threaten to stone Moses as they did in Exodus 17 .
2 The terms of this statutory instrument do not extend to arbitrators acting as experts , nor to the failure to deliver a decision within a reasonable time ( see 14.7.3 ) .
3 Ironically , although Japan 's pollution laws for petroleum-run vehicles are some of the world 's toughest , they do not extend to vehicles running on the cheaper diesel .
4 • When you feel tired in the evening , do not go to bed yet — find something interesting to do : an evening stroll , for example or a visit to friends .
5 In Brighton , the Prince Regent 's city , people do not go to bed early , and an observer would have noticed a small group of revellers making its way along the strand to the accompaniment of snatches of song and bursts of loud laughter .
6 A case of Andy goes to Hollywood or , in the event of blanks being fired , Scotland do not go to America next year for the World Cup finals .
7 In the meantime , the vast majority of Indian children either do not go to school or do not reach the end of primary school .
8 I want us to think for a moment about the rights and needs of all those millions of children who do not go to school , who are invisible because very often development programmes tend to ignore er their needs .
9 Do not go to EuroDisney , or patronise anywhere or anything with a capital letter in the middle of its name .
10 Conversely , sixty-three per cent of those who do not go to church report that none of their friends or acquaintances has ever invited them ’ ( McGavran and Hunter 1980:33 , 34 ) .
11 ‘ If you do not go to church , child , you will be in the most deadly and moral sin . ’
12 They cite Germany 's Abitur , where school-leavers are graded in eight subjects , and where their grading wins them entry into an apprenticeship if they do not go to university .
13 Personally I do not go to meetings which do not have a purpose .
14 provide a general education for those who do not go to grammar schools , usually up to the minimum school leaving age ( though pupils can stay on longer ) .
15 This would , necessarily , ignore the fact that many criminals do not go to prison , and that , perhaps , people in prison are not always criminal .
16 He was not a very intelligent man ; intelligent men do not go to prison with such sad regularity .
17 They do not relate to assessment arrangements , although these are covered in the Working Group 's Report .
18 companies as defined in companies legislation to account for finance costs which do not relate to revenue in the statement of total recognised gains and losses .
19 Unfortunately , all these learning activities tend to take place in the abstract , they do not relate to publications you actually produce as part of your job .
20 For instance , in the rabbit , doses of aspirin sufficient to inhibit prostacyclin production do not lead to platelet adhesion to intact endothelium ( Dejana et al , 1980 ) .
21 I shall not pursue the point here , but it can be developed into one of the explanations for why particular arms races stabilize and do not go on for ever — do not lead to predators pursuing their prey at Mach 2 and so on .
22 The 41% of theses which do not lead to publication compares with Hand 's 38% for entomology 91 .
23 The 41% of theses which do not lead to publication compares with Hand 's 38% for entomology .
24 I am not suggesting that the differences in the foundations do not lead to differences in practice .
25 Thus you and the employee may jointly search for standards which are mutually acceptable which do not lead to hours of argument about whether or not they have been achieved .
26 Discussions over the need for increased powers for the Scottish party were initiated by its nationalist wing but have been seized on by the left as a means of ensuring that Labour 's different electoral aims north and south of the Border do not lead to alienation of the party 's traditional supporters in Scotland .
27 Variations in g then do not lead to deviations of output from its natural level , which is the result derived in chapter 4 .
28 These courses do not lead to qualifications awarded by the University , but they do help candidates for professional qualifications , such as the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians ( MRCPEd ) and for the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons ( FRCSEd ) .
29 The economic conditions of the 19705 do not lead to optimism if one continues to hold this view .
30 Thousands more shut today and do not return to work until January 7 .
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