Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | A similar effect of , on the one hand , challenging the reader to take up an alert and interpretative role , and , on the other , gratuitously creating an amorphous but strong atmosphere peculiar to the fabliau through the text , is achieved by extensive use of the homonyms vit and con , and com-/con- as a common suffix in the Romance languages : ( I can not make a long tale : in this castle there was a count and with him the countess , his wife , who was a very beautiful and worthy woman ; and there were [ or she had ] more than thirty knights . |
| 2 | The 58-year-old Haydn took this to mean that Mozart feared that his friend might not survive the long and hazardous journey . |
| 3 | We shall not watch the long delay |
| 4 | Moreover , the stochastic events in the model have no effect on the terminal position in either case ; the presence of noise or its magnitude do not alter the long run outcomes . |
| 5 | The mass of working people , as they liberate themselves from the bourgeois yoke , will gravitate irresistibly towards us … provided yesterday 's oppressions do not infringe the long oppressed nation 's highly developed democratic feeling of self-respect and provided they are granted equality in everything . |
| 6 | Shareholders who do not have a long term commitment are replaced by stakeholders who do , as the ‘ owners ’ of the company . |
| 7 | And why not have a long , hot bath ? |
| 8 | Nights when ops were on were not so hectic now that the boys did not have the long runs to Berlin and Nuremburg , just specific targets in France and western Germany . |
| 9 | Aherne may not have the long , quick pass of Saunders , but his all-action as Ireland were overwhelmed at Twickenham proved that the Silver Fox makes up for in tenacity what he lacks in technique . |
| 10 | If those resources had been given three or four years ago , we would not have the long delays that lead to so much misery , and the small number of non-genuine asylum seekers would not be here for longer than we would all want . |
| 11 | These appear to be a stylised cornice pattern , i.e. a partial or simplified representation of the pattern which encloses the central square in mosaic B. There are no hooked leaves in the former — as there are in that of mosaic B — and those which are " erect " do not have the long , thin stem of their more elaborate counterparts . |
| 12 | Mercifully the illness did not take a long course . |
| 13 | Ranks of fomaica-topped tables were besieged by steel chairs , which did not encourage a long stay . |
| 14 | Invariably a financial institution will not risk the long term profits bound up in honest work and good reputation for the short term gains to be had from abusing conflict of interest situations such as dealing on the basis of inside information obtained from a client . |
| 15 | Since the catalytic cleavage of DNA by bleomycin occurs by a free radical mechanism it may not require a long residence time on its binding site . |
| 16 | Charles III of Spain was well aware that his country , unlike France , could not support a long , full-scale war ; a sudden , successful invasion was another matter , and , in August 1778 , the Spaniards suggested an immediate attack by their joint fleets , as a preliminary to a major landing . |
| 17 | And I 'm sure you do n't want a long speech but I 've tried to prepare something , and I hope it 's all right . |
| 18 | Tanner was drinking lager , and Maxim wanted one as well , after the warm sticky cross-town journey , but he did n't want a long , bulky drink in his stomach . |
| 19 | she did n't want a long one . |
| 20 | I did n't want the long journey in to work each day so I let it to Professor Wendell . |
| 21 | Do n't devise a long list of rules for the sake of having rules : make sure they serve a purpose — to enhance your child 's safety– wellbeing and steady ( not hurried ) progress towards maturity . |
| 22 | Now we do n't know the long term effect of that , but the experience with the protocol violators suggests that they wo n't come to any great harm , but obviously the number is small . |
| 23 | The directors did n't work the long hours we did ! |
| 24 | The whole border motif will fit on a mylar sheet ( actually 58 stitches to one repeat ) if you do n't mind the long floats at the bottom . |
| 25 | Erm , then the erm , the insistence of the driver 's conductors was they did n't like the long periods of duty they erm , they wanted the new set up so I introduced what we call straight duties , narrowed the relief portion , so they did n't go home for a meal , they had about a half an hour off , so they were able to get their eight hour duty done in a shorter period and they 'd probably finish about two instead of half past three , four o'clock . |
| 26 | However , I do n't like the long dress . |
| 27 | He said he hoped that I would publish it ‘ as I know that people in general do n't understand the long term effects of child sexual abuse ’ . |
| 28 | ‘ It does n't have a long range , ’ she said , ‘ but it will get the dance music in Sanderstown . ’ |
| 29 | Now this is set up differently cos this is set up very sensibly , so that you can fill in who wrote it , when , what date and what it 's about , and when you try and find it later it 's easier to find instead of scrapping through lots of files that do n't have a long document . |
| 30 | Because you ca n't have a long float on the back . |