Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [det] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this Keynesian demand management could not dispel much of the economic uncertainty faced by business . |
| 2 | He did not think much of the lectures . |
| 3 | I did not think much of the CPRS blunderbuss which seemed to be aimed firmly at the Government 's feet . |
| 4 | She knew they mated for life , and though she did not think much of married bliss , yet she approved of constancy . |
| 5 | Later I gathered she did not think much of my manners . |
| 6 | This she well understood , though she did not think much of ‘ Abroad ’ . |
| 7 | Judging them by the standard which he used for men , in a society where their roles were totally different , he naturally did not think much of them . |
| 8 | That would be quite unacceptable to good potential MPs who do not think much of popularity ( their own or other people 's ) and would not demean themselves by deliberately setting out to acquire it . |
| 9 | At Cambridge she met her first husband , Sebastian Manning , who introduced her to a world in which socialism , far from being ridiculous , was natural , chic , colourful , confident , artistic : Sebastian 's parents were artists of some repute , one a painter , the other a potter , and they did not think much of the austerities of Dr Leavis . |
| 10 | I do not think much of the House of Lords anyhow , but it is essential for the proper performance of parliamentary government that the major Bills — this is one — are introduced first in this House . |
| 11 | But as a pensioner she did not think much of his performance in the Commons yesterday . |
| 12 | He did not think many of them bright ( but the record afterwards shows that several were very bright ) . |
| 13 | I do not think any of today 's major religions have this as their central theme , although it may be found in religions of the past , and in various modern cults and sects . |
| 14 | However , we do not think any of the security documents in the present case should be so construed . |
| 15 | ‘ I do not think any of us be the same , ’ said Heinrich , frowning . |
| 16 | Clearly , there is an element of political value judgment in such decisions : in 1921 a judge held that reasonable citizens would not think less of a trade unionist if it were claimed that he had worked during a strike : some juries might reach a different decision today . |
| 17 | A final reason providing grounds upon which to criticise the programme was that the network of field workers did not cover all of the rural population of Bangladesh . |
| 18 | Although the great whales may be relatively safe for a while the International Whaling Commission regulation does not cover any of the small cetaceans which are being slaughtered in huge numbers around the world . |
| 19 | Current treaty law does not cover any of these problems . |
| 20 | Sustainability 's recommendations for action have also come under scrutiny , since they do not cover some of the deficiencies identified in the report , including the low-level of recycled materials use , and the company 's preference for road , rather than rail , as means of product transport . |
| 21 | This may have been Nicholas 's opinion of himself , but it did not affect many of his actions . |
| 22 | This decision will not affect any of the other Group Secretarial awards for which we have seen an overall increase in demand internationally . |
| 23 | better not eat all of that . |
| 24 | An Observer sale would not make much of a dent but it would staunch losses Lonrho may no longer want to suffer . |
| 25 | The pittance that he allowed her to keep herself and his two children could not make much of a dent in Tawell 's more than robust bank account . |
| 26 | Bob went on from there , season in , season out , to the end of 1931–32 , by which time he had made 293 League appearances for Crystal Palace ( a club record at the time , but of course they did not make much of such things in those days ) and even today , almost 60 years later , there are fewer than only half a dozen Palace men who have played more times for us than that . |
| 27 | Let's not make much of it , shall we ? ’ |
| 28 | Why , for example , did they not make more of the greater physique and technique of their battle-hardened pack ? |
| 29 | The furore erupted after Mr Bell said he could not make any of five dates offered for public debates by Teesside Poly chaplain Cathy Rowling . |
| 30 | But we do not want any of it . ’ |