Example sentences of "not [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Certainly he did not stay the full course which was seven years for the qualification of a Master 's degree , the necessary precondition for further study of law , theology and medicine .
2 People did not stay the same .
3 ‘ I always had the impression ’ , said one , ‘ that we were not seeing the best of Harold Wilson in that period .
4 While chairman and chief executive , Peter Bonfield , said he is still ‘ not seeing the wide green shoots ’ of recovery , he does expect ICL to stay in the black during the coming year .
5 The reliance of elderly people on walking as a mode of transport increases their exposure to risk whilst their failing faculties raise the likelihood of them not seeing the striking vehicle .
6 You 're not seeing the real me !
7 not seeing the only point of being there
8 She had n't been reading at all but had been glancing out of the window not seeing the gracious gardens that surrounded Summer Lodge , but planning ways to help Craig when he came to her .
9 This produces the stress of tiring ambulance journeys , the long wait in the clinic and not seeing the same staff at each visit .
10 ‘ Yes , ’ said Tessa , trying not to breathe the sweet-sour air into her lungs .
11 Just because some of them do n't know their arse from their elbow does n't mean that we 're not bringing the whole thing under control . ’
12 Therefore , if we can not detect a particular coded message in an animal , there is no reason to say that they are not transmitting the particular message by some other means .
13 Its concern with adolescent love , and the way in which its idealism and purity can not evade the sullying effects of adult realities , paralleled Minton 's own fear of lost youth , his obsession with adolescence and desire for a love that could only exist in a state untrammelled by adult responsibilities .
14 Although these drugs are effective , they do not reduce the reflux of other gastric contents ( pepsin , bile ) and they do not modify the underlying causes of the disease by restoring lower oesophageal sphincter pressure or improving oesophageal clearance and gastric emptying .
15 In a comparison of the administration of AZT to infected people before and after the appearance of AIDS , early treatment was found not to affect the eventual outcome , but merely to postpone the rapid decline of CD4 cells in the blood .
16 There may have been little or no discussion of these issues , even among the higher clerics and ecclesiastical advisers , but Innocent was too polished a performer not to realize the public relations advantages of pronouncement in a general council .
17 This is an altogether more simple reading of the section , and would apply where the policeman comes across a person who is using abusive language , and comes to the conclusion that it is likely that somebody in the audience will intervene to put a stop to it , using unlawful violence ( citizens may have the power to prevent a breach of the peace , but not to preserve the public quiet ) .
18 1991 is not proving the easiest of years for the grain harvest and prices are under pressure , too .
19 However , CITES ' attempts to regulate the trade have not stopped the illegal trade .
20 But this has not stopped the two companies , conscious of their high public profile , from starting to sell the deal to the viewers as well as the money men .
21 He took it up in a Pauline spirit , as a reparation ; now the least of Christians ( by special grace ) but once an infidel , and even if he had not persecuted the faithful , one who scorned the Faith , he would do what he could to convert men or stop them from straying away .
22 Section C is taking the basic feel from A and making it a little busier ( this is a good technique to use over a middle 8 section in order to build it dynamically , but not lose the original direction for the song ) ; it then repeats to A and goes to the coda .
23 I do not think the Prime Minister imagines that this country 's future would be secure if we remained outside .
24 Nor did it impress the Arab states , which pointed out that if Israel was able to absorb hundreds of thousands of Jews it could certainly absorb more than 100,000 Palestinian returnees ; or the United States , which did not think the Israeli offer ‘ provide[d] a suitable basis for contributing to solution of Arab refugee question . ’
25 ‘ Dr Neil , ’ she said , and her manner was almost shy , ‘ I hope you do not think the less of me for raising such a delicate matter . ’
26 If he were to reflect on that , I do not think the hon. Gentleman would want it to happen .
27 Hospital sources said that the Royal Oldham was not using the controversial ‘ cook-chill ’ method under which pre-cooked food is re-heated by microwave on the ward .
28 Not using the above sequence .
29 I had a particular gift with the tarot cards … not using the traditional interpretations which are given on the back of any £5-pack from W H Smiths .
30 Due to the way VMS handles privilege allocation , the entire command procedure must leave all the privileges set until the Exit option is selected — and this means not using the lexical function F$SETPRV , as this will remove a privilege which is default but not authorised .
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