Example sentences of "not [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Furthermore , while it may well be correct to say that the implied licence doctrine ( so long as it survived ) itself involved the " adaptation " of the literal application of the statutory provisions " to meet one special type of case " , I do not think it correct that the [ old ] decisions … authorise or justify an application of the statutory provisions otherwise than in accordance with their ordinary and natural meaning … |
| 32 | As it is now the middle of October , I do not think it unreasonable to request that some action be taken in this matter as soon as possible . |
| 33 | The artist 's widow did not think it appropriate that the work should have ended up on the commercial circuit and has therefore refused to sign the document . |
| 34 | I consider this is the equivalent of a residence order through the back door , and do not think it appropriate to make that order when Parliament has specifically denied the right to grant ex parte applications for residence orders : see also the provisions of section 9(5) of the Children Act 1989 . |
| 35 | Chairman er in his remarks a bit earlier on Professor said that he did not think it was appropriate to give executive power to the director of education I wrote your words down at the time he did not think it appropriate to give executive power to the director of education and he said , despite Mr 's clarification you want to move a bit nearer if you 're going to be his minder Mr that in fact he did n't |
| 36 | For I do not think it possible to study philosophy profitably without entering fairly deeply into the history of the subject , and for this there is not time at school , nor could it be a subject that would interest more than a very few pupils . |
| 37 | ‘ You do not think it possible ? ’ |
| 38 | In the event , some RACs adopted the higher target of 5 per cent while others did not think it possible to achieve even 3 per cent within existing resources . |
| 39 | I do not think it possible that datura , Indian or British , or deadly nightshade invaded our menu . ’ |
| 40 | I wondered if I should tell him this , and decided he might not think it funny . |
| 41 | Miss Fergusson did not think it fanciful to perceive in the comparative design and height of the two Ararats a bodying-forth of that primal divide in the human race between the two sexes . |
| 42 | The reeve , attendant at Hugh 's elbow , eyed him sidelong , and said insinuatingly : ‘ You 'll not think it ill of good husbandmen to take what God sends and be grateful for it ? ’ |
| 43 | ‘ Do you not think it insane that Man shrinks from his Maker ? |
| 44 | She did not think it wise to add she had suffered so many traumatic incidents in a few days that this was a minor one , nor that her knees had turned to water and refused to hold her up any longer . |
| 45 | Whatever was hidden in it , he clearly did not think it important . |
| 46 | ‘ I do not think it childish . |
| 47 | Although be knew that this happens , he did not think it plausible that all differences between cells could be caused in this way , because he could not see how a sufficient number of specific external stimuli could be brought to bear during development . |
| 48 | I do not think it fair that only two , or any ad hoc number , should be allowed to participate . |
| 49 | Given the comments of the right hon. Member for Bath ( Mr. Patten ) , when he was Secretary of State for the Environment , that national parks were the jewels in the crown , does the Minister not think it fair that that should apply to the entire United Kingdom , not least to my constituency which contains Loch Lomond which is facing ecological disaster as a result of the political intransigence of the blockheads in the Scottish Office in Edinburgh ? |
| 50 | I do not think it wrong for a man to open his eyes , look around him and consider that there might be other roads upon which to travel . ’ |
| 51 | Does the Minister not think it unfair to spend £7 million on a city technology college in Bradford , when that amount equals the sum spent on the nearly 300 publicly owned schools in Bradford ? |
| 52 | Jeffrey Weeks , Professor of Sociology at Bristol Polytechnic , author of several set texts on homosexuality and himself gay , did not think it libellous to be described as homosexual . |
| 53 | The marketing man on the other hand is full of enthusiasm for this latest onslaught on the market and most certainly does not think his new " baby " is at all routine . |
| 54 | ‘ We do not think his mental state will deteriorate immediately without medication , but we would obviously be anxious to have him back . ’ |
| 55 | He prayed to build on his aversion and include Ariel herself in his disgust ; it was not as difficult as before to force himself to keep his distance , because he was angry at the child 's existence , the visible emblem and consequence of their unlawful coupling , and he wanted to punish Ariel for not using her clever arts to prevent the baby coming . |
| 56 | out of that rear window all the time not using your rear view mirrors look once as well . |
| 57 | Your excessively early arrival means that you can check the aforesaid dogs are not using your beautiful flower arrangements as their loo , and also run through a technical check and the autocue before anyone else gets there . |
| 58 | It is possible not to see anyone other than your fellow riders during the journey on horseback . |
| 59 | These are increasingly hard to get — a Coventry welfare rights centre had so many claimants complaining that they 'd not received their statutory entitlement to maternity grants that the centre has printed a special complaints form . |
| 60 | In a statement on Aug. 19 Yanayev informed heads of state that the emergency measures in the Soviet Union were temporary and would not affect her international obligations under existing treaties . |