Example sentences of "not [verb] [pos pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He thought that Craig might have lost some votes because people had not forgiven his voluntary coalition heresy but recognized that , had Craig emulated Paisley and created a reputation as an active constituency MP , he would have retained the seat . |
| 2 | " He does n't like me very much , " I explained , and it was the first time I 'd ever realized that " It was a very sad thing not to be liked by your own father , and obviously it must be just as sad not to like your only daughter . |
| 3 | Normal life , I 'll read out to you , normal life is possible if diet during childhood is adhered to , in the female , if the female suffers , when she becomes pregnant the protein intake has to be monitored so as not to affect her developing baby . |
| 4 | Kernaghan said : ‘ If we can maintain our superb Ayresome Park record , and not lose our final away games , we have a great chance of going up . |
| 5 | I did my best to reassure her that I would not think her stupid , no matter what her problem . |
| 6 | She was desperate to ensure that Miss Mulliver should not think her irresponsible . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ We do not think his mental state will deteriorate immediately without medication , but we would obviously be anxious to have him back . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | out of that rear window all the time not using your rear view mirrors look once as well . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ( 2 ) They could agree not to make any political alliance with the East , although this would not affect their natural sympathies . |
| 15 | The FMLN stated that the handover demonstrated its " willingness to negotiate and its support for a political solution and peace " but did not affect its anti-aircraft capability . |
| 16 | IBM 's announcement that it expects to slash its workforce this year by more than the 25,000 first planned will not affect its European operations , said a spokesman at the company 's Greenock plant . |
| 17 | The judge gave short shrift to an argument based on the right to free speech , and held that it did not affect his primary conclusion as stated above . |
| 18 | This did not affect our long-lasting friendship and mutual respect . |
| 19 | This does not affect your statutory rights imposed by law , which will allow you to cancel your policy within 14 days . |
| 20 | ‘ This guarantee does not affect your statutory rights ’ : we 've all seen it written and , believe it or not , this statement must by law be on all guarantees , in order to explain and remind us that we also have rights against the supplier , as well as the issuer of the guarantee . |
| 21 | But if you do read the guarantee you will nearly always find a sentence that says this guarantee does not affect your statutory rights . |
| 22 | The most obvious sign of the Act 's influence is the presence of statements along the lines of " this guarantee does not affect your statutory rights " which are now added in close proximity to all consumer guarantees . |
| 23 | Mr De Haan , who is also chairman of Saga , said the group could not enjoy one of the most important advantages of being publicly quoted — using its shares to fund acquisitions — because the family was determined not to dilute its controlling interest . |
| 24 | In addition , it is feared that methods of collecting the community charge by establishing a register of all residents over the age of 18 may result in those who can not afford the tax not completing their electoral registration forms , as this may alert the authorities to their liability for the community charge ( or Poll Tax as it has become known ) . |
| 25 | Fragmentation and excessive pace were also found to be important variables bearing on job satisfaction , with many workers , who did not find their work monotonous , stating that it did not absorb their full attention or that they found the pace of it too fast . |
| 26 | It was not that the family did not make her comfortable or spare any expense to see that she had the clothes and servants she needed , but rather that she found their way of life , their attitudes , their conversation , humour , tastes and ideas completely alien to everything she was used to . |
| 27 | She broke off abruptly , but that did not make her silent . |
| 28 | But then , if that were so , why did it not make her happy ? |
| 29 | And somehow the prospect did not make her happy . |
| 30 | My love does not , can not make her happy ; my love can only release in her the capacity to be happy . |