Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [noun] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , to ensure that the Germans did not rush reinforcements by rail to the threatened area , General Alexei Alexeievich Brusilov , commanding the South West Front , was ordered to make menacing probes in his area . |
| 2 | Unfortunately , these are conflicting properties , as a polymer with a high modulus and low creep response does not absorb energy by deforming easily , hence has poor impact strength . |
| 3 | We have already seen ( paragraph 7–05 ) that the time of delivery is normally ‘ of the essence , ’ i.e. if a delivery date is stipulated and the seller can not make delivery by that date , that is a breach of condition and the buyer is entitled to repudiate the contract and sue for non-delivery . |
| 4 | Using steady state vowels , which do not convey information by means of distinctive articulatory features , no laterality effect was obtained . |
| 5 | You can not stimulate success by a tax policy that penalises the successful and drives small traders bankrupt . ’ |
| 6 | The DC does not need assessment by a user ( other than the specified user ) , who manages a package outside the structure referencing one of the modules in the steering file . |
| 7 | And he did not promise government by principle ; a politician to the core , Mr Clinton prefers to work by consensus and compromise . |
| 8 | ( 10 ) The references in this section to the execution of a deed by an individual do not include execution by a corporation sole and the reference in subsection ( 7 ) above to signing , sealing or delivery by an individual does not include signing , sealing or delivery by such a corporation . |
| 9 | " Policemen , " once wrote the author Michael Gilbert , whose police procedurals you would do well to read as well as his other crime stories , " did not catch murderers by taking thought . |
| 10 | In Tokyo , MITI , the Japanese ministry for trade and industry , indicated that it would not approve attempts by Japanese manufacturers to make up for shortfalls in US exports to Europe . |
| 11 | A draw could suffice for Barcelona , but only assuming that Sparta Prague do not beat Dynamo by four goals or more in Kiev . |
| 12 | ‘ It is important for the churches to realise that in a pluralistic , secularised society they can not exert influence by moral or dogmatic dictates ’ , the report stressed . |
| 13 | Conventional double-glazing cuts heat loss by conduction , but can not prevent loss by radiation . |
| 14 | He comes from a family that does not do things by halves . |
| 15 | The plight of abused ( physically , emotionally and sexually ) children is a tragic and sensitive story which apparently often goes undetected because the mother , fearing reprisals or removal of the children , does not report abuse by her husband/partner or visiting relative ( who often is the perpetrator ) ; in many cases having suffered violence herself from him ( Jones , 1988 ) . |
| 16 | The employer sought to establish a paternalistic relationship with his workers and would not tolerate attempts by outsiders ( e.g. trade union officials ) to participate in negotiations . |
| 17 | In the USA , a doctor will not avoid litigation by simply informing the patient of the nature of the treatment in broad terms . |
| 18 | Workers in other public enterprises were also prevented from striking although this did not stop strikes by postal and railway workers . |
| 19 | Motorola did not return calls by press time . |
| 20 | Motorola did not return calls by press time . |
| 21 | ‘ I do not judge countries by their geniuses . |
| 22 | The lesson is that we should not judge people by their reputation , without knowing a great deal more about them . |
| 23 | If the Romanists did not destroy Ulster by forcing its people into a united papist Ireland , then God surely would as a punishment for departing from his standards . |
| 24 | The process of conception as such is not affected , and the scientist no more ‘ creates ’ a baby than does the obstetrician who performs a Caesarean section , an operation which has saved the lives of countless mothers and babies in situations where birth could not take place by the natural route . |
| 25 | The contradictions of the model help explain why the transition from Francoism to democracy did not take place by a process of radical ‘ rupture ’ , but through a more consensual evolution in which elements of the regime 's own institutions and key political figures played a central role . |
| 26 | The interaction did not approach significance by either subjects or materials . |
| 27 | Autocratic style Decision-making is centralised in the hands of the leader himself , who does not encourage participation by subordinates ; indeed , subordinates ' ideas might be actively discouraged and obedience to orders would be expected from them . |
| 28 | Why not call repression by its name ? |
| 29 | The monetary sector as a whole can not gain balances by bidding for deposits . |
| 30 | Humans do not read character by character . |