Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Early in the year , SCS could report a record quarter for increases in sales , capital and membership , reflecting a picture of growth over the year that did not dispel fears of the adverse influence of political involvement on trade . |
| 2 | As far as he was concerned , homosexuality did not exist north of Hampstead ( or perhaps south of it , either ) and despite the fact that its local manifestation was sitting in front of him he would not be convinced . |
| 3 | A high-rise block of flats had been clamped down on a street that did not think well of itself at the best of times . |
| 4 | Polanski replied that he could not rush matters of a sexual nature . |
| 5 | This section does not cover failure of public transport services caused by strike , riot or civil commotion in respect of which warning has been given prior to the commencement of departure from home . |
| 6 | Exclusion of liability for breach of warranty does not cover breach of a condition ( Wallis Son & Wells v Pratt & Haynes [ 1911 ] AC 394 ; Baldry v Marshall [ 1925 ] 1 KB 260 ) . |
| 7 | While the current agreement does not cover sales of the resultant kit , Ionica managing director Nigel Playford obviously has sees that as the next move : he cites Northern 's ability to exploit overseas markets through its international support and distribution operations as ‘ key factors ’ for choosing the Canadian manufacturer . |
| 8 | made trade unions completely immune from actions in tort , though it did not affect liability of individuals ; |
| 9 | As shown in Figure 5 , treatment with cyclosporin A ( 5 or 10 mg/kg for eight days ) did not affect synthesis of prostaglandin E2 , 6k prostaglandin F1a , and thromboxane B2 by pancreatic tissue ex vivo . |
| 10 | This type of catalyst does not affect oxides of nitrogen . |
| 11 | Both his mother and his brother found this new ruthlessness in Edouard 's character did not spare members of his own family . |
| 12 | The management can be a rejecting object and may well be confusing and inconsistent , so much so that workers can not make sense of them and their demands . |
| 13 | The child can not make sense of the world without pattern , without events that repeat . |
| 14 | This is important , because it is sometimes given as an objection to attitude theories that they can not make sense of subordinate ethical clauses . |
| 15 | The sceptical argument therefore claims that you can not make sense of the idea of a subject of experience other than yourself . |
| 16 | I can not make sense of that rhyme . |
| 17 | In this way he was led to discover that the old laws could not make sense of these situations . |
| 18 | If the Z88 can not make sense of the string or the day/date is impossible , a " Bad syntax " error will be reported . |
| 19 | Do not make favourites of certain remedies as the smaller lesser used remedies which might be more helpful will be overlooked . |
| 20 | So far chemical methods had failed to produce purification , and it had also turned out that matter precipitated from dirty water would not make fertilizer of great value . |
| 21 | It can ask things of politicians but it can not make demands of them . |
| 22 | Freud did this , even though his explicit view of science led him to think the scientist should not make judgements of this kind . |
| 23 | Unfortunately , the partner does not make use of this opportunity , because he , too ( and for the same reason ) , pretends to be asleep and fears to budge . |
| 24 | Most modern anaerobes ( including most yeasts ) are perfectly tolerant of oxygen , although they do not make use of it . |
| 25 | As hard as I tried , I could not make use of the staff , so I carried it , hobbling like a stage imbecile . |
| 26 | In 1739 ( and , later , in 1763 ) Acts were passed empowering the justices ‘ to raise and levy such able-bodied men as have not any lawfyl calling or employment … or do not make use of any lawful means for their support and maintenance , to serve as soldiers ’ . |
| 27 | I will not make use of the ransom theory in my retelling of the drama , but I shall cling on to the primitive belief , which I believe to be the correct biblical one , that God 's atonement in incarnation and cross was the crucial victory in the Great Battle not only over sin but also over the Devil and the powers of darkness . |
| 28 | I desire the reader to remember that I do not make use of the word people for the mere vulgar or mobile , but for the whole community , consisting of clergy , nobility and commons … |
| 29 | The reply , then , it can be said , does not make use of a feature of effects independent of their being necessitated events , which feature can be used to argue that they are necessitated events . |
| 30 | At present , many health workers do not make use of the information that can take up to 60 per cent of their time to record on forms and in registers . |