Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is because most male clerks do not stay as clerks for all their working lives . |
| 2 | When any major change occurs , provided it does not arise from events beyond our control , you will have the choice of ( a ) accepting the changed arrangements , ( b ) purchasing another available holiday from us at is advertised price , or ( c ) cancelling your holiday . |
| 3 | Specialist publications do not exist on articles and news that is exclusive of everything but one subject . |
| 4 | Just as a leader can not exist without followers , so too strategic vision can not exist without being so recognized by followers . |
| 5 | Eukaryotes could not exist without bacteria , toiling away in the background ; and the lives of all organisms , including bacteria , are profoundly affected by viruses . |
| 6 | That right will not exist for workers within a company . |
| 7 | Needless to say , dislocations can not exist in glasses because glasses are not crystalline . |
| 8 | But many of the present-day problems in schools are the result of factors which did not exist in years gone by . |
| 9 | There is no reason to think that similar conditions would not exist in animals . |
| 10 | Throughout this book , I have emphasized that we must not think of genes as conscious , purposeful agents . |
| 11 | May it sometimes be better , from a utilitarian point of view , that people should not think as utilitarians ? perhaps it is best for the general happiness that people should believe that a certain obligation to keep promises holds independently of its effects on happiness ? |
| 12 | When he did not think in terms of Val . |
| 13 | Furthermore , the fans themselves , although recognising the different types of football supporter , will not think in terms of a career structure . |
| 14 | Ruether does not think in terms of a God who is transcendent above history and acts as an agent in history ; and this we might say lets her off the hook as far as the theodicy question is concerned . |
| 15 | We do not think in terms of capitalist shoes and socialist shoes . |
| 16 | This is not to say that R&D should not think in terms of processes that do not currently exist , but it emphasizes the need for discussion and agreement on how they shall be provided , in time for them to be in place when they are needed . |
| 17 | ‘ We can not think in terms of locations until we know more about what kind of attraction is planned . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Let's not rush into things here . ’ |
| 19 | And , unlike Mrs Thatcher , he did not rush to conclusions . |
| 20 | She relates how she , like many other miners , wives , sells foodstuffs in the street in order to make up for what her husband 's wage does not cover in necessities . |
| 21 | Upon reflection we realise that teachers do not paint on canvases ; their work is not done in isolation . |
| 22 | For the same reason , later , Jews would not eat with Gentiles . |
| 23 | There were only brief occasions at Skeldale House when we did not eat like kings and one of those was when Tristan was installed as temporary cook . |
| 24 | Negative , do not want to under-achievers . |
| 25 | ‘ Because , sir , beds do not explode into flames , ’ Benjamin replied . |
| 26 | Unfortunately — ’ he caught Owen 's eye meaningfully — ‘ they can not answer for others . ’ |
| 27 | Lastly , it must always be kept in mind that there will be no need to register financing devices which the law of personal property does not treat as charges ; for example , title reservation . |
| 28 | A Palace spokesman did not comment on claims she left because of the princess 's marriage crisis . |
| 29 | The Home Office spokesman said he could not comment on reports that the men had been beaten up for allegedly ‘ grassing ’ on other prisoners in the wing . |
| 30 | Police said the house , at Little Chart , was isolated and a prime target for burglary , but could not comment on reports that the break-in was the eighth the home-owner had suffered . |