Example sentences of "nor do [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | The results are both impressive and disquieting , for unlike natural forms his do not seem to invite our participation , nor do they depend on us for their formidable originality and sense of completion . |
2 | In many cases they seem to be neither , in that they do not have a direct or specific relationship with the labour market ; nor do they fit into the conventional , specialized academic categories . |
3 | Nor do they contribute to environmental pollution by burning fossil fuels . |
4 | Nor do they benefit from statutory benefits such as sickness or holiday pay , or health regulations — important for those working with hazardous materials such as adhesives . |
5 | The real issues are never discussed , nor do they have to be , for established patterns of family behaviour eventually ensure the maintenance of the status quo , albeit an uncomfortable and unhappy one . |
6 | No government reports measured from year to year the changes in their conditions of life : nor do they figure in statistical columns beyond their place in the tables of births , deaths , and marriages . |
7 | Nor do they look for evidence of sharp boundaries between the classes , preferring to operate with the notion of social stratification where classes are not sharply divided but form a continuum . |
8 | The IHT deemed domicile provisions in IHTA 1984 , s267 do not apply to determine the settlor 's domicile for the purposes of this provision ( nor do they apply in respect of moving trust property abroad ) in relation to property which became comprised in the settlement before 10 December 1974 . |
9 | Nor do they deal with the real dilemmas of participation that have been the focus of considerable research . |
10 | Storage Directories may be anywhere on the VMS system on which LIFESPAN resides ; they do not need to be on the same device , or pseudo-device , as the Process Directory , nor do they need to be on the same device as each other . |
11 | If he does tell her , then we do not hear about it , nor do we know of Sarah 's reaction . |
12 | Nor do we know to what extent the ‘ Reformation ’ instituted by St Dunstan in the tenth century touched the county at all . |
13 | Nor do you appear to be a casual vagrant . |
14 | ‘ Nor do you need to , ’ he said . |
15 | Nor do you have to be a Barclays customer to open one . |
16 | Nor do I feel like setting myself up as an Aunt Sally just waiting for all those girls to throw themselves at me in the attempt to knock me off my perch ! ’ |
17 | Nor do I care for gossip . |
18 | Nor do I long to be whipped , Obersturmfuhrer . ‘ |
19 | I do n't know how you negotiate your other deals , nor do I want to , but you can be sure you 're not going to get another cent out of me . |
20 | ‘ Nor do I want to . ’ |
21 | Nor do I want to be ruled by the code of Napoleon , against which our ancestors fought in the Napoleonic wars . ’ |
22 | ‘ I am not pregnant , nor do I suffer from anorexia , ’ she added frostily , ‘ I 'm trying to shake off an illness I 've had for a few months , that 's all . ’ |
23 | ‘ Father , ’ said Tutilo , burning into startling whiteness , ‘ I pledge you my faith I never did nor never would have done him any harm , nor do I know of any who might need to wish him ill . |
24 | Nor do I believe in deliberately making people poor : that is why I oppose sanctions . |
25 | Nor do I believe in obstructing democracy : that is why I oppose repression and the state of emergency . |
26 | I make no claim to supernatural powers , nor do I believe in guardian angels et cetera , but suddenly a vision of what is about to occur flashes vivid and uninvited , inside my forehead : the screams , the blood-covered sheets , Pa scurrying round the lawn snatching up the pink and white scraps , calling to his God then staring at the bloody morsels of his daughter as though they 're a jigsaw with missing bits . |
27 | Nor did we reflect on the way in which work can be used by some people as a substitute for living an authentic life . |
28 | None of them mentioned Richard or Hubert Molland ; nor did they refer to the last time they had all had tea together . |
29 | The Aztecs did not have a term for ‘ fine arts ’ , nor did they speculate about aesthetics , nor make objects to be contemplated for their beauty alone . |
30 | His results showed that children below the age of seven years did not structure their stories or explanations coherently , nor did they keep in mind the extent of the listener 's ignorance . |