Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not frightened about not knowing the answers but frightened about not hearing the questions in the first place . ’ |
| 2 | Not frightened about not knowing the answers but frightened about not hearing the questions in the first place . ’ |
| 3 | During the heavy defeat in Australia he was criticized for not being able to instil spirit into a losing team , and was fully aware of his shortcomings . |
| 4 | Nonconformists could not win : if they followed normal Victorian uses and imitated the past , whether it was Greek , Gothic , Lombard , Norman or St Paul 's Cathedral , they were and are criticized for not having a new style . |
| 5 | If , on the other hand , they had remained loyal to the meetinghouse style they would have still been criticized for not having a style which met the needs of their time . |
| 6 | The government has been criticized for not making enough effort during the period of high copper prices to diversify Zambia 's economic base , and especially to encourage agricultural development . |
| 7 | If the group fails , the leader is criticized for not being strong enough ! |
| 8 | The Vienna Sales Convention has been criticized for not dealing with the passing of property or with priority conflicts between the seller/buyer and a third party . |
| 9 | The party was criticized for not fielding more candidates and for not smoothing out policy differences with other opposition parties in order to offer voters a coalition which could be a credible alternative to the LDP government . |
| 10 | An alternative draft platform for the forthcoming congress , drawn up at the Democratic Platform 's founding conference in January and from which it took its name [ see p. 37235 ] , was criticized for not attempting to make " a constructive contribution to the formulation of party strategy " and for concealing designs to turn the CPSU into a " shapeless association with complete freedom for factions and groupings , i.e. practically to dismantle it " . |
| 11 | The resignations occurred amid continuing controversy over the handling of the security services by Richard Sacher , the federal Minister of the Interior [ see p. 37382 ] , who had been criticized for not proceeding rapidly enough with the removal of StB officers from the ministry . |
| 12 | As a large consumer of Middle Eastern oil , Japan had been criticized for not making a fuller contribution to the international effort against Iraq . |
| 13 | The PSD was criticized for not making full use of PS compliance and of its own parliamentary majority to introduce wider social and economic reform . |
| 14 | Governments were criticized for not putting enough pressure to end human rights violations in countries where the asylum seekers originated . |
| 15 | Yeah , but in the beginning I 'd get criticized for not being quick enough in my , |
| 16 | Certainly the criticism Mister C has received for not knowing what he 's talking about , for faking it or just for coming late to the whole shamanic party seems a little sniffy and actually beside the point . |
| 17 | ( 5 ) If the partial offer could result in not less than 30 per cent but not more than 50 per cent of the voting rights being obtained , the offer must state the precise number of shares offered for and may not be declared unconditional as to acceptances unless acceptances are received for not less than that number ( Rule 36.4 ) . |
| 18 | As fat women we are punished for not conforming to conventional feminine ideals . |
| 19 | ‘ If it is , he should be punished for not running to greet his father . |
| 20 | Would he be punished for not being sorry ? |
| 21 | Not surprisingly these tribunals have been criticized as not being independent of the Ministry of Labour or of the Unemployment Assistance Board . |
| 22 | It was during this crisis that Gregory was criticized as not being a local : even a bishop who belonged to the episcopal dynasty of Tours could be portrayed by his own clergy as an outsider . |
| 23 | Increasingly , I was baffled by what was going on , and kept silent , only to be rebuked for not trying or for adopting a disdainful attitude . |
| 24 | Erm I 've got a note , or I had a note to write to the admin at the university and I have done , erm saying that Derek 's been approaching people , apologising for not writing beforehand and saying that Derek 's been approaching people and if they 've got a problem they should write back P D Q. |
| 25 | Apologising for not being in Northern Ireland since his first concert three years ago , he added : ‘ I 'm sorry it took me so long to get back . |
| 26 | Of the remainder , some of the main reasons or comments given for not having this policy were ; |
| 27 | Kreitman and Chowdhury ( 1973b ) found that the most common reason given for not getting in touch with a helping agency was that the overdose was seen as a way of relieving strain or going to sleep . |
| 28 | That this is the case stands , quite independently of the reasons which may have been given for not doing so in the past , reasons which may or may not appear cogent today . |
| 29 | The third reason given for not pursuing a more radical reform is that a prohibition system would bite on fewer market situations than present legislation . |
| 30 | Other reasons given for not doing courses were varied and were only cited a small number of times . |