Example sentences of "and not [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We assume that graduates will do and say things in a considered way and not proffer the first thing that occurs to them . |
| 2 | By signing the Convention and Protocol , Britain chose to receive refugees favourably and not return them to countries where they may have reason to fear persecution . |
| 3 | Eventually , when the howling had subsided and the jackals had sloped off to the forest , the dogs would come back in , or they 'd wander off into the frosty night and not return until morning . |
| 4 | Sometimes Finch would leave Yolande in the morning for the studio and not return for several days . |
| 5 | Pound had noticed those qualities when , in 1915 , he had written to Henry Ware Eliot in order to explain why his son should remain in London and not return to America — his course , he said , would be smoother than Pound 's own . |
| 6 | It concludes that the loading of chlorine in the atmosphere will peak at 4.1 parts per billion by volume ( ppbv ) at the turn of the century , and not return to " safe " levels of 2 ppvb until 2060 . |
| 7 | Must remember to spoon up my soup away from me and not slurp it all down my chin . |
| 8 | Then she would find her pride and not indulge in this kind of behaviour when it had no future . |
| 9 | He was initially given a senior position at the Command Centre in the United Nations but when the head of the European operation died in a car crash … which was subsequently proved to have been an accident and not sabotage as originally thought … |
| 10 | She must have some complaint , Alida decided , to stay in this house two and a half , three hours , and not ask for the bathroom , it is unnatural . |
| 11 | If we come in , you ought to be kind to him and not ask him to sacrifice his health by taking office . " |
| 12 | If the questionnaire method was chosen this should be ‘ short , unambiguous , logical and not ask leading questions ’ ; it should also seek to identify the sex , age , social class , lifestyle , buying frequency , address and , importantly , postal code of the respondent . |
| 13 | But the laugh was on him , and he 'd be on his way to finding his proper place in the smithy — which was to stand by and watch , and not ask too many questions . ’ |
| 14 | Simon Foreman would sell anything for a great price and not ask any questions . |
| 15 | When in doubt the jury tends to acquit and not convict the innocent , and plenty of lawyers can intercept and fly an ILS approach to CPL/IR standards . |
| 16 | Dear Harsnet , he wrote , you may keep your door closed and not answer when I ring the bell , you may refuse to answer my letters or return my calls when I leave a message on your answering machine , but sooner or later we are bound to meet and this time I will not let you fob me off with a smile . |
| 17 | They could n't take your man and your job and your home and not answer for it ! |
| 18 | You can read it and not hear it and it can seem banal . |
| 19 | ‘ She will read though the most gratuitously disgusting violent passages and not bat an eyelid . |
| 20 | He was moved and promising miracles , the recovery of things lost , the wholeness and holiness of things profaned ; but the faith she had professed was perhaps no more than a conviction that the star of the Prince of Aberffraw would not fail him , and that God would humour him and not cheat him of the fulfilment of his vow . |
| 21 | The Secretary of State was being totally disingenuous because , if the cancellation cost of the fourth boat is the same as the cost of cancelling the first boat would have been , it would be cheaper to build the thing — so saving on the unemployment benefit that would otherwise be payable to the constituents of the hon. Member for Barrow and Furness ( Mr. Franks ) — and not deploy it . |
| 22 | Before we 'd fall out over stupid things and not speak to each other for a day . |
| 23 | One man in particular er again I wo n't mention his name but anybody that went to Road School 'll know who I , I mean when I say that if you did anything wrong he 'd call you out and ask you something and if you , if you like pupils used to be a bit shy and , and not speak to him he 'd slap you across the face . |
| 24 | He should believe in her character , and not object to a past action she could not avoid . |
| 25 | It was also important to remain calm , and not reveal how unnerving she found this confrontation . |
| 26 | An important principle of treatment is that it should control the hypertension to an acceptable degree , be free from side-effects and not cause either an unacceptable deterioration of glycaemic control or have an adverse effect on blood lipids . |
| 27 | I wonder if people have any er , ideas for for who could be squeezed and not cause an outcry and not cause undue suffering and distress ? |
| 28 | I wonder if people have any er , ideas for for who could be squeezed and not cause an outcry and not cause undue suffering and distress ? |
| 29 | The recommendations state , ‘ The educational supervisor should help with both professional and personal development and be aware of the PRHO 's individual needs … provide feedback on their clinical progress … and should personally undertake , and not delegate their tutorial functions . ’ |
| 30 | The Court of Appeal held that there was no ground for disturbing the award as the arbitrators and the umpire were all " experts " and it was evidently the intention of the parties that they should settle the value and not act as formal arbitrators . |