Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [det] do [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For many , ‘ law ’ and ‘ order ’ refer to the ideal of legality ( or ‘ the rule of law ’ ) — and while it is clear that this does not refer to an uncontroversial notion , it is arguable that most people would agree on certain core features of the rule of law : a congruence of official action with a previously declared rule so as to preserve individual autonomy and freedom from arbitrary state power , and a notion of equal treatment of individuals in the eye of the law . |
| 2 | I am afraid that this does not answer G. I. Smith 's predicament . |
| 3 | I may make a mess of this but that does n't mean I 'm stupid . |
| 4 | Prayer for strength is appropriate at any stage of our lives and might well be made daily but that does not invalidate the usefulness of marking one day in our life when someone prays over us in public and asks that out of the treasures of his glory , God may grant you strength and power through his spirit in your inner being that through faith cast may dwell in your hearts in love . |
| 5 | Counsel said she repeated the caller 's number incorrectly to try and alert him something was wrong but this did not appear to work . |
| 6 | Hell , everybody I know 's done something like that at some time or another but that does n't make them a murderer ; I think McDunn 's crazy but I ca n't tell him that because , if he 's wrong about that and I 'm wrong about it being something to do with those guys who died in the Lake District a few years ago , then there 's only one suspect left and that 's me . |
| 7 | They could simply bounce off one another but this does not liberate any energy . |
| 8 | These were enacted in 1986 although most did not come into operation until April 1988 . |
| 9 | 4.5 Consider the following sentences : ( 33 ) we believe the detective innocent Leonard proved the theorem incorrect Atkins will guarantee her picture authentic We can perhaps take it as self-evident that these do not contain attributive adjectives , but they also differ from predicate qualifiers . |
| 10 | It is crucial that this does not happen with aspects of multicultural mathematics . |
| 11 | It was fortunate that this did not extend to people . |
| 12 | The structure of the databases in terms of input and output formats must have been identical or similar but this did not seem to be sufficiently argued , instead the plaintiff concentrated on an argument that the structure of the two programs must have been similar . |
| 13 | ‘ Lesley was seriously assaulted facing those dangers in December 1991 but this did not deter her from bravely facing them again and we are very proud of her for that . |
| 14 | The window was barred on the outside but this did not seem unreasonable as there was only one thin wall of barbed wire as defence for the whole camp . |
| 15 | ‘ Anyway , he did n't say much but that did n't stop me , and in the end I got out and left him there . ’ |
| 16 | You will gather I mean it caught me unawares , and in fact it disturbed me that having a bit of a wobbly on something as simple as this did not bode well for the Devil 's Ridge , which The Munros book described as a section where ‘ some may welcome the security of a rope ’ . |
| 17 | ZZT is a new object orientated action adventure that will work in any graphics mode , because of this the graphics are a little basic but that does not mean to say that this game is any less enjoyable . |
| 18 | A religious man may not always succeed in living in accordance with his ideal but that does not mean that he has abandoned his ideal . |
| 19 | True , the association is dominated by Labour but that does not mean everything within this extensive report is included for party political reasons . |
| 20 | If so , please make sure that this does not distract you from your work . |
| 21 | If it turns out that this is not the case , if it is discovered that the prohibition denies the would-be rapists more of a chance to pursue the good life than it gives their possible victims , then one may have to adjust other features of the political framework to make sure that this does not result in inequality of ability to pursue one 's conception of the good . |
| 22 | However , to say that one bank , or one wind direction , is always better than another does not make much sense . |
| 23 | It is really quite extraordinary that this does n't happen . |
| 24 | For the first fifty seven of them to be set up , at a cost of half a million pounds , did a survey and found that only twelve of the fifty seven were financially viable and that did n't include the Trust . |
| 25 | Society makes certain demands and assumptions and , when families can not live up to them , they can be made to feel outcast and inadequate and this does not help their ability to cope . |
| 26 | And it might be traditional but that does n't make it right , bear baiting and dog fighting |
| 27 | Listen , listen , listen I 'm not taking the piss out of the point cos I know the point 's very serious but I 'm taking the piss out of the way he said it cos I think he sounded stupid but that does n't mean I have any disrespect for erm |
| 28 | It 's melancholy and difficult and it can be stressful but that does n't stop the sub- text from sometimes being extremely funny . ’ |
| 29 | As long as that does n't disturb him . |
| 30 | But we see no reason why it should not be acceptable ( and consistent with our human rights philosophy ) for aims such as reform , reparation and requalification to be considered and at least sometimes pursued when it has to be decided what punishment ( if any ) should be allocated to individual offenders , as long as this does not have the result of making the punishment harsher . |