Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But of course the water is not heaped up into a cube and so it is perhaps more appropriate , though less convenient , to think of this mass of salt water in its actual context — as a veneer-thin skin which lurks in those troughs and valleys which fall below the mean circumference of the earth 's planetary spheroid . |
| 2 | Crewe finished the first half the stronger and were possibly unlucky not to go in with a lead , the Leeds defense was looking fragile ( Fairclough was back at central def. — agghhhh ) , the midfield ( esp . |
| 3 | It does not rampage around like a chariot for example . |
| 4 | Consequently the density reduction due to the high temperature of the fluid going into an upflow is not cancelled out by a density increase due to high concentration . |
| 5 | The government has still not come up with a dump for the masses of intermediate wastes , such as fuel cladding , that the plant would produce . |
| 6 | Armed with your bridging loan , you are effectively a cash buyer , not caught up in a chain , and you can use this position to your advantage , demanding and getting a good discount . |
| 7 | These functions are not carried out in a vacuum ; they are affected by certain key contingencies or variables . |
| 8 | In Jane 's case , she could not snap out of a lifetime of worry overnight . |
| 9 | In those circumstances , vitamin and mineral deficiencies do not crop up in a couple of weeks . |
| 10 | We 're not a , our our physical body 's not made up of a multitude of hands or a multitude of feet there are feet , and the feet has one function , the hand has another . |
| 11 | All this administrative devolution was done by Conservative Governments , and it was not done out of a feeling of national sentiment , but because of the administrative requirements needed to achieve good government for the Scottish people . |
| 12 | But give him his due , he does not give up for a scratch or two , and not even a dagger could hold him off for ever . ’ |
| 13 | Orkney Islands Council did not give up without a fight . |
| 14 | It 's our Party and we should not give up without a fight . |
| 15 | Taxi boss Dave Blyth said Derek did not give in without a fight . |
| 16 | I thought my form had been good enough throughout the year to warrant selection , but there is always that niggling doubt , especially as I had angered Frank Dick by not turning up for a relay practice at Loughborough where he was engaged in running the annual Summer School for athletics . |
| 17 | He was afraid of not measuring up as a lover and worried about his performance in bed . |
| 18 | You 're not going back for a month ? |
| 19 | I was not going back into a situation where I only had myself to talk to . |
| 20 | She 's getting a gun out and she goes I 'm not going out without a fight . |
| 21 | As with all great adventures and challenges , the rewards and achievements are not handed out on a plate . |
| 22 | This was the furtiveness that could become fear : not owning up to a language he spoke , smuggling sausages into his bedroom , pretending he was out , plaguing the porters for a letter from his wife when he knew she did n't know where he was . |
| 23 | As a member of the legal profession , he points out that the three-year limitation period on claims for injury or death does not run out until a week tomorrow . |
| 24 | Businessmen should not set up in a market where they will be powerless to enforce their credit terms . |
| 25 | Independent scaffolding : So called because it is self supporting and not tied in to a structure except as temporary restraint . |
| 26 | ‘ Well , you 're not tied down to a commitment of any sort , ’ she pointed out in a dry tone . |
| 27 | The formal duties and responsibilities of the office of a British Prime Minister are not laid down in a constitution or statute . |
| 28 | It 's all right , sweetie , I 'm not coming back with a bone through my nose , but I might come back with a bit less of a bone in my head . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm not coming back for a while . |
| 30 | I said could n't care less if it 's triple time I 'm not coming in on a Sunday . |