Example sentences of "[det] [adj] [noun sg] do not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That political will does not exist because public opinion has not yet begun to be aware of the scale of possible changes that governments will ask their publics to accept . |
| 2 | Where that popular base does not exist such laws are only imposed on the population with great difficulty , if at all . |
| 3 | The fact that the group 's thorough investigation failed to reveal the existence of this mini ‘ statement of purpose ’ either in print or [ more likely ] in preparation could speak volumes for their assertion , repeated at regular intervals , that British Gas do not do enough internally to publicise environmental efforts . |
| 4 | The evidence for this regional divergence does not rest only on wage levels in manufacturing and mining . |
| 5 | I want to just scotch the myth that has been put forward by Councillor about the poll tax cos did this at P and R and I will reiterate what the leader said then and I and and quite clearly and soundly , that the Labour Party , both nationally and locally , and this Labour Group do not condone a policy of non-payment either as a principle or as a tactic . |
| 6 | So we move to those in favour of amendment M moved by Councillor please show poll tax cos did this at P and R and I will reiterate what the leader said then and I and and quite clearly and soundly , that the Labour Party , both nationally and locally , and this Labour Group do not condone a policy of non-payment either as a principle or as a tactic . |
| 7 | First , we have evidence from Renée Baillargeon ( see the Bremner volume referred to above ) that babies as young as three or four months are able to ‘ represent ’ , in some sense , the continuing existence of an invisible object behind a screen because they show ‘ surprise ’ when this out-of-sight object does not resist the backwards movement of the screen . |
| 8 | This classic dispute does not exhaust the level-of-analysis problem , which recurs as one about whether the foreign policy behaviour of states has international or domestic determinants . |
| 9 | For some reason , this strange conversation does not strike me as at all odd . |
| 10 | This political ferment does not touch the duty-free shoppers in Christiansted or the snorkelors of Trunk Bay . |
| 11 | This prevalent masculinity does not change in the Christian scriptures . |
| 12 | But this generous accolade does not mean that we are resting on our laurels . |
| 13 | This sexual activity does not prevent competition for females and the eventual acquisition of a harem . |
| 14 | This unstable situation did not prevent intense imperial resentment of Charles ' growing power . |
| 15 | This reciprocal position did not make for sincerity and real understanding . |
| 16 | Again , most women have at some time come across specimens of English anti-feminism , though the geography of this unpleasant addiction does not follow national boundaries or even religious ones although both have their own special effects . |
| 17 | This joint initiative did not preclude individual mediation efforts by GCC member states : in 1985 Saudi Arabia promoted an exchange of foreign ministers ' visits with Iran and made other efforts to overcome the estrangement between the two countries resulting from the Eagle-Phantom air battle and Iran 's resentment of Saudi and other GCC support for Iraq . |
| 18 | But this perfect happiness did not last long . |
| 19 | The imagination which produced this imposing structure did not extend to the interior . |
| 20 | The resonance of this fine building did not do much for the choir 's inaccurate diction , but made amends by enriching the gracious stone quality of the singing in Haydn 's Little Organ Mass and Faure 's Requiem . |
| 21 | ( This ideal model does not correspond to the facts . |
| 22 | This bearish tactic does not work as well as in a stock market , for art works are widely dispersed , and decisions to buy or sell may be thoroughly unpredictable . |
| 23 | While in Germany ‘ there is much common ground between the Bundesbank and the government on economic objectives ’ , it is precisely because Pöhl knew that this national consensus did not exist in the Community at large that he and the German government insisted on means of enforcing German policies on the economies of the member states . |
| 24 | This unfortunate development did not go unnoticed . |
| 25 | Those who talked to Harold Macmillan at this time were sure that this cold politicking did not enter his head ; that he was sincere and only wanted to do the best that he could for the Church . |
| 26 | If this subdued lighting does not encourage the Synodontis to show themselves , I will add a fluorescent light on a time switch . |
| 27 | Quite often , this forced identity does not fit those prior features . |
| 28 | This latter provision does not prevent the determination or disposal from being taken into account as a transfer of value by the beneficiary in arriving at the rate of tax payable in connection with all subsequent transfers of value by him . |
| 29 | Of course , what became this major achievement did not happen overnight . |
| 30 | This competent reader does not have to be an adult : much of this activity takes place when adult and child , or child and child , or child and teddy bear explore a picture book . |