Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [prep] [det] [noun] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | In my 25 years of watching international rugby I have seen many incidents of violence and can not think of any country that is blameless . |
| 2 | I can not think of any flower that does not press better for being taken apart , although of course you will have to spend time putting it back together again when you want to use it . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , the Minister did not think at this time that it was necessary to end the corporate status of Tanzania 's radio service . |
| 4 | ‘ But I can not comment on any suggestion that he was worried about his exams in any way . ’ |
| 5 | My own society , SOLACE ( Society for the liberation of animals from cruelty and exploitation ) , claims no such thing and I do not know of any society that does . |
| 6 | Consequently he can not approve of any building that wants to draw attention to itself . |
| 7 | It is important to remember that ‘ democratic deficit ’ does not refer to any notion that the Commission is too powerful , but rather to the idea that too many decisions are taken by the ‘ unelected ’ Council of Ministers , and that further powers should be transferred from this body and from national parliaments to the European Parliament at Strasbourg . |
| 8 | On the other hand , there are many cases in which prerogative orders have been awarded against Ministers without any qualm or discussion of the matter ; but it does not follow from this fact that such orders operate as anything other than ‘ requests ’ to act or to refrain from action . |
| 9 | The foreman of the drilling crew said they would not work for any company that is in dispute with the local people . |
| 10 | I would not recommend to this side that they have any truck with that particular perspective . |
| 11 | ‘ In all honesty , though I should be loth to say of any man that he is capable of killing , I dare not say of any man that he is wholly incapable of it . |
| 12 | until one day they could n't think of any way that you could may improve it . |
| 13 | I ca n't think of any thing that would be of |
| 14 | ( We do n't know of many businesses that shut at 3.30 pm . ) |
| 15 | He said : ‘ I do n't know of any government that has actually falsified figures . |
| 16 | Olwen did n't know at that time that the commitment was soon to become twenty-four hours a day , seven days a week . |
| 17 | I did n't realize until this night that the Americans took the Weltklasse so seriously , but I immediately understood why . |
| 18 | Tonight it had been her turn to give way , but agreeing to spend an hour in the Clarence with Colin and Yvonne did n't extend to any pretence that she actually enjoyed their company . |
| 19 | Yet while he did n't much care about the outcome of Plainsong , except in a generally patriotic sense , he cared very much that it should n't fail in any way that would leave a vindictive Foreign Office with a load of blame to distribute . |
| 20 | Chief Supt Barry Stewart , head of Northumbria CID , who is liaising with anti-terrorist officers , said : ‘ We ca n't say with any certainty that we have found them all . ’ |