Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Now that the extension of compulsory competitive tendering has been rejected by the professional bodies , by the whole of the local government world and , most recently , by their Lordships , why will the Minister not admit that the game is up , that the consultation paper will have to be withdrawn , and that the Government must abandon their dogma-driven obsession with privatisation in favour of our insistence that quality and value for money must be the sole criteria ? |
| 32 | Does the Minister not understand why there is suspicion about the motivation behind the changes that we are debating ? |
| 33 | Can the Minister not say " will " rather than " may " ? |
| 34 | Does the Minister not recognise the dangers of fragmenting the health service and destroying the planning framework ; the cost of ever-increasing bureaucracy ; the reduction in choice for the doctor ; the fear that this is a road that leads to a two-tier system in which money comes first and the Health Service is relegated to a safety-net , fallback provision ? |
| 35 | Why does the researcher not include in the questionnaire a question about the person 's favourite brand of cigarette ? |
| 36 | Why did the learner not identify the signs of anxiety expressed through non-verbal behaviour ? |
| 37 | May the House not forget , through the Secretary of State , the workmates of those relatives who I am sure today , as they go about their legal business and pursue their employment , must have their own personal thoughts against the background of Friday 's events . |
| 38 | To ask , for instance , ‘ Why can a person not doubt who , or what , he meant ? ’ ( 7 , 27 ) , is to exhibit one 's fascination by a few , favoured language games and one 's wish to assimilate others to them . |
| 39 | Should a student not complete or withdraw from a programme of studies he/she will , after an interval of one year , be issued with a record of achievement listing the areas of study successfully completed . |
| 40 | ‘ How can a mother not want to see her daughter ? ’ |
| 41 | Why should a politician not peddle policies for which an electorate might wish to vote ? |