Example sentences of "[coord] [not/n't] [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Issues discussed include general and reporting guidance for both the continuing auditor ( who audited and reported on the previous financial statements ) and the incoming auditor ( where the previous financial statements were either audited by another auditor or not audited at all ) . |
| 2 | And , because there is a food shortage , the affected people have the choice of eating contaminated food or not eating at all . |
| 3 | Capital equipment ( except in expanding lines like cement ) and , to a large extent , labour employed , remain constant whether or not producing at full capacity . |
| 4 | The sunflower does not learn by experience to turn its head more effectively as it matures , or not to turn at all if it is repeatedly electrically shocked every time it does so . |
| 5 | This tends to suggest that one should look more closely at the characteristics of those sustained or not sustained at home , and at the decision to admit to an institution . |
| 6 | For either student , going at the wrong pace can well mean not learning as much as the average , or not learning at all , and this is true for the highly intelligent student as well as the one with learning difficulties . |
| 7 | From studying Figures 6.5 and 6.6 it will be seen that in hospital there are many potential danger points for contamination by direct contact , for example with infected articles or with hands which have been inadequately washed or not washed at all after dealing with contaminated discharges or materials . |
| 8 | The architect charged a very low fee , but the client disputed it and the architect was to ill-advised ( or not advised at all- as to decide to sue . |
| 9 | These factors are dismissed as inevitable or unalterable , or not considered at all . |
| 10 | The secret of her approach was care in preparation , and woe betide the department that sent her into battle badly briefed or not briefed at all . |
| 11 | Labour support tended to be concentrated in already safe seats while the Tories swung many of the southern marginals , as many of the managerial , professional and small business strata registered Tory votes where they had previously voted Liberal or not voted at all ( Bonham , 1954 ) . |
| 12 | Individuals may also be admitted informally ( section 131 ) or not admitted at all . |
| 13 | Where individuals referred by GPs were subsequently informally admitted or not admitted at all , in no case would the ASW have preferred compulsory admission . |
| 14 | To begin with I found it almost too much to take on board , but it was all extremely thought-provoking and I had to make a decision to put my heart into it or not to bother at all ; it would have been pointless just to dip into it now and again . |
| 15 | When with a group , is it better to laugh or not to laugh at the joke you do n't hear ? |
| 16 | Much of the social life evolves around the poolside , where decisions are taken about where to eat for supper , and whether or not to meet at the terrace bar in the village afterwards . |
| 17 | Or not come at all . |
| 18 | Also , the needles on the needlebed ( plus their latches ) must be in good condition with the sinker posts in an upright position and not bent at a drunken angle ! |
| 19 | ‘ Look at that , ’ he said , and crouched and peered , drawing her in , ‘ a clock , how strange , ’ strange because it was an antique clock with inlaid wood and round brass knobs for legs , it should have been softly ticking away on someone wealthy 's mantelpiece , a china shepherdess on either side , a marble fireplace below , and yet here it was , lying under a bush , and tilted at a curious angle as if it was drunk , and not ticking at all . |
| 20 | The returns for Lothingland and Mutford hundreds , Suffolk , permit a rare glimpse of the mechanics by which many assessments were revalued , under the heading ‘ The namys of those personys forgotyn and not charged at the last subsidie which are to be charged now ’ . |
| 21 | Let us be worthy of that lesson , and not flinch at deaths which are needful to protect a thousand billion other mortals . |
| 22 | This will often happen when counsellees have placed blame on other people and not looked at their own contribution to their problems . |
| 23 | The first programme consists of his first commissioned ballet , Danses Concertantes , the early whimsical Solitaire , and the powerful Las Hermanas made originally for the Stuttgart Ballet in 1963 , remounted for SWRB in 1976 and not seen at the Wells since 1984 . |
| 24 | A problem in studying language is that it is often too close to individual speakers to be observed dispassionately : it is either taken for granted and not seen at all , or is too intimately involved in individual and social identity to be discussed objectively . |
| 25 | ‘ I am to some extent on home ground there , ’ she said , reluctantly and not looking at him . |
| 26 | He said , ‘ Did you have a good Christmas ? ’ , and not looking at him she thanked him for asking and replied that it had been quiet but nice . |
| 27 | The fact that she was doing this and not looking at her old friend made her doubts about this statement less evident , but all the same my mother protested . |
| 28 | The Russian Embassy tells me that this is the first time their head of state has visited London and not stayed at the embassy . |
| 29 | She sort of froze for a moment , tried to smile and not smile at the same time , looked uncomprehendingly at me , turned ever so slightly towards the farther side of the road from me and walked away with quick nervous steps . |
| 30 | The paper path is easily accessible , as it 's just below the top lid of the printer , and not buried at the bottom of the machine . |