Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [verb] [not/n't] " in BNC.

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1 Erm Romans verse and verse four you notice this text is taken from verse twelve , rejoice in the hope and then persevering prayer , but if you go into verse four , what it 's speaking about there , but just as we have in one body many , members , but the members do not all have the same function and then in six to eight he goes on to describe that we all have gifts do n't we differing according to the undeserved kindness given to us , whether er so forth and so faith , ministry , erm teaching , exhorting , all these different gifts , though sometimes if a particular brother or sister does n't have a particular gift and we think well you know that 's a bit hard going I ca n't seem to listen to them , that 's an area perhaps where we could erm be quivering could n't we , or complaining , especially about assignments , you might get speakers that come here from other congregations , and some are better than others are n't they ?
2 Or Ben did n't do it .
3 A Chinese or Japanese speaker or writer does not have to choose between singular and plural , unless the context demands that this information be made explicit .
4 The mere fact of having been cast in the role of daughter , daughter-in-law , son or son-in-law does not automatically endow any of us with the ability to play that part to perfection , particularly when it begins to need more than smiles and pleasantries at family gatherings , and demands qualities of patience , perseverance and insight , and the regular visiting of a lonely and possibly disabled old person .
5 It is advisable for the precise extent of the centre to be readily identifiable and the tenant should take care to ensure that where there is a right for the landlord to extend or reduce the centre , such extension or reduction does not adversely affect the tenant 's use or occupation of the premises and that there is provision for any specific service charge percentages to be varied accordingly .
6 And , even after the invention of coinage , many areas or cities did not use it .
7 The courts have repeatedly insisted that " irrationality , stupidity or obstinacy do not constitute malice though in an extreme case they may be some evidence of it . "
8 Now , the fact that a criminal offence is committed by a trader or creditor does not confer upon the consumer any right to bring an action or obtain redress in the civil courts .
9 While the prospect of cycling through York is attractive the idea of doing the same thing in Newcastle or Middlesbrough does not have quite the same allure .
10 Managing director or chairman does not rate capitals .
11 On the occasions when corporate negligence , indifference , or apathy does not result in employees , consumers , or the public being killed , it often leaves them seriously injured or ill .
12 Whether that was through anger , embarrassment or stubbornness does not matter .
13 For teachers who feel more comfortable with one-to-one meetings than with groups , various kinds of counselling can be sought , and again it may be possible to organize this so that unsympathetic colleagues or superiors do not find out .
14 The agents or lecturers became not only dramatic figures in the theatre of the public meeting but combatants , for example on the occasions when Thompson and some colleagues debated the West Indian Peter Borthwick and associates at Glasgow in 1833 and in 1836 the American defender of slavery , Breckinridge .
15 Maybe the T & G does n't want a partnership of equals , maybe it wants a takeover .
16 In the judgment of the Vice-Chancellor , at p. 102 , ‘ its purpose is not to put the company in a better position than it would have enjoyed if liquidation or administration had not supervened . ’
17 In my judgment its purpose is not to put the company in a better position than it would have enjoyed if liquidation or administration had not supervened .
18 We had n't issued a certificate because the school or college had n't told SCOTVEC of the outcome of the module by filling in a Form NC6 . ’
19 Sometimes parents had stopped the laxative because the stool withholding manoeuvres or screaming did not stop as soon as loose stools were induced .
20 Coopers & Lybrand does not believe that the ED 's proposals ‘ should be issued either in the short term or in their present form ’ .
21 The source of the ivory is difficult to determine , and the question of whether the material derives from elephant or walrus has not been resolved .
22 To our knowledge , early clogging or dislodgement has not been reported .
23 If your school or club does not have group membership already , why not suggest they join ?
24 Briefly ( for MM will reappear later ) , their point was that whether a firm raised its money through debt or equity did not , itself , affect the firm 's value .
25 I 'm a single parent , and I blame myself for the way he is — but I feel it 's too late to get through to him now as talking or reasoning does n't work .
26 Whether it was talking to travellers or just listening to the lads , whether I felt warmth or animosity did not matter .
27 The islanders in their shorts or sarongs did n't look ‘ professional ’ .
28 The earliest large-scale sculpture we have in limestone or marble does not go with the earliest Daedalic ; but the wide acceptance of such an individual style is most naturally explained by supposing it the creation of one artist or school producing major works at major sanctuaries .
29 Auditors are normally concerned with ensuring that the accounts of a firm are an accurate record of its financial position and that employers or directors have not been absconding with the funds or ‘ fiddling the books ’ .
30 A true dye or stain does not leave anything on the surface that will obscure the grain , unlike a paint which is made by grinding pigments into a binding medium and , because they are opaque , will leave the wood a uniform colour .
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