Example sentences of "[noun] and [verb] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The composer , Edward Elgar , for example , needed the solitary paths of the countryside around the Malvern Hills and often spoke of hearing songs and sounds not heard by others . |
| 2 | CONSUMER inflation in America jumped an unexpected 1/2 p.c. last month , but economists said the figure was an aberration and did not shake their belief that inflation is moderating . |
| 3 | The waiting patients pricked their ears and tried not to smile and then the surgery door would burst open and eject … a little old lady , pink with pleasure ! |
| 4 | That surviving half-page on Alexandria with its three classes of people is memorable : the Egyptians , " an acute and civilized race " ; the mercenaries , " a numerous , rough and uncultivated set " ; and the Alexandrians themselves , " a people not genuinely civilized … but still superior to the mercenaries for though they are mongrels they came from a Greek stock and have not forgotten Greek customs " ( 34.14 ) . |
| 5 | The eggs of other frogs and toads not adapted to ephemeral pools may take as long as six weeks to hatch . |
| 6 | An inspector and two crews were stranded at Fleetwood and did not get home until 5.00 p.m. the next day . |
| 7 | The density of lamina propria lymphocytes was somewhat increased in most groups of coeliac patients , but this showed considerable variability and did not exhibit the same relationship to dietary status ( Table ) . |
| 8 | Having heard all the horror stories about being nicked for speeding in the US , I was pleasantly surprised to find that most of the traffic was travelling at about 70mph , so I set the cruise control at around that speed and tried not to look conspicuous . |
| 9 | Section 238 only applies to transactions entered into at an under value within two years prior to the onset of the vendor 's insolvency and does not apply to sales by a liquidator as , amongst other things , this is a sale after the onset of insolvency . |
| 10 | On Jan. 28 Uri Lubrani , Israel 's co-ordinator of government activities in Lebanon , said in an interview with Middle East Television that Israel did not object to the Lebanese government deploying its army in southern Lebanon on condition that it took action against terrorist organizations and did not support them . |
| 11 | Applying those rules to the facts of this case the Court of Appeal decided that the word " Practice " in the partnership agreement clearly meant practice as a general medical practitioner and did not mean anything wider . |
| 12 | It is not as it may be interpreted a message of hope that the sun might still wake him but rather one of despair that even the sun is at a loss and does not know how to wake him . |
| 13 | We will never know how that would develop because community charge has been abolished but anyway You will note of course as well that last year in nineteen ninety one , the Conservative Party managers looked at the local election result and decided not to go in June ninety one , cos they figured they would get beaten . |
| 14 | It indicates that you are unlikely to be a person who thinks she knows all the answers and would tend to overwhelm her with advice and urge her to ‘ dry your eyes and try not to think about it too much ’ ; and best of all , you care . |
| 15 | The King closed his eyes and did not speak again . |
| 16 | The men milked with their hats low over their eyes and did not see her . |
| 17 | Sally held her breath as Louise fastened the multitude of little hooks and eyes and tried not to notice the little roll of fat that squeezed out above and below it . |
| 18 | The bedroom felt cold and as Fred sank to the bed with her still in his arms Carrie closed her eyes and tried not to let herself focus on the small round damp patch on the ceiling above the foot of the bed . |
| 19 | Milton and Pooley caught each other 's eyes and tried not to register disbelief . |
| 20 | She shut her eyes and tried not to think … |
| 21 | This was also carried on a division ; the Government accepted their defeat and did not seek to reverse the decision . |
| 22 | These are called inquilines and do not harm the gall insect larva . |
| 23 | Despite the divisions the omens were encouraging , for the communists of all factions had striven to undermine Japanese rule and had not compromised with Japan , as had so many of the conservative nationalists with the exception of Syngman Rhee and Kim Ku . |
| 24 | Patsy 's brother Dennis also played for the club and did not appreciate the secretary 's habitual greeting : ‘ with me bleedin ’ ribs pokin ’ out of me skin , breakin ’ me neck to get at that six and eight ’ ( the initial sum dispensed by the Secretary ) , Dennis Hendren had not wintered well ’ and did not believe Middlesex looked after its players out of season . |
| 25 | The registrar was regarding me over the top of his spectacles and trying not to look at his watch . |
| 26 | The American Stock Exchange has changed its mind and decided not to suspend trading in the Class B and Class C common shares stocks of Wang Laboratories Inc at the close of business on March 31 , as had previously been announced : it says the decision reflects its view that investors will best be served by a continuation of the orderly trading provided by its auction market system , but warns brokers and prospective investors to review Wang 's public disclosures on its reorganisation plan thoroughly before leaping in , and to consider carefully the many uncertainties over the value — if any — of its present classes of common shares outstanding . |
| 27 | The answer to that is that nine times out of ten you do not know what you really want , you do not know your own mind and have not made a choice . |
| 28 | We hope that the Government will listen reasonably to them , because they have been tabled in a reasonable frame of mind and do not make party political points . |
| 29 | Whole brown and green lentils are quicker to cook than other pulses and do not need soaking beforehand . |
| 30 | In practice the court carries out the search and does not charge a fee for this . |