Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] [vb pp] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the preference for a ‘ local ’ authority has not led to local government control , considered appropriate for social services . |
| 2 | The eggs of other frogs and toads not adapted to ephemeral pools may take as long as six weeks to hatch . |
| 3 | Well anyway erm they it was interesting , they all seemed rather positive and the reason they were positive is because they perceive him as classless , as somebody who 's actually come up the hard way , who 's experienced the down side of life and who 's nevertheless , through hard work and perseverance and so on , triumphed over that , and actually reached the highest post in the land , and erm they seemed to feel that there was a erm that this was a good thing , that somebody who 's had experience of erm the less privileged side of life , somebody who , and I quote ‘ was n't born with a silver spoon in is mouth , and did n't got to public school and that sort of thing knows more about what 's life for the average person ’ and I agree with that . |
| 4 | How then was it possible that a similar contradiction in the social formation of India , China , and Peru had not led to similar development ? |
| 5 | In fact he was so impressed he agreed to make an allowance towards James 's student fees at St Bartholomew 's , but it had not stretched to comfortable accommodation . |
| 6 | The indications for TIPSS were bleeding from gastric varices ( six patients ) or recurrent bleeding from oesophageal varices that had not responded to repeated injection sclerotherapy ( 10 patients , number of bleeds two to more than 10 before TIPSS ) . |
| 7 | There have been a number of other dukes , earls and barons who were deaf but who have not aspired to political life . |
| 8 | Although these conditions place a premium on the ‘ intangibles ’ of technical and market knowledge , they have not led to full verticality in the firms ' fixed assets . |
| 9 | The authorities have not responded to widespread allegations that he was beaten to death . |
| 10 | Similarly , bleeding from oesophageal varices that have not responded to repeated sessions of injection sclerotherapy is a further indication for surgical intervention . |
| 11 | Although they were filter-feeders like the graptolites the bryozoans have not taken to free-floating planktonic existence — they are characteristic benthic organisms . |