Example sentences of "[verb] not [vb pp] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , the banal but important point that things were not that bad over the 1960s for the mass of the electorate , so that those Labour voters who had neither expected not desired revolutionary socialism had no real reason to feel betrayed . |
| 2 | A somewhat more complex issue that has not received adequate attention in Britain is the meaning of the word ‘ profit ’ in the context of trusts , and some of the ideas being discussed resemble the strategies that have caused the Internal Revenue Service to question the tax exempt status of some American not for profit hospitals . |
| 3 | The relationship between the socio-economic character of a local authority ( L.A. ) and its expenditure on education is a crucial issue but it has not received adequate research attention . |
| 4 | Darlington Council , for example , has not received any hardship applications from small businesses since the introduction of the UBR . |
| 5 | Paul Hunter , who runs a coach company which ferries schoolchildren to and from sports grounds , claims he has not received any money from the council for the service in recent months . |
| 6 | * Evidence is growing that BSE may be transmitted through the generations , after a third cow which has not received contaminated feed has been placed under a restriction order on the grounds of suspected infection . |
| 7 | By contrast , LIFFE has not received comparable backing , either moral or financial , from UK banks or the UK government . |
| 8 | Finally , one area which has not received full justice in our coverage is the extensive empirical tradition of examining industries case by case to develop views on efficiency . |
| 9 | Nor do we know , because the Post Office has not adopted budgetary accounting , how these ‘ actual ’ results compare with its budget . |
| 10 | A non-graduate , or a graduate ( Law or otherwise ) who has not obtained full exemption because he lacks one or more of the ‘ core ’ subjects in his degree , is required to take the new Common Professional Examination before the Final ; and this again needs a year 's attendance at a law school . |
| 11 | It has not inherited this behaviour ; it has either worked it out for itself , or learned it by observing another chimpanzee . |
| 12 | If he is a friend , he has not communicated that fact to any member of the inspectorate . |
| 13 | He said that the Commission ‘ has not wavered one iota ’ in its determination to ensure competition . |
| 14 | A post mortum examination has not revealed any sign of injury to the baby . |
| 15 | Therefore the resulting extra money in their portfolios has not involved any increase in wealth . |
| 16 | The Tivoli initiative has not gotten any kind of endorsement from any of the COSE group . |
| 17 | The procedure has not gained formal approval by the International Olympic Committee because it does not give conclusive proof of drug use . |
| 18 | Although , to be honest , we have to admit that the performance of the licensed cab has not reached light speed yet . |
| 19 | They moved to Dallas , and Graham has so immersed himself in the American way of life that I am surprised he has not sought American citizenship . |
| 20 | The existence of the Selby Coalfield has not precluded substantial development within Selby itself . |
| 21 | Well , so nothing , if the novel you have written is a good one and if nothing that you have done in the way of title , type of story , original laying-out of the situation has not broken that contract with the reader which says , " This will be a crime novel , it will entertain you first of all though it may cause you a little to think " . |
| 22 | He has not lost this capacity for pleasure ; by his own account he continues to enjoy his research , and we wish him many more life enhancing years to come . |
| 23 | But despite his permanent paralysis and great physical and mental suffering , Akpata has not lost any love of the game or rugby , which he had first viewed as a boy in Scotland . |
| 24 | Section 47 of the Education ( No. 2 ) Act 1986 has not criminalised corporal punishment by a teacher ( although in some cases striking a pupil excessively was and still is an offence ) . |
| 25 | The principal concern at the UNHCR is that Britain has not given voluntary repatriation time to work . |
| 26 | The Commission has not given particular consideration to the use of music in the services of schools , colleges , hospitals or to every kind of institution . |
| 27 | IBM has not given any information about the performance or processing overheads that this may entail . |
| 28 | For anyone that has not seen this effect , the lace carriage is set to ‘ F ’ and instead of taking one stitch off and transferring it to the next needle , the carriage ‘ hops ’ the stitch across from the one it is on and hooks it on to the next one . |
| 29 | There have been some new houses built in the last few years , but Ottringham is one of the few villages in Holderness which has not seen large housing developments taking place . |
| 30 | Robson , 35 , has not seen first-team action for five months due to hamstring and sciatica problems , but last Saturday he played 80 minutes of an A team game . |