Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] they [verb] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | Opponents of the Government have criticised the policy because it makes unions responsible for disruption which they have not organised and in some cases may oppose . |
| 2 | In it young children , with the great enthusiasm children always show for a colourful ritual which they do not fully understand , recite with actions an English nursery rhyme for his benefit . |
| 3 | The results of this approach are that some individuals may be committed to lifelong drug therapy which they do not need . |
| 4 | ‘ It is surely wrong to make unions police unofficial action which they have not endorsed . ’ |
| 5 | The rangers ' knowledge of the areas is extensive and they can identify most of the wildlife in the area — indeed if they see a new plant or insect which they do not recognise they normally check through their reference library when they get back to base to find out what it is . |
| 6 | Similarly , in Bowes v Sedgefield DC [ 1981 ] ICR 234 the defendants were not allowed to rely on a statutory defence at trial which they had not pleaded . |
| 7 | In 1972 the Criminal Law Revision Committee had been particularly exercised by the fear that silent suspects could ‘ ambush ’ the prosecution with evidence at their trial which they did not mention during questioning and which the police now had no time independently to verify . |
| 8 | VALCO got the monopoly rights over ore which they did not exploit for marketing reasons ; and the company operated as an enclave industry . |
| 9 | As the Superintendent put it , ‘ Rehabilitation means learning to work ’ , which included work which they did not like or to which they were not suited . |
| 10 | They ‘ soldier on ’ , and not infrequently find coping strength and skill which they did not know they had . |
| 11 | If the small company audit is abolished , the reason for being authorised will disappear along with a substantial part of their earning capacity which they do not believe they can recoup through selling other services . |
| 12 | They can not use a vocabulary which they do not know , nor relate to what they are in deepest ignorance of ; 5. promote pupils ' own search for a commitment by which to live and find meaning and fulfilment in wrestling with ultimate questions ; |
| 13 | New fairs have crowded the calendar at a time in the market cycle when there has been a sharp decline in the volume of business and in the enthusiasm of American collectors , in particular , to travel long distances to look at art which they do not want to buy . |
| 14 | They made slow progress and as there was no reason for haste they soon made camp again and this time were particularly careful to conceal themselves and their horses among the trees well away from the ride ; they also arranged for watches through the night which they had not done before . |
| 15 | Many analyses of the unions in the 1970s suggested that such political power as they possessed rested on their ability to defy incomes policies over time and veto ( as In Place of Strife ) or render inoperable the policies or legislation which they did not like . |
| 16 | This kind of ability is both envied and disparaged by many Continental musicians , and it can not be doubted that professional English singers often perform music which they have not had time to ‘ learn ’ in any sense of the term that a European singer would accept . |
| 17 | It was almost as though the young man was preoccupied , troubled by some other problem or aspect which they had not touched upon . |
| 18 | That was an order with which it was probably impossible for the health authority to comply , because it has no power , contractual or otherwise , to require doctors to act in a way which they do not regard as medically appropriate . |