Example sentences of "[vb base] not [verb] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is expensive to buy food that children do not eat and it is very easy for the mother to fall into the trap of offering the child only what she thinks the child still likes . |
| 2 | As a former minister of justice in Sweden remarked , ‘ I do not mean that it is wrong to ‘ humanize ’ the stay in prison — but a cage is still a cage , even if gold-plated' ( Ward 1979 ) . |
| 3 | If it were 20 per cent greater , there would be no less dissatisfaction and unfulfilled demand at the margin ; if it were 20 per cent less — I do not mean if it were reduced by 20 per cent but if it were now 20 per cent less than it actually is , nobody would be the wiser . |
| 4 | Be very clear , he wrote : I do not feel that it is time and thought wasted because the end result is less than I had hoped . |
| 5 | In order to do so I do not feel that it is necessary to ‘ prove ’ the existence of God in the sense of demonstrating with mathematical certainty that He exists . |
| 6 | We just do not feel that it is appropriate that this whole area should now be run from London . |
| 7 | Some books on phonology give exercises on the phonemic analysis of other languages ( e.g. Katamba , 1989 ; Hawkins , 1984 ) , but though these are useful , I do not feel that it would be appropriate in this book to divert attention from English . |
| 8 | Do not think , he wrote , biting his lips in concentration , bending low over the page , blinking to keep the sweat out of his eyes , do not think that it was ever far from my mind . |
| 9 | Moreover I do not think that it can be said that they succeed in righting the imbalance in the symbolism of Christianity . |
| 10 | Whether one accepts that view or not — and I do not think that it is valid in its simple form ( see Fine and Harris ( 1985 ) ) — it is a powerful one ; in that context , the fact that the proportion of foreign assets in UK pension funds ' total investments has risen is a mark of the power that the post-1979 boom in the City 's foreign investment has had . |
| 11 | I do not think that it is fanciful to suggest that public confidence in the administration of justice is undermined by such assertions from a powerful interest group . |
| 12 | I do not think that it is necessary to refer to all of those provisions because they really do not take the matter any further . |
| 13 | I find this a difficult case to understand but I do not think that it can be said to support the Woolwich principle . |
| 14 | And I do not think that it means , as counsel argued , the individuals who inhabit these islands . |
| 15 | I do not think that it was entirely the question of the ownership of Nigerian oil ; more likely they genuinely believed that the Biafrans had no chance of success . |
| 16 | Whilst I would apply that proposition completely in most cases , and particularly in cases which affect life , liberty or property , I do not think that it applies in all cases . |
| 17 | If one decides to give away £5m to encourage the arts , I do not think that it is a very sensible way to give it to my noble friend Lord Archer , who is a very rich man already , and who gets £6,000 a year out of the pockets of taxpayers who are very much poorer than he is . ’ |
| 18 | I actually understood what the Hon. and learned Gentleman said , which is unusual , although I do not think that it contributed much to the debate . |
| 19 | I do not think that it would be helpful to create an additional role for the STUCC at this stage . |
| 20 | I do not think that it matters greatly whether this kind of contract is called a sale or not . |
| 21 | The hon. Lady persists — I do not think that it is because she does not understand — in making the bogus comparison between in-patient and out-patient waits now and in 1979 . |
| 22 | I do not think that it would be proper for me to get involved in what is happening in terms of the Mirror Group pension fund . |
| 23 | Given my hon. Friend 's well-known commitment to productivity , efficiency and careful spending of money in the public sector , I am surprised by her suggestion and I do not think that it is tremendously sensible . |
| 24 | I do not think that it is right for the hon. Lady to knock the national health service in that way . |
| 25 | I do not think that it is a matter for discussion at the special Security Council meeting next week ; it is certainly a matter which remains on our agenda . |
| 26 | I do not think that it is wisdom that is required but if I can do anything , I will . |
| 27 | I well understand why Opposition Members are looking rather depressed today , but I do not think that it has anything to do with catering facilities in the House . |
| 28 | I do not think that it is necessary to provide any more parliamentary time for that . |
| 29 | I do not think that it would be a retrograde step . |
| 30 | I do not think that it would be appropriate for Ministers to get involved in those local negotiations , least of all from this Dispatch Box . |