Example sentences of "[vb past] not [vb infin] [adv] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | The college authorities did not aim solely or mainly for brilliant scholars or outstanding athletes , but to develop and train those who were capable of a good pass or honours degree . |
| 2 | I should mention that if for any reason we did not go ahead or had to withdraw from publication , we reserve the right to give you adequate notice of our intention . |
| 3 | I should mention that if , for any reason , we did not go ahead or had to withdraw from publication , we reserve the right to give you adequate notice of our intention . |
| 4 | I should mention that if , for any reason , we did not go ahead or had to withdraw from publication , we reserve the right to give you adequate notice of our intention . |
| 5 | However , most survivors did not improve mentally or physically and large numbers remained with long-term disability . |
| 6 | The commissioner confirmed the assessments , but the Board of Review allowed the taxpayer 's appeal , holding that those profits did not arise in or derive from Hong Kong . |
| 7 | and Kaplan J. ) [ 1991 ] 2 H.K.L.R. 215 given on 15 March 1991 allowing an appeal by the taxpayer , HK-TVB International Ltd. , from the order of Godfrey J. made on 9 April 1990 in the High Court whereby he had allowed an appeal by the commissioner by way of case stated from the decision of the Board of Review that the relevant profits for the years of assessment 1980–81 to 1983–84 inclusive did not arise in or derive from Hong Kong from a trade or business carried on by the taxpayer in Hong Kong . |
| 8 | The question of law for the opinion of the High Court stated by the Board of Review was whether , on the facts agreed and proved , the relevant profits for the years of assessment in question did not arise in or derive from Hong Kong from a trade or business carried on by the taxpayer in Hong Kong . |
| 9 | Godfrey J. answered the question by concluding that the Board of Review were incorrect in law in holding that the relevant profits did not arise in or derive from Hong Kong . |
| 10 | This Board rejected both these submissions and held that the profits did not arise in or derive from Hong Kong . |
| 11 | In the Hang Seng Bank case [ 1991 ] 1 A.C. 206 the two transactions which threw up the profit , namely the purchase and resale of the certificates of deposit , both took place outside Hong Kong and this Board held that the profits did not arise in or derive from Hong Kong , notwithstanding the fact that all the instructions to buy and sell originated in Hong Kong and that there was no independent branch office interposed between the head office in Hong Kong and the following transactions . |
| 12 | The electricity authority said the only high-voltage power line had been brought down but it did not say how or by whom . |
| 13 | Respondents who did not live in or near Edinburgh were asked if their visit to the City was for leisure purposes , or for the purpose of business or study . |
| 14 | He rested his face against his airy pillow , and did not cry out or struggle , and the sighing song of the West Wind , full of fine rain and glancing sunshine , streaming clouds and driven starlight , netted him around and around . |
| 15 | They did not look up or catch his eye , but there was a perceptible tremor along the work benches , a subtle increase in the carefulness and precision of their movements as the boss passed . |
| 16 | He walked to his car and did not look back or glance in her direction as he drove quickly out of the drive . |
| 17 | It did not come easily or quickly . |
| 18 | Either they did not come back or they returned by another route . |
| 19 | There was no mirror in the cottage but I did not know where or how to look . |