Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] and [verb] [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Car lights came round a bend from that direction and seemed not to be travelling too fast . |
| 2 | Having heard all the horror stories about being nicked for speeding in the US , I was pleasantly surprised to find that most of the traffic was travelling at about 70mph , so I set the cruise control at around that speed and tried not to look conspicuous . |
| 3 | It should be noted that the stages are defined purely for the purposes of this review and do not feature in the National Certificate Catalogue . |
| 4 | The Court was not asked to consider the effects of this violation and did not do so . |
| 5 | Oh yes , that was certainly true : did n't she love this child and did n't she love Charlie ? |
| 6 | The Association has pressed for a clear-cut answer on this issue and has not received it . |
| 7 | At the beginning of the story , Montag is happy to do this job and does not question the law he enforces but , as the book progresses , through his friendship with a young girl Clarisse McClellan , he is transfigured . |
| 8 | Mark Flannagan , formerly Director of ASH Workplace Services , has been promoted to this post and has not had time to snatch a wink of sleep since . |
| 9 | Existing employers and partners can also have a lot to say on this point and do not take kindly to large chunks of their work being removed by an exiting employee . |
| 10 | ‘ We are well aware of this danger and do n't blindly accept what people say , ’ states Malcolm Smart . |
| 11 | Fifthly , although the fact is often overlooked by philosophers , we commonly talk of causes in situations where we are attempting to explain some event and have not yet done so . |
| 12 | She went out early this morning and has n't returned . |
| 13 | Laing had worked some fiddle and had n't minded being caught ; he said he 'd proved that the state only acknowledged the work of mothers when they did n't do it … |
| 14 | Self-belief has been a problem this season and has not been helped by narrow defeats against Wasps ( 11–7 ) , Saracens ( 13–12 ) and London Irish ( 12–9 ) and a 9–9 draw with Rugby . |
| 15 | Black could operate on the right for there is no challenge now from Robbie Dennison ( Wolverhampton Wanderers ) who did not sign his new contract until earlier this week and has not played a first team game this season — missing out also on the club 's Scandinavian tour . |
| 16 | Any branch which receives a gift or donation of this size and does not have the necessary forms should contact its regional office , or the headquarters Fund Raising Department , for advice on increasing the value of the donation even more — at the taxman 's expense ! |
| 17 | I lay there , half crying and pretending not to be hurt , as Charlie continued to pace , flinging flowered clothes into the street below and discussing the possibility of a police force being set up to arrest and imprison rock guitarists who bent their knees while they played . |
| 18 | The Third Division front-runners , who had already knocked Millwall out of this competition and have not lost at home for 12 months , refused to be intimidated , then turned the tables . |
| 19 | In reality , most attorneys have made almost no preparation for this phase and do not really understand it . |
| 20 | Relative to the matter in hand I take it to mean that it is to do with the budget er to prepare for this County and do not er to be the irrelevancies of machination in other places . |
| 21 | Of course , one must also remember that a live pianist will be capable of making mistakes , so allow for some nervousness and do n't get too ambitious . |
| 22 | I felt the screws who did n't belong to this clique and did n't subscribe to it were given almost as hard a time by them as the inmates . |
| 23 | Tamar thought no more about this conversation and did not ask Stephen whether his quest for a new groom had been successful . |
| 24 | The NRA hopes to have the first standards in place by the end of this year and does not foresee any complications caused by the setting up of a single environment agency . |
| 25 | He declared : ‘ I 've played 16 competitive rounds in America this year and have n't been warned once . |
| 26 | You do n't live in this country and do n't do business here . |
| 27 | They think they can get away with it because the residents are new to this country and do n't know their rights . ’ |
| 28 | Landslips , earthquakes and faulting are not everyday occurrences in this country and do not usually have to be allowed for in settlement siting . |
| 29 | The current use of restriction orders ( section 41 ) circumvents this problem and has not led to abuse . |
| 30 | Her husband and children respected her privacy at this time and did not interrupt it with trivial enquiries like : ‘ Where 's my shirt ? ’ or ‘ What 's for dinner ? ’ |