Example sentences of "not [verb] [conj] [pron] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not think that anybody seriously believes that we can get much legislation passed in the House without his close observance and approval of it . |
| 2 | Also stems are not crushed as they usually are when using scissors or shears . |
| 3 | The point was made in relation to section 6 that goods can not perish if they never have been in existence . |
| 4 | While I am not suggesting that you immediately dismantle an arrangement of flowers , perhaps after a day or two you could carefully remove a leaf or two , and a few flowers . |
| 5 | I do not recollect that we ever tried it , although my father did bring me home a bottle containing two or three sticks of white phosphorus , at the same time showing me the mark on his thigh where , so he said , a piece of phosphorus has fallen while he was attempting to write on a wall with it . |
| 6 | They may think the experimenter wants to know himself and not realise that he just wants to know whether the child knows the answer . |
| 7 | This man was not to know that it very nearly was , by Auguste 's reckoning . |
| 8 | Rumours about that Van Wyk — and therefore such successful current coaches as Harry Viljoen of Transvaal and Natal 's Ian McIntosh — were not considered because they never wore the green and gold . |
| 9 | He is all the better as a witness , since one can not doubt that he genuinely sought instruction . |
| 10 | ‘ The discourtesy shown to me , down to the last detail … was not expected and I profoundly resent it , ’ he wrote to his brother after a visit to the new Prime Minister at Chequers . |
| 11 | Count Hubner thought that the Empress was ‘ more beautiful than ever ’ , and Lord Cowley , the English ambassador , said : ‘ I do not know that I ever witnessed a finer sight than the baptismal ceremonies . ’ |
| 12 | Nevertheless it may be said that Elizabeth Taylor was more often at her best in each successive collection of stories , though I do not know that she ever surpassed the brilliant study of deception in the title story of A Dedicated Man . |
| 13 | ‘ I do not know if I even have strength enough to regain the shelter I have just come from … ’ and her wings seemed to weaken by the second and her eyes to be pained . |
| 14 | In my own drama teaching I rarely use games with a class that I know well , but when I 'm working with a class that I 've not met before I often begin the session with a short concentration exercise and then a simple game . |
| 15 | If one activity is not taxed and everything else is , resources tend to shift to that activity in excess of what would happen if people had free choice . |
| 16 | Third , in many cases policies are not evaluated because they often tend to be unsuccessful . |
| 17 | It does not matter that we already know to some extent what has happened to you . |
| 18 | As long as they are remembered as such , it does not matter whether anyone else thought them worthwhile . |
| 19 | It does not show that it always favours one interest — in fact the contrary seems to be true . |
| 20 | Too often , such provision tended to focus exclusively on slow learners , and took the form of ‘ remedial ’ provision which tended not to remedy and which sometimes created , in the return to the ‘ normal ’ curriculum , extra problems for the child . |
| 21 | This means that if you hate , say , cottage cheese or liver , do not feel that you simply must include these foods in your diet because you have heard that these things are good for you , or because a diet sheet says you must have them . |
| 22 | I do not believe that we ever said to anyone in geriatric care or anyone who entered a home for any other reason , ’ Do n't worry — social security will pick up the bill , however reasonable or however high . ’ |
| 23 | In answer to his last question , I do not believe that it necessarily makes sense for those who may not be fully qualified or experienced to get rid of such waste when those who are involved in a similar business are much better qualified to do so . |
| 24 | Except for the last Albanians in the Labour party , I do not believe that anyone seriously disputes that the process of competition is essential to maximise what is bought for the taxpayer . |
| 25 | We do not believe that anyone actually consciously thinks this way , but when we have helped people work through their emotions , in retrospect , that is what it actually boils down to . |
| 26 | This provision may cause confusion to clients as they will not understand that it only relates to a late completion date . |
| 27 | She did not look like anyone else 's mother . |
| 28 | The edge of the dorsal fin is not tapered and they often exhibit a dark band running along the flank from the eye to the caudal fin . |
| 29 | So here ended my first tour and I could not claim that I ever actually had a clear view of any German target , save that which we did locate with the aid of Jimmy Marks ' experiment northeast of Rotterdam in mid-June 1940 . |
| 30 | They can not insist that you only have their full service . |