Example sentences of "it [verb] not [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Mrs Funnell thought it better not to call him because you 'd only taken a small dose . |
| 2 | He thought it better not to mention it was he who had been responsible for both his accidents . |
| 3 | Mungo 's head buzzed with a dozen more questions , but again he thought it better not to ask them . |
| 4 | ‘ No , perhaps it has not crossed your young imagination . |
| 5 | He is a good player and it has boosted everyone , but it has not spurred me on to greater efforts . |
| 6 | Yet it has not prevented me from having a very attractive family and being successful in my work . |
| 7 | If you look around for some field that has yet to be used in a crime story and then insist on using it when it has not filled you with enthusiasm , your book will be leaden . |
| 8 | Having always been on the periphery of Europe it has not hindered our successful trading in the past . |
| 9 | Renishaw also experienced increased pressure on margins because it has not cut its prices , but has had to absorb the costs of inflation , for example in pay rises , much of which is paid out in foreign currency . |
| 10 | Apple says it has not decided which products will include Jot , although the technology will be part of the Macintosh in the future , it promised . |
| 11 | It has been changed by the influence of sociology and anthropology but it has not surrendered its distinctiveness to them . |
| 12 | It has not affected his ability , for he has scores of 61 and 62 to his credit , though yesterday 's round in which he claimed ten birdies was his lowest by three strokes in Europe . |
| 13 | We also need to reassure the horse shortly afterwards that it has not lost our affection , otherwise it would lose confidence in us . |
| 14 | For a start , America has proposed that Serbia be suspended from the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe if it has not halted its aggression against Bosnia-Hercegovina by April 29 , the date on which delegates reconvene in Helsinki after the Easter break . |
| 15 | GM has reduced its financial exposure in Brazil , but it has not reduced its long-term commitment : the continuing success of its assembly plants there depend crucially on the quality and reliability of its local suppliers , all of whom need continuing sources of assistance to upgrade their capabilities as technologies and competitive standards shift . |
| 16 | We assume that this is because it has not known what role to play . |
| 17 | Additionally , Rule 5 — 30(2) requires that in respect of a warrant or derivative , before a firm : ( a ) recommends a transaction ; ( b ) arranges or executes a transaction ( even if it has not recommended it ) ; or ( c ) acts as a discretionary manager ; it must have sent the private customer a Warrants or Derivatives Risk Warning Notice and obtained a copy signed by the customer so that the firm is satisfied that the customer has had a proper opportunity to consider its terms . |
| 18 | It has n't prepared me for the outside world ; all it 's done is given me an awareness of myself . |
| 19 | ‘ You 've had everything and everyone your way from much too young , and it has n't prepared you for the big , wide world . |
| 20 | ‘ And it has n't done me a whole lot of good , let me tell you ! |
| 21 | He admits to being a little bit partial to the cakes he makes , but as Cyril says , it has n't done him much harm , has it ? |
| 22 | In an elderly upper-crust voice , I complained about ‘ This business of trying to jam the other chaps ' telephones — y'know , it has n't done us any favours at all , frankly . |
| 23 | IBM talks about doing that , but it has n't done anything yet . |
| 24 | So potential is when it has n't done anything yet , it 's stored up ready for us to . |
| 25 | ‘ It has n't done my reputation a whole lot of good either , ’ Polly blazed at him . |
| 26 | We 'll just have to set it once but it has n't done it . |
| 27 | I mean it has n't done it any good all the in Amy 's bedroom where where it had to put the copydex it 's all got brownish and , has n't it ? you can see where the . |
| 28 | It has n't done anyone any favours . ’ |
| 29 | But it has n't given him much of a clue about setting up a restaurant . |
| 30 | It has n't escaped my notice that you 've gone from five-star hotels to virtual slums . |