Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [coord] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Also make sure that cisterns are well insulated with a proper insulating jacket ( or one constructed from loft insulation blanket ) , but do not insulate or put loft insulation under the cistern , so that some heat can pass through the ceiling to the water inside . |
2 | Corbett did not stay but pushed through the throng of people and walked on . |
3 | My own opinion — for what it is worth in view of the two cases above referred to — is that trustees are the proper persons to be assessed in all cases in which the income of the trust estate received by them , or to which they are entitled , is not tax-deducted at source ; and that — in the case of income of the trust estate which is tax deducted at source — they could not be heard to ask repayment of the tax on the plea that the income did not arise or accrue to them but to others , whether such others were income-beneficiaries or capital-beneficiaries . |
4 | However , many of the securities supposedly backing the receipts did not exist or had not been purchased . |
5 | They argue that it is misguided to pretend that these proscribed organisations ( like Sinn Fein ) either do not exist or do not carry massive popular support . |
6 | the package contains modules for which an active DC does not exist or has been raised through another package . |
7 | They may not exist or access to them may be refused . |
8 | When the sentence has been passed , possibly ( as the sentencer indicated in this case ) with the benefit of some mitigation , it is discovered that the means to pay either did not exist or have in one way or another disappeared . |
9 | A contemporary dishonest bill ordinarily involves not an exorbitant disclaimer ( although there are plenty of these disclaimers still in use ) , but a shipment that does not take place , or a vessel that does not exist or disappears without a trace after loading . |
10 | But for certain reasons , which I will mention presently , we do n't want to use it ; so we pretend that it does not exist and hope that no one will be guilty of such bad taste as to refer to it . ) |
11 | The Tories had pretended society did not exist and had bowed to the markets . |
12 | These identifiers can be changed ; the identifiers need not exist and need only approximate to the range required , as LIFESPAN will start and finish the listing with valid identifiers which are nearest to those specified but which do not exceed the range given by them . |
13 | These names need not exist and need only approximate to the range required , as LIFESPAN will start and finish the listing with valid names which are nearest to those specified but which do not exceed the range given by them . |
14 | These identifiers need not exist and need only approximate to the range required , as LIFESPAN will start and finish the listing with valid identifiers which are nearest to those specified but which do not exceed the range given by them . |
15 | These identifiers can be changed ; the identifiers need not exist and need only approximate to the range required , as LIFESPAN will start and finish the listing with valid identifiers which are nearest to those specified but which do not exceed the range given by them . |
16 | These identifiers can be changed ; the identifiers need not exist and need only approximate to the range required , as LIFESPAN will start and finish the listing with valid identifiers which are nearest to those specified but which do not exceed the range given by them . |
17 | These names need not exist and need only approximate to the range required , as LIFESPAN will start and finish the listing with valid names which are nearest to those specified but which do not exceed the range given by them . |
18 | A board of directors could not exist and act as a corporate entity if it were composed of two groups of people , each deriving its authority from and answerable to a different principal body , the one liable to be in conflict with the other ; for it would in fact be a negotiating committee . |
19 | ‘ Why not think and act as Great Britain Incorporate ? ’ . he asked . |
20 | You are old , you are bed-ridden , the work falls to me , you do not think or care , lying here day after day , waited upon and given in to , without worries or anxiety . |
21 | Equipment can not think or solve problems ; humans can . |
22 | Spores of the fungus developing on one particular plant are likely to land on neighbouring plants that are so genetically different that the spores can not germinate and grow . |
23 | ‘ One does not compare or contrast that . |
24 | Faye could not paint or draw while lying in bed , but in the mornings Belinda usually read to her for an hour while she rested her eyes , then left her alone for the remainder of the morning to rest or scribble ideas for future painting projects . |
25 | Unlike babies , we do not eat or drink just because we are hungry or thirsty . |
26 | There is absolutely nothing you can not eat or drink if you want to . |
27 | Father said she 'd not eat or drink till she gave in ? |
28 | It can not eat or drink . |
29 | Preparation , do not eat or drink four hours before your appointment . |
30 | On admission he had an extremely sore throat and could not eat or speak . |