Example sentences of "not do [adv] " in BNC.
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| 31 | A candidate who does not do well enough in the written examination for the Master 's degree , but who otherwise attains a satisfactory standard , may be awarded the Diploma . |
| 32 | A relative novelty for this important property was that , for once , Sotheby 's did not give the consignor a guarantee , correctly judging that with material this good there was little reason to feel the sale would not do splendidly . |
| 33 | Under other constitutional systems , one can detect a vague principle that a parliament can not do indirectly that which it can not do directly , but there is little authority for such a doctrine here . |
| 34 | These are things Europe can not do effectively on its own . |
| 35 | It was a bridesmaid 's dress , left over from her cousin 's wedding in Charters Towers last year , and she had not worn it since , but the brief glimpse she had had of the other female guests had told her that her more casual outfits would not do tonight amongst the Hamiltons ' sophisticated entourage . |
| 36 | Psychologism , through its influence in marriage guidance and churches , and also through its effects in the world of work — in personnel management , for example — is able to link the two spheres in a way religion used to be able to do but can not do any longer . |
| 37 | It can not do any better than this since this is the iso-vote line which is tangential to the relevant Phillips curve . |
| 38 | Naturally I did not do quite that sort of thing again . ’ |
| 39 | And we 're looking to , to do similar transactions in the U K , but of course with the lack of , or the reduced competition in the U K we , we may not do quite as well . |
| 40 | On a more phenomenological level , if we wanted some visual analogue to the associationist view of mental life we could not do much better than think of one of those ‘ psychedelic ’ slide-shows popular in the late 1960s , in which lights were projected through oil , producing coloured globs which met , merged and repelled in a series of kaleidoscopic patterns . |
| 41 | Despite all their expectations ( and ample campaign funds ) they did not do much better than the GCP in 1954 . |
| 42 | He might not do much talking back himself . |
| 43 | The Kennel Club defend themselves against accusations that they do not do enough to curtail irresponsible breeding . |
| 44 | This results in accusations that it does not do enough on single issues . |
| 45 | The allegation was that she did not do enough to help her , and over a period of time this had made the carer extremely angry , and at the same time made their mother dissatisfied about the care she was receiving . |
| 46 | At the same time , the committee believed , some West Indian parents did not do enough to support schools and teachers . |
| 47 | ’ Lucienne Palmer : ‘ I was so greedy for Oxford Life that I simply did not do enough work , I know . |
| 48 | Mrs Donaghy and Patricia McKeown , deputy regional secretary of health service union , UNISON , agreed that management do not do enough to support staff . |
| 49 | Even at 70 , the energetic Mr Chance can not do enough for those he feels have been restricted in their activities and their education and have little or no chance of mixing with the community . |
| 50 | The fact that the group 's thorough investigation failed to reveal the existence of this mini ‘ statement of purpose ’ either in print or [ more likely ] in preparation could speak volumes for their assertion , repeated at regular intervals , that British Gas do not do enough internally to publicise environmental efforts . |
| 51 | ‘ The directors could not do worse if they tried , ’ commented Fernando Calazans , a leading newspaper columnist . |
| 52 | So widows in large houses ( who always feature prominently in arguments about property taxes ) will not do as badly as under the rates . |
| 53 | Because of the recession , there is a prospect that more of that money will flow back out of Washington afterwards in refunds to taxpayers who did not do as well as in the past . |
| 54 | It did not do as much for his career as Midnight Cowboy did for Jon Voight . |
| 55 | Could the scheme not do as much for other underestimated residents ? |
| 56 | Roger did not do as well as hoped in his ‘ A ’ levels , but will probably go to Birmingham to do a BSc in Computer Engineering . |
| 57 | Selfridges did not do too badly , thanks to returning tourists , but a £7m cut in non-shoe retailing profits reflects a shocking period 's trading at Wallis and Horne . |
| 58 | ‘ Besides that we did not do too badly ’ said Sanderson . |
| 59 | My Mum also ran in the Mum and Dads race which my mum did not do too well . |
| 60 | She would not do very well on any test of strength , stamina , or suppleness . |