Example sentences of "do not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 61 | Early in the year , SCS could report a record quarter for increases in sales , capital and membership , reflecting a picture of growth over the year that did not dispel fears of the adverse influence of political involvement on trade . |
| 62 | The dismissal of the Foreign Minister Argaña in July for publicly stating that the ruling Colorado Party would never give up power [ see p. 37651 ] did not dispel fears that the government 's undertaking to hold free elections in 1993 would be broken by his " stronista " ( Stroessnorist ) wing of the Colorado Party . |
| 63 | This did not dispel rumours , however , that the resignation was part of an effort to clean up the image of the justice system . |
| 64 | The fact that it was not long after that similar if lesser welfare legislation was introduced is indicative of the public demand and that clerical socio-moral theory did not tally with the people 's experience of reality . |
| 65 | If the second measurement did not tally exactly with the first , it meant that there was something wrong with the patient 's stomach . |
| 66 | As tension at the count at Hummersknott School mounted , a worried gaggle of counters informed the Returning Officer the number of ballot papers did not tally with the number who had cast votes . |
| 67 | We held an investigation and realised that some of the records held by the accounts departments did not tally with the real situation . |
| 68 | And yet … the sun might shine , but it did not shine in her life . |
| 69 | Wilson in particular did not shine in comparison . |
| 70 | In these circumstances perhaps , they did not reinterpret history in each passing generation : experience of the relationship did not produce contestatory reformulations of knowledge . |
| 71 | I did not date the typed copy I made — for Dana could not or would not type , and after we had finished a poem to our common satisfaction , I had to type it out while he rested on the bed — but I am fairly certain it was written soon after I met Dana in that Spanish class for foreigners , which I have noted in my 1957 Letts Diary : ‘ Wednesday , October 16 . |
| 72 | From a study of closely-dated deposits on Hadrian 's Wall , John Gillam did not date any of these vessels earlier than c . |
| 73 | On 19 May a copy of AFHQ 's " Distone Order " of 17 May that all " dissident Yugoslavs " should be evacuated to Italy was submitted to Gen McCreery who saw it but did not date his initials or order any action . |
| 74 | Irina , who did not dress up for Ludens , was wearing a simple faded old dress , frail with much washing , the sleeves rolled up well above her elbows . |
| 75 | Sandra had virtually given up her career to devote herself to the task of keeping house and raising a family , though , in that respect , the relationship did not mature as she had hoped . |
| 76 | I did not remind him that it was I who had replaced the newspaper with mended panes and the sacking with curtains . |
| 77 | He had no time to stand about in the theatre if it did not deliver . |
| 78 | Under the charter-party , payment was to be in ‘ cash ’ into a London bank by a Sunday , but the charterer 's London bank did not deliver a payment order to the owner 's bank until the Monday . |
| 79 | ‘ Because he did not deliver all the papers . |
| 80 | There was some nervousness that perhaps modular courses did not deliver a satisfactory educational experience from the viewpoint of the student . |
| 81 | The defendants paid in cash the balance of £250 but did not deliver the lorries . |
| 82 | Her work entailed taking orders and payments for hampers , but when she was asked to supply hampers to one customer she kept the money and did not deliver the hampers . |
| 83 | But the commission accepts that since the simple offence would cover deliberate foolishness which caused cost and inconvenience but which did not damage property or seek dishonest gain , the penalty should be modest and limited to a maximum of three months ' imprisonment . |
| 84 | The one good thing about the display is that it did not damage any of the glorious neo-Renaissance interiors , originally designed as a bank by A. Weihl in 1892–4 . |
| 85 | The second point that I want to make is I 'm not denying that the western relief road would bring some improvement and if the western relief road did not damage did not cause serious environmental damage , I would not be arguing against it . |
| 86 | But the laboratory 's report pointed out that the sample flask did not bear Yates 's signature , casting doubt on its authenticity . |
| 87 | Sandweg church was different from other churches on the island in that its frescos did not bear the imprint of the celebrated Elmelunde master but of some unknown artist who , it seemed , had neither painted nor supervised the painting of any other works of public art . |
| 88 | It has to be said , however , that despite passionate support from 105,000 fans in the Nou Camp , their performance did not bear the hallmark of European champions . |
| 89 | Numerically , it was an impressive record but it did not bear too much scrutiny . |
| 90 | Frequently , the scientific understanding needed for the progress he wanted to make was not available to him and the work he began did not bear fruit until after his death . |