Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [verb] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seeing just how comprehensive a work this is , with factory serial number , date of registration , date of next C of A expiry , owner's/operator 's name and probable base all listed , I can only surmise that the note-scribblers/pocket memo mumblers — many of whom seem not to have the slightest knowledge or interest in the type of aeroplane on which the letters are painted — are performing the latter-day equivalent of the sacred ritual which I and many others who have long since outgrown it once enacted in John W.R. Taylor 's ABC of Civil Aircraft Makings . |
| 2 | The significance of this in the context of this section is simply as a reminder that those groups who tend not to use bank loans and credit cards — generally older people in the lower income and socio-economic groups , and women as opposed to men — probably have not consciously chosen not to . |
| 3 | The first six male entries drawn from the hat will receive a pair of GT 35s while the first six female entries will win a pair of Lady GTs — these are specially designed for women who tend not to want high ankle support . |
| 4 | One senior delegate , who asked not to be identified , said yesterday : ‘ The problem is Lapointe is supposed to be the servant of CITES , not its boss . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ The only thing I 'm worried about is getting up in the morning , ’ said yesterday 's driver , who asked not to be named . |
| 6 | Mr Kumar made comments about referee Roger Wiseman , who asked not to officiate again this season after being struck on the head by a fan when trouble erupted at the end of Birmingham 's Third Division game against Stoke on Feb 29 . |
| 7 | Another lady who asked not to be named sent me her measurement sheet as well as the completed questionnaire . |
| 8 | The chauffeur , who asked not to be named , said : ‘ There was a huge stink but it was all covered up . ’ |
| 9 | But a local councillor , who asked not to be named , said : ‘ It started when a driver parked his lorry by the box while he used the phone . |
| 10 | One victim , who asked not to be named , said he was frightened for his life . |
| 11 | Another analyst , who asked not to be named , said : ‘ It 's not a great surprise . |
| 12 | A member of staff at the centre , who asked not to be named , said : ‘ If there were another six beds here we could fill them without any help from outside . ’ |
| 13 | The woman , who asked not to be named , rang The Northern Echo and said : ‘ I blinked in astonishment as I walked past . |
| 14 | Another resident , who asked not to be named , said : ‘ Everyone has had trouble with the gangs at one time or another . |
| 15 | One nearby resident who asked not to be named , said : ‘ The houses have got to go . |
| 16 | But another Darlington GP , who asked not to be named , said the waiting list situation is getting out of hand . |
| 17 | ‘ We 're ready to go , just as soon as the UN tells us , ’ said one source , who asked not to be identified . |
| 18 | One Llandudno Junction worker , who asked not be named , said : ‘ Morale is very low . |
| 19 | A strong Iranian presence throughout the period 479 — 334 is indicated by chance literary references , such as Herodotus , who refers not only to Persian individuals at Sardis before the Ionian Revolt from Persia of the 490s , but also to Persians being given the land round Miletus after the revolt ( v. 101 ; vi.20 ) . |
| 20 | Derek had an aunt who lived not far from his new Scottish home . |
| 21 | About a year later one of the boys met an old lady who lived not far from the pond and they were discussing the strange happenings when the lady said , ‘ I can tell you a bit about it , ’ and she then proceeded to tell them about the crazy motorcyclist . |
| 22 | Any parent who lived not to far away would be sure to come . |
| 23 | Rather different were those heads who avoided not only confrontation but also contact , taking refuge in their office and resorting to memoranda rather than face-to-face encounters . |
| 24 | On the basis of this evidence , it has been suggested that poverty is the primary cause of the failure to seek legal advice , and it has been proposed that the failure is due to a lack of ‘ legal competence ’ among the less affluent who suffer not only from lack of money , but also from lack of influence , lack of energy and lack of awareness . |
| 25 | The Jacobite cause fell and the indecisive Prince with it , but there were those who fought not for the Stuarts , but for their country . |
| 26 | The labour and material sub-contractor is a sub-contractor who supplies not only labour , but also all the necessary materials to complete the work . |
| 27 | Group 3 comprised biopsies from patients previously diagnosed as having coeliac disease who admitted not adhering to a gluten free diet . |
| 28 | What did the word ‘ delicious ’ mean to someone who cared not a fig about cuisine ? |
| 29 | An illustrative case may be found in the work and practical impact of William Morris , who sought not only to recognize but also to ameliorate the social and aesthetic impact of the machine , partly under the influence of socialist ideas . |
| 30 | Barbara frowned at Leo , who pretended not to notice . |