Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [conj] [pron] [vb -s] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whilst I would apply that proposition completely in most cases , and particularly in cases which affect life , liberty or property , I do not think that it applies in all cases . |
| 2 | Again , how — if at all — does a mosquito perceive its own high-pitched ping as it closes in on its prey , a sound not uttered as it dances with its fellows in gay abandon in a summer evening 's cloud . |
| 3 | I am not suggesting that he arrives at the meaning of Truth as the result of philosophical or metaphysical speculation in a vacuum . |
| 4 | Now a ‘ searching for something ’ or ‘ exploring ’ theme crops up a great deal in drama and there are many teachers who do not recognise that what looks like a tense , exciting , well-focused structure may be no such thing . |
| 5 | ’ It does not specify that it applies to all parties to the conflict , and is thus more ambiguous on this point than common Article 3 . |
| 6 | Although Gibbons has not said whether he agrees with that analysis , he has talked about ‘ a rotation ’ in which new programmes replace older initiatives . |
| 7 | Tell the others with you that they must bow and not speak unless he speaks to them first . ’ |
| 8 | For our purposes , what matters about it is that it is an all-or-none signal , with an amplitude that does not attenuate as it travels along the axon . |
| 9 | I do not believe that there needs to be any inherent conflict between those aims . |
| 10 | I do not believe that it has to be a question of either/or . |
| 11 | He may not believe that it applies in his particular case . |
| 12 | Johnston , saddling his 48th winner of the year , should now go on to achieve his maiden half century , and does not mind whether it happens in the last four days of turf racing or on the all-weather . |
| 13 | The late manifestations involving the nervous and cardiovascular systems seen in syphilis do not occur and there seems to be no risk of passing on the infection to the unborn child . |
| 14 | The electric kettle broke down and will not work unless somebody stands beside it holding in the knob . |
| 15 | The pathogenesis of this finding is not known but it appears to be unrelated to any effect of the diabetic state on platelet prostacyclin receptors as prostacyclin binding appears to be normal in diabetic platelets ( Shepherd et al , 1983 ) . |
| 16 | Restaurants : Dutch cuisine is rich and creamy and comes in large portions ; pork does not dominate as it does in West Germany . |
| 17 | But this does not mean that it has to be uninformed and makeshift . |
| 18 | While levels of poverty show no sign of falling , the fact that life is financially poor for many does not mean that it has to be solitary , as Mr. Hobbes has suggested . |
| 19 | Under the Transport Act 1985 , local authorities had a duty to pay regard to the transport needs of the elderly and disabled , but merely having to pay regard to those needs does not mean that anything has to be done about the specifications that have been laid down by the disabled persons transport advisory committee . |
| 20 | Why do you not realise that it has to be stopped , and that you 're the ones to do it ! |
| 21 | I understand from the promoters that the project can not fail because it qualifies for tax reliefs under the business expansion scheme . |
| 22 | Yes , but pretends he 's not watching and he looks over the top of his paper . |
| 23 | McDonald 's does not skimp when it comes to advertising , however . |
| 24 | Would you not agree that he appears to be back to the form of two years ago ? ’ |
| 25 | It is to say that one person 's view is as good as another 's , which we patently do not accept when it comes to many aspects of our daily lives . |
| 26 | If he agrees that the position is as we think it should be , why does he not say that he agrees with the proposals in the Green Paper , which we intend to put into legislation ? |
| 27 | The Fourth Gospel , for example , does not lie when it puts into the mouth of Christ words , and whole patterns of speech , which we do not find on His lips in the first three gospels . |
| 28 | Er and we feel that that would be er unrealistic but within the modelling context , we do n't think that it needs to be separately taken into account . |
| 29 | I would like to think you could perhaps mention to Peter if you see him in the next couple of days , I do n't know whether he pops into the office but we , it would be nice if you could if you could mention |
| 30 | I do n't know whether he lives on campus or in the village . |