Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [pron] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The high-cost economies of the EC can not insulate themselves from the world outside — from the more flexible economies of the Pacific Rim and North America . |
| 2 | The windows are richly dressed , though they do not lend themselves to the Kensington approach ; as with Thins , the interior has been face-lifted and made warmly welcoming . |
| 3 | But the hills remain , for these mountain ranges of southern Greece do not lend themselves to the blandishments of the travel brochure . |
| 4 | The loss of full-back Robertson would leave Rangers short in that department but his hamstring injury does not lend itself to the taking of risks . |
| 5 | There is some disagreement about the size of the informal proletariat , which is not surprising given that its informal nature does not lend itself to the gathering of statistic , but most commentators see it representing about 40–60 per cent of the economically active population . |
| 6 | And , like mine , it did not lend itself to the sort of conclusion Berkeley wanted to draw , to the effect that we are not justified in calling material things hot and cold . |
| 7 | Hurley had not forgiven him for the loss of Syrian George , and he was still under heavy pressure from Washington to show results , but in general Coleman made sure they got along for the sake of his back-channel reports to MC/10 Control . |
| 8 | I think we tend to eat much faster , if you like , and , and to take more snacks , and I think it 's interesting that the rise of the use of a coffee table ties in a lot with the rise of people having televisions in their front rooms , because introducing the television made all kinds of changes into , just the way people arrange their chairs , not centring them round the fire any more , and a coffee table 's a very neat addition to that kind of arrangement . |
| 9 | One of the important things is to enjoy the preparation and not make it into a chore . |
| 10 | I 'm not using him as an excuse or anything , but I do feel he 's got a lot to do with the way my life 's been . |
| 11 | Amy 's not using it at the moment , oh goodness me . |
| 12 | Once reconciliation has happened , it is important not to see it as the end of the process . |
| 13 | It will not cover me for the hearing . |
| 14 | The sums involved are very small and do not cover anything like the cost to the NHS of car accidents . |
| 15 | Even if they are forced to jump , they can not cover anything like the distances achieved by the colobus . |
| 16 | The bonus is combined with your normal pension payment for the first week in December , so if you have not received it by the end of that month ask at your local Social Security office . |
| 17 | It may be that the contravener himself has not received anything under the transaction in question . |
| 18 | This , of course , did not affect me at the time ! |
| 19 | He became concerned when he could not locate him on the premises , because Mr Jowett was due to take over the lambing . |
| 20 | It is suggested that we should develop in co-operation , or at least in parallel , with similar organizations , so that we do not paint ourselves into a corner with incompatible technologies . |
| 21 | She would not lower herself to the level he clearly thought suited her . |
| 22 | While you are confused , why not prepare yourself for a chat with your bank manager ? |
| 23 | This suggests that something is amiss with the job definition and , by implication , also with education and training which does not prepare them for the reality . |
| 24 | But do not make one without the advice of a solicitor . |
| 25 | But you can not make yourself into a cricketer . |
| 26 | But he was n't very good , and even to please her ( which was his only motive for practising ) he could not make himself into a musician . |
| 27 | The most frequent trigger to that crisis was career blockage , the realization that they , with the vast majority , would not make it to the top . |
| 28 | Some hard-pressed commuters may not make it to the end of the line . ) |
| 29 | The model does not make it over the top of the loop and starts to fall inverted . |
| 30 | Tie the aircraft down with fixed pickets — concrete blocks and flimsy corkscrew pickets do not make it in the tiedown stakes . |