Example sentences of "not [verb] and the [noun sg] is " in BNC.

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1 If the pen 's barrel is not cracked and the lever is capable of movement then it should be possible to repair it for less than twenty pounds .
2 The gifts of the Spirit are not expected and the preaching is weak .
3 Increasing the spring rate of stiffness too much is not a good idea as it transmits forces into the chassis for which is was not designed and the vehicle is also uncomfortable to drive .
4 If B does not yield and the contract is broken , then A 's threat has not caused C to suffer loss .
5 But so often the challenge is not met and the result is a wishy-washy moral parable .
6 Tory polices do not work and the tragedy is that , in Britain every month , 30,000 people join the dole .
7 If the landlord has not opted and the sum is exempt , the tenant reimburses the landlord for the fees including VAT , because the landlord can not recover the VAT on the fees .
8 It saves having to re-type the contract if the transaction does not proceed and the contract is required for an alternative proposed buyer .
9 Now by that he meant that the ends sought should be closely defined and should not change and the means adopted should be effective and they should not change and the consequence is that adversaries then move into er er conflict but the conflict itself is self-limiting in the sense that one side will accept defeat er and , and the consequences of victory and clearly these consequences are not so severe to the state as to jeopardise its existence .
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