Example sentences of "not [vb infin] that [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I was much more impressed by Mr. Kasner 's evidence than by that of Mr. Mahmoud , but I do not think that they differ on any material point .
2 The noise in the Chamber tonight did not do the House great credit , but I do not think that it came from one side alone .
3 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 .
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 Many subsequently returned to their homes , all over the Soviet Union , where the local doctors may not know that they worked at Chernobyl and may therefore not recognise subsequent cancers or other problems as radiation-linked .
6 ’ 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 .
7 The difficulty was that the evangelicals took a low view of the deans and chaplains of colleges , and did not expect that anything run by them would have force and challenge .
8 They did not contest that they participated in the crime ring , but said they had no choice because of pressure from Chinese secret societies .
9 But he did not feel that she looked upon their amorous exchanges as more than innocent dalliance .
10 I do not believe that there needs to be any inherent conflict between those aims .
11 The Prime Minister answered a question that I put to him earlier this year by referring to the fact that he did not believe that I live in the real world .
12 I do not believe that it has to be a question of either/or .
13 He may not believe that it applies in his particular case .
14 But just because adults have the right to choose , it does not follow that they have in fact exercised that right .
15 It does not follow that they understand in any sense that the bottom bricks of a tower support the top ones — although this is something which a leaping animal living in a jungle or an untidy house may have to learn .
16 He was better known as a spirited champion of atheism , so many people do not realize that he believed in God until he was eighteen .
17 The radio can not demand that we listen to it : even if we leave it switched on , this does not mean we are listening .
18 When Butland measures the ‘ skills and talents ’ of general practice he does not appreciate that they rely on stability and knowledge of the patient .
19 Babies can not therefore really be considered to be trained as they do not realize when they want to go , do not indicate that they want to , and do not go to the potty by themselves .
20 I did not wonder that it failed to ‘ shake ’ Eliot .
21 But this does not mean that we swing to the opposite extreme and say that because doubt is a result of the Fall , all doubts are necessarily destructive , negative , even sinful .
22 This does not mean that they speak with one voice — the press has often either been critical or published critical opinions — but there is clearly a limit to government tolerance .
23 Being HIV positive or having AIDS does not mean that there have to be any major changes to the home environment .
24 This does not mean that I like to be led by the nose , but only that I would appreciate a little extra guidance ’ .
25 That does not mean that I approve of what Jem does . ’
26 But this does not mean that it has to be uninformed and makeshift .
27 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 .
28 The fact that the accused 's wife spent money on their flat does not mean that he assisted in the disposal of money stolen by the wife : Coleman [ 1986 ] Crim LR 56 .
29 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 .
30 Why do you not realise that it has to be stopped , and that you 're the ones to do it !
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