Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why that is so extraordinary is that governors of institutions of that kind tend not to want to give interviews to the press ; they keep their views very much to themselves . |
| 2 | The duty of broadcasting and journalism in the world struggle became not to reflect the truth but to choose what should be true , in the interest of public policy . |
| 3 | Ossie has not signed a contract but we have shaken hands on a three-year deal . ’ |
| 4 | Judges are receiving firearms training from police but have threatened to go on strike as promised protection has not materialised . |
| 5 | English Heritage pays tribute to the work of Wandsworth borough council in ensuring that , if the owner of the building has not done the work , the council has done it and billed the owner . |
| 6 | Remains showing this design can be seen in a number of towns , especially where the city has since declined in importance and later building has not obscured the pattern . |
| 7 | Well , they erm , they use the latest techniques , agriculture has n't become , er , has n't stagnated in the presence of protectionism , because there 's always been an incentive there for farmers to maximize their yields . |
| 8 | But agriculture has not stood still . |
| 9 | The grant has not improved in any real sense to today 's figure of one point seven win wrong one point seven five million and now it 's the government 's intent to reduce the grant by stages until nineteen seventy , nineteen ninety seven it will be removed completely . |
| 10 | What photographer has n't heard of Picture Post — though I suppose the American in me world argue that all those magazines were imitators of Life . ’ |
| 11 | With the coil tap not selected , the toggle switches from the front ( single ) to the back ( humbucker ) pickups . |
| 12 | Avnet Inc 's proposed acquisition of Hall-Mark Electronics Corp has not gone down to well with Standard & Poor 's Corp , which said it may cut the distributors $100m of A-plus-rated subordinated debt . |
| 13 | The illustrations must do something that the text has not done or that the text can not do : ‘ You must never illustrate exactly what is written . |
| 14 | Perhaps this link has n't occurred to you , and perhaps when you consider it , it 'll make sense to you . |
| 15 | Research into classroom interaction has not focused directly on children 's explanations . |
| 16 | Because of privatization plans , British Rail has n't got any rolling stock on order . |
| 17 | of British Rail 's freight business originates in the north-west , is not it strange that British Rail has not talked to the majority of its users already about times and tariffs for the channel tunnel ? |
| 18 | As a student of these matters , surely the hon. Gentleman recognises that in , for example , the past five years , the peak age for offending for a young male has not gone down but gone up . |
| 19 | Nella was thirty-two , an age by which if a blonde woman 's hair has n't turned dark , it never will . |
| 20 | The story has n't changed since we heard it on the radio . |
| 21 | The junior adventure story has not suffered the same extremes of literary discrimination . |
| 22 | Despite the extent of union influence and the predominantly co-operative patterns of industrial relations , collective bargaining has not brought BR and RENFE workers great financial rewards , even as a quid pro quo for job loss and changing working practices . |
| 23 | Provided that the action does not cease under sub s ( 2 ) of s 138 ( that is , the lessee has not paid into court ( sic ) not less than five clear days before the return day all the rent in arrear and the costs of the action ) then , if the court is satisfied that the lessor is entitled to enforce the right of re-entry or forfeiture for non-payment of rent , it shall order possession to be given not less than four weeks from the date of the order unless within that period the lessee pays into court ( sic ) all arrears and costs ( s 138(3) ) . |
| 24 | During intercourse , check that the condom has n't broken or slipped off . |
| 25 | ‘ How are things at 6 Commando area , Piper ? ’ he enquired , ‘ The attack by the Black Watch has not gone too well judging by the number of wounded passing through here ! ’ |
| 26 | All this is not to suggest that political advantage has not had and does not have any effect on the conduct of macro policy , but rather that the evidence and theory presented is consistent with its having a small rather than dominating impact . |
| 27 | This decision has not proved popular and has frequently been distinguished . |
| 28 | Yes , I , I mean , I think , I do n't want to come in there , but I think the difference between the point that you 've made Mr and , and some of the others is the district auditor has n't put a thing in a box . |
| 29 | I have tried to show in this book that though the academic institutionalizing of vernacular literary study which began about a century ago had good , even inescapable reasons in its origins , its later progress has not had the effects the founders hoped for . |
| 30 | And progress has n't stopped even yet . |