Example sentences of "[adv prt] [vb -s] [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whose name the place is in does n't matter very much ; what 's more important is how long the marriage has lasted , what contributions each of you has made ( not just financial — the law considers the home-maker who brings up the children to be just as important as the breadwinner who brings home the money ) , and probably the most important factor , the future of the children . |
| 2 | The question of his knowing , or possibly failing to know that he is in the state he says he is in does not arise . |
| 3 | At issue is who owns the reservoir — and who is responsible for ensuring that the leaky embankment that holds the water in does not give way and engulf a street of houses . |
| 4 | However , that a constraint is built in does not mean that the animal must necessarily be ( like the hoverfly ) capable only of a rigid , predetermined response to any given value of the environmental parameter concerned . |
| 5 | Just cos they came down does n't make the bit of |
| 6 | Lying down does not bring on sleep , only a sense of enormous rage . |
| 7 | Slowing down does not help , and generally the driver is not brave enough or quick enough to try accelerating . |
| 8 | ‘ 17. … article 30 of the Treaty must be interpreted as meaning that the prohibition which it lays down does not apply to national rules prohibiting retailers from opening their premises on Sunday where the restrictive effects on Community trade which may result therefrom do not exceed the effects intrinsic to rules of that kind . |
| 9 | ‘ The criticism we are getting and the fact that everybody is writing us off does n't bother us a bit . |
| 10 | The fact that everyone is writing us off does n't bother us . |
| 11 | One man who is used to spending millions helping finance transport projects is Frank Borgus , he 's helped oversee privatizations in the U S but from his perspective the B R sell off does n't look attractive . |
| 12 | Just because the building societies have a backlog of repossessed homes to flog off does not mean the rest of us should be forced to hang on until January for our rate cut . |
| 13 | Distribution of the cash before striking off does not absolve the directors and members of the company from any liability . |
| 14 | Now whatever Nick brought up does n't appear in there as if Nick never spoke . |
| 15 | Once she 's c more or less caught up does n't have to exactly catch up just have some idea of the basic stuff that they 're talking about |
| 16 | Making a decision not to take the next step up does n't have to be permanent , of course . |
| 17 | Being of a so-called good family does n't mean much these days , and the sort of money required to keep things ticking over a few years back does n't get you anywhere now . |
| 18 | I think they were playing on the , the sheet I 'd sent back does n't say that we had n't had any official conformations , still did n't , although we had , had it on the telephone we had n't had anything written . |
| 19 | Referring the problem back does not allow the counsellor to fall into a trap , for most people will normally do what they want to do , regardless of the best-intentioned advice . |
| 20 | Finding out does n't have to be chore , so if you have any questions call the Action Team and they 'll put you in touch with someone who can tell you exactly what help you can get . |
| 21 | you see the , the doctor does n't , the doctor that came out does n't know his case and , well I do n't think |
| 22 | The car owner who leaves his car with a garage for repairs to be carried out does not consent to the garage having possession in its capacity as a mercantile agent ( i.e. as a dealer ) . |
| 23 | However , having read the notes accompanying the application form , it seemed that the work we wish to carry out does not require the formal Consent , since the work falls under Section ( a ) of Class III of the exceptions listed in paragraph 2 , ie. works of repair or maintainance not involving a material alteration to a monument , and this opinion has been confirmed verbally by British Waterways themselves . |
| 24 | ‘ And of course , ’ he said aside to Charlotte , with a devastating smile , ‘ having a girl like you around does n't make their problem any easier for either of them . ’ |
| 25 | No they may not be wr I I mean the the fact I 'm around does n't mean to say that I 'm frightening . |
| 26 | And it is very stupid for anyone in any position of power to think that what goes around does not come around . ’ |
| 27 | Richard just because the tape 's on does n't mean to say you 've got to lie |
| 28 | So , you finish the conversation , and you just flick the handset , you flick the black button in other words , you do n't fully put the handset down , so you flick the black button and you make another call and the camp on does n't mature , it does n't seem to mature because it does n't seem to be long enough for the computer to recognise that the conversation has ended . |
| 29 | The name under which business is carried on does not appear in your advert . |
| 30 | The Business as now carried on does not infringe any Intellectual Property Rights of any other person ( or would do so if the same were valid ) . |