Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can not insulate a man … |
| 2 | The thought of it filled her with an immense regret because a child could not stay a child there would be men ( a man she hoped ) in Nicandra 's life , Aunt Tossie thought with pity and some disgust — her mind scampered hurriedly from the contemplation of a subject not forbidden so much as not existing for her . |
| 3 | The voice , so accustomed to obedience , continued in courtesy , but its ring of conviction was sharpening , and Miranda sensed that Anthony Everard had reached the point when , if he could not phrase a command as a request , he would assert his authority undisguised . |
| 4 | " I 'm not seeing a girl , " Patrick insisted with a grin , his sister was as eager to see him married off as his mother was against the idea . |
| 5 | Like most of the nomes who had been born in the Store he hated looking up and not seeing a ceiling . |
| 6 | Isabel walked over to the window and stared out , not seeing a thing . |
| 7 | Perhaps it was also relief at not seeing a flood of overpriced Japanese owned art back on the market , or the sense that the cloud of economic recession might be lifting . |
| 8 | He made detailed admissions and at the end was asked whether not seeing a solicitor had made any difference , He said not , but would like to see a solicitor , and refused to sign the notes of interview until he had done so . |
| 9 | Further support for the view that there does not exist a principle such as Woolwich contend for is to be found in statutory provisions for the recovery of imposts which should not have been paid . |
| 10 | I faithfully promised not to breathe a word to ‘ my friend ’ , went back to the room and sought Brian 's opinion . |
| 11 | As he plunged his fork into the confection Therese reflected that it was very difficult not to like a man who enjoyed life as much as Willi Zimmermann . |
| 12 | ‘ That 's not stopped a lot of men . ’ |
| 13 | He must get this right , not make a fool of himself by stumbling over the words , not using the correct terminology or not knowing which fish he wanted . |
| 14 | How could a musical instrument not make a noise ? |
| 15 | Now , though , the group is seeking to , if not make a return to its fame of the 70s , then at least heighten public awareness of its work . |
| 16 | I was instructed not to be too early — to wait quietly outside the entrance and not make a nuisance of myself . |
| 17 | I must do the watering carefully , I told myself each day — not make a mess . |
| 18 | energy council , I 'm not make a bid , we 've just , er we 've just heard , what I think is a , is an example of enlightened and model practice , so praise is on the superfluous , but I think we 're probably not typical of of the business sector in being so enlightened , and my question is only a wide one , and it is this . |
| 19 | No , I 'm sorry three times I 've said it , it is not make a face at the end of the chorus , it 's there it , and there is just one way , the chorus says if you want to be happy and have a happy face and spread a little joy around then there is just one way , then you make the face |
| 20 | And er they just used to go and have a quiet word and not make a fuss , no bother no nothing . |
| 21 | You could fill it up with people and not make a penny — would n't even cover our costs . |
| 22 | You wa , if you think of those soaps , I bet , I 'm convinced you could miss six weeks of the soaps and still not lose a minute of the plot . |
| 23 | I do not think a museum should continue to grow ad infinitum ; on the other hand , I believe we should put on periodic exhibitions as a way of gradually familiarising the public with the full range of our artistic riches . |
| 24 | ‘ We do not think a thought ’ in the same sense in which we ‘ think Herodotus is unreliable ’ . |
| 25 | My hon. Friend has made the point clearly and I am grateful to him for doing so , in view of which I do not think a debate is necessary . |
| 26 | It would be tedious to quote more than a few examples of the evidence from parliamentary commissions , the STC , union reports and surveys etc. , but the following quotations are typical : " About the only work which the women can do is to stand or sit at their formes and set up type ; and to distribute the types back again into the cases , but of course this is only a portion of a compositor 's work " ( an employer ) ; " " As far as mere type-lifting is concerned , she may do , but there is other rough work in connection with compositors " work which I do not think a woman is qualified for " ( a union leader ) ; " Women … get the best , i. e. the simplest jobs … they are kept always at pretty much the same kind of work " ( an employer ) . |
| 27 | Would you not think a statute prohibiting abortion except in the case of rape distinctly better than a statute prohibiting abortion except to women born in one specified decade each century ? |
| 28 | A survey by The Booksellers Association last year showed a take-up of only 32% — a significant lag behind other industries — with 24% not using a computer at all . |
| 29 | Not using a Teeger Or a Safari ? |
| 30 | In some cases this may even mean not using a page makeup package at all but rather a high-powered word processor like Lotus Manuscript , Word or WordPerfect 5.0 . |