Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] do not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The problem exists in the way people used or did not obey the contracts between us , ’ argued Mr Thomson . |
| 2 | As Spence ( 1975 ) says , " the firm , in large part , consists of non-market institutions whose function is to deal with resource allocation in the presence of informational constraints that markets handle poorly or do not handle at all " ( p. 164 ) . |
| 3 | In the WFS , however , those women were considered " fecund " who were either pregnant or did not report fecundity impairment . |
| 4 | By and large the evidence which Engels and his contemporaries saw as significant of the high status of women in primitive societies is often wrong or does not signify what it was believed to mean . |
| 5 | Many people are illiterate or do not understand the technical language , so people learn by word of mouth or various other processes that money is available . |
| 6 | All kinds of life experiences go into the making of an old person who enjoys this and does not enjoy that . |
| 7 | Many , many , of course , recognise this and do not show their gratitude with gifts , much and all as the staff might greatly be surprised by it . |
| 8 | Usually they really believe this and do not accept that they have made a mistake . |
| 9 | But the majority of policemen and women we encountered were not like this and did not engage in little acts of subterfuge to limit what the field-worker saw or heard because either they had nothing to hide or , more rarely , they were not concerned to conceal it . |
| 10 | My Lord Mayor , at the Economic Strategy Sub-committee meeting recently , we were asked to adopt from Florence , an objective two statement which was not clear and did not translate precisely . |
| 11 | All members of the ‘ dependent population ’ are equally dependent and do not present varying social costs of support . |
| 12 | At Prudential Assurance , the following terms apply to members of staff who travel daily and do not move home : |
| 13 | Make sure that the horse stays calm and does not work himself into a frenzy . |
| 14 | Always stay calm and do not allow others to drag you in to a conflict of personalities . |
| 15 | HISTORIC war department buildings in Essex are being restored to their former glory.Jobless volunteers have started clearing overgrowth from around the wartime buildings at Beacon Hill , Harwich , paving the way for full restoration work in the future.The work is being organised by NACRO , the National Association for the Care and Rehabilitation of Offenders , on behalf of the Essex Training and Enterprise Council.Project supervisor Ray Rawlinson said the 18 people working at Beacon Hill were long-term unemployed and did not have criminal records.The buildings date back to the Napoleonic wars were updated during the first and second world wars . |
| 16 | He had supported Pennethorne 's design because it was the cheapest and did not encroach on the park , but if they abandoned that design they were bound to take the first prize design , ‘ but as there was some difficulty about that ’ , it should go to the second prize-winners . |
| 17 | The argument that the court should take account of the fact that the wearing of a seat belt would have caused other injuries of a different nature was rejected as a matter of principle in Patience v Andrews [ 1983 ] RTR 447 : it is respectfully submitted that this decision is wrong and does not give effect to the provision in s1 of the Law Reform ( Contributory Negligence ) Act 1945 , that damages should be reduced to such extent as the court thinks just and equitable . |
| 18 | She did not scream and weep — at least in front of him — when things went wrong and did not have a reputation for being raucous about women 's rights . |
| 19 | If a Rottweiler is eligible for registration with the AKC , he can compete at any licensed dog show , as long as he is at least six months old and does not have a disqualifying fault . |
| 20 | While methods can be undertaken to contain the release of toxic fumes , most incinerators presently in use are between 13 and 15 years old and do not meet the pollution safety standards required . |
| 21 | A band could sign a recording contract , or receive income from live performances or session fees ( the receipt of prize money from a talent contest is tax free and does not give rise to taxable income unless this occurs on a regular basis ) . |
| 22 | When he applied to the court for permission to marry , as he was required to do since he was under twenty-one and did not have a recognised guardian , the magistrate at Bow Street refused ‘ as he was not in favour of a British girl marrying an alien ’ . |
| 23 | Each such report was unqualified and did not contain a statement under Section 237 ( 2 ) or ( 3 ) of the Companies Act 1985 . |
| 24 | For example the interviewer may preface a clutch of questions with a general phrase such as , ‘ I 'd like to talk a little about your home background ’ , or ‘ Let's take a look at the sort of experience you have had in the retail business ’ , so that you will find yourself keeping your answers to the subsequent questions pertinent to the area in which the interviewer is interested and do not wander off the point . |
| 25 | When the French were here they had much freedom in the camp because they were sensible and did not try to escape . |
| 26 | Since the noises in the House of Commons in 1927 and 1928 , the bishops sanctioned or winked their eyes at various modifications which were sensible and did not mind that they were illegal . |
| 27 | The device with the suffix ‘ B ’ only quotes 180 to 480 and does not attain the level we want . |
| 28 | He looked slightly embarrassed and did not deny that he had . |
| 29 | See chapter 2 and do not look on the last fortnight as the only time to work , even if it does " concentrate your mind wonderfully " . |
| 30 | It anticipated that business failures of established companies will continue to rise into the first quarter of 192 and did not expect to see a significant fall in the level of failures for up to 18 months . |