Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] for [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While I appreciate that in many cultures a woman 's failure to marry can have serious socio-economic implications which may not exist for many women in the UK , I was distressed by AI promoting this view of marriage as the raison d'etre of a woman , and of a woman whose hymen has been perforated as ‘ damaged goods ’ . |
| 2 | The twenty heads of British missions abroad in 1816 , when the effects of the country 's long political isolation during the Napoleonic wars were still being felt , had increased to thirty-seven by 1860 ( mainly because of the emergence of new independent states in Latin America ) ; but the changes of the 1860s swept away many of the smaller legations in Germany and Italy , and the establishment of diplomatic representatives in China , Japan and one or two other non-European countries in the second half of the century did not compensate for these losses . |
| 3 | This is another area where liability may not emerge for several years , as in the case of industrial disease . |
| 4 | In truth , the full non-payment picture will not emerge for several months yet — but those who argue that Scotland is now experiencing the calm before the political storm could well be proved right . |
| 5 | As a result , you may have little practical alternative but to agree to increased working hours or to work in a different area , despite the fact that the contract does not provide for such things , if they are commercially necessary from the point of view of the business . |
| 6 | It thus seems that B II conformations do not occur for these steps . |
| 7 | ‘ I have been knocked off by bicycle by a negligent driver and although not seriously injured , I can not work for several weeks . |
| 8 | In the 1880s , the large herds of the kingdom of Karagwe in western Tanzania were severely depleted by rinderpest , and did not recover for several decades . |
| 9 | If the tradition still exists today — and it appears that it very much does so — it implies that the United Kingdom does not have for many loyalists a natural character of statehood in the way the Southern state has for catholic nationalists . |
| 10 | The government hopes the judges will not prevent ratification and will not call for any changes in the treaty . |
| 11 | Although it made him uneasy , he could not tell for some moments what it was . |
| 12 | Darwin 's theory on evolution does not mean for many Christians , no some Christians do not accept Darwin 's theory of evolution . |
| 13 | We have all heard of the addiction caused by long-term taking of tranquillisers but did you realise that the effect of sleeping pills can last well into the following day and many antihistamines ( commonly taken to relieve colds or allergies ) can make you so drowsy that you should not drive for some hours after taking them ? |
| 14 | I happen to know that you have created life through some accident — yes , Victor , an accident , for all your deliberate intent , because understanding of flesh , limb , and organ grafts , of immunology , and a dozen other -ologies , will not come for several generations . |
| 15 | planning applications and er er items relating to Poor Lane , er and also the traffic on Station Road later on , er I think it 's rather complicated to talk about all of these at at one go , because I know er different members of the public have come for different reasons and perhaps , for the moment , I 'll not ask for any comments about Mr Smith 's proposals on Poor Lane , er nor er comments about Station Road , er but I will ask you if you want to refer to planning applications , er we have three planning applications , one is to extend the car park behind the pub , one is for a change of plan to one of the houses on the development adjacent to us , er and the third one is er er the plans submitted by Grant Development at Thorney , erm , I suspect most comments will be about the last , er perhaps I should ask first if anybody wants to make any comments about proposals behind the reindeer in , or at Chapel cottage site , does anybody , er in the public want to mention those erm , well we will go on to the one at Thorney then , and you 're Mr Walker ? |
| 16 | This extreme reductionism has failed simply because elements such as Pavlov 's ‘ conditioned reflexes ’ can not account for all aspects of behaviour . |
| 17 | However , the tendency has been to assume that if behaviourist notions can not account for all aspects of language learning it can not account for any . |
| 18 | The model involving hydrogen bonding to guanine also does not account for some features of cleavage at GpN sites . |
| 19 | Clayey deposits are not found below unit I ( refs 6 , 15 ) implying that climatic change alone can not account for these sediments . |
| 20 | The solution is to invest money which you wo n't need for some years , say five or more . |
| 21 | Immobile , barely breathing , Maria did n't speak for several seconds . |
| 22 | Of course , this wo n't work for all cases if any of the last three fields are sometimes blank , although the WHILE condition could be amended to ‘ NOT ( ISBLANK ( [ Field13 ] ) AND ISBLANK ( [ Field14 ] ) AND ISBLANK ( [ Field15 ] ) to trap some of these . |
| 23 | I do know about actresses such as Patrice Charbonneau , who did n't work for several years after starring in the lesbian love story Desert Hearts . |
| 24 | Clearly the tiny outpost was awaiting demolition , but maybe that would n't come for many years . |
| 25 | erm On occupational health , and I do n't plead for those figures , because for a time , until Helen left to have her baby , we were fully staffed , and the number of inspections and the number of notices served and the number of prohibition notices served are very encouraging indeed . |
| 26 | ‘ Farmers do n't care for those plantations , ’ Mrs Knelle went on . |
| 27 | Having got this far there 's no reason why John Peel should n't continue for many years to come and it 'll certainly be a sad day if he ever does decide to hang up those headphones . |
| 28 | Having got this far there 's no reason why John Peel should n't continue for many years to come and it 'll certainly be a sad day if he ever does decide to hang up those headphones . |