Example sentences of "not [verb] [conj] [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | If the child does not know or is too shy to talk a suggestion that ‘ Perhaps mum or dad can remind you ? ’ and encouraging the parents to talk is one way around the problem . |
2 | If B replies no he is inviting A to tell him , while a response of no could be taken to mean that he does not know and is not expecting to be told . |
3 | He , ‘ the seigneur ’ , hears the ravishing beauty of the song , but can not act and is not free ; they labour and act in a practical fashion , but do not hear . |
4 | It is strong and not damaging and is probably the one absolutely essential piece of equipment you need above all others . |
5 | However , a really heavy paper does not impress and is often seen more as ostentation than as a sign of quality . |
6 | The actual source of life is not known and is not to be attributed to the God that mankind can worship , that is , a definable God developed with life , and therefore not responsible for its origin . |
7 | We shall assume that g is known and we shall treat g as the predictable component of monetary growth ; on the other hand , v t is not known and is therefore the unpredictable component . |
8 | For those with an anterior infarction outside hospital , atropine is clearly not indicated and is totally ineffective as the damage to the septum is usually very significant . |
9 | What we 're actually doing is checking the firing pin is n't broken and looking down the barrel to make sure it 's not blocked and is properly oiled . |
10 | The lid does not belong and is slightly later in date . |
11 | So it is fanciful to suppose that Labour 's conversion somehow can not last and is not real . |
12 | And what this means is that from now on the cla lectures will trail the classes , which , which does n't matter and is actually quite er a good thing in the sense that what will happen from now on is that we 'll first do a topic in the class and then I will give the lecture on it the week after , or possibly even two weeks after , which is okay because it means that then in the lecture I can concentrate on filling in the gaps , straightening out the misunderstandings and generally adding to what we did in the class , rather than leading as it were as I have up until now . |
13 | In fact , the MIRAS ceiling has n't risen and is now worth considerably less in terms of the national average house price . |
14 | If a horse is being naughty then you have to punish him in some way — but do n't punish him if he does n't understand or is physically incapable of doing what you 've asked . ’ |
15 | In the Western Fells region covered by the FRCC Scafell , Dow and Eskdale Guide , Al Phizaclea continues to explore nooks and crannies with the philosophy that if it does n't move and is n't already in the guide then it must be climbed . |
16 | Again the internal market has n't worked and is n't working . |