Example sentences of "not [verb] [noun pl] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was perhaps evidence of some restraint that Elena did not oblige Romanians to praise her for her own inventions , but only those expropriated from others . |
| 2 | These must not be sung in the unfamiliar acoustic of the Church hymn , but suitably doctored so that they do not make shoppers stop their trolleys to listen . |
| 3 | What Labour Members say makes it sound as though they do not want parents to know what the schools that their children are attending are like . |
| 4 | In many parts of the Asian elephants ' range the slaughter began with the coming of colonial man , who not only shot for sport but also cleared the forest for rubber and other crops and naturally did not want elephants to undo his good work . |
| 5 | Historic Scotland listed it as being of international importance , but the National Heritage Memorial Fund decided not to support plans to preserve it . |
| 6 | She did not need diamonds to complete her magnificence . |
| 7 | The aim here is not to encourage hauliers to do their own conveyancing , but to ensure they are better equipped to appreciate what the solicitor or other ‘ expert ’ is doing on their behalf . |
| 8 | Talk too much , and not let others have their say . |
| 9 | We can not expect voters to leave their conscience behind them when they go to the polling booth . |
| 10 | I am always surprised that clubs will happily buy an expensive tractor to pull gliders back , but will not provide aids to make it all less strenuous and time-consuming . |
| 11 | And six out of ten of the companies that do not use PCs said they would never buy a computer at any time in the future . |
| 12 | Similarly young children resort to screaming because they can not use words to describe what they want . |
| 13 | Those who were not wearing helmets let their hair flow freely , so that it moved like seaweed in the ventilation breeze near the roof . |
| 14 | There is not a US coastal state which is not considering measures to preserve its coastal regions and the Environmental Protection Agency has put the cost of protecting cities against a one metre sea-level rise at between $73 and $111 trillion . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , my Mum told me not to let boys fondle me or kiss me now I 've started me periods , otherwise , if I did , I 'd soon be having a baby . ’ |
| 16 | The shift between 1931 and 1951 is particularly significant , since the former census was taken during a period of heavy unemployment when employment opportunities for older workers were at a low level and public opinion did not favour efforts to promote it ; whilst in 1951 the exact opposite conditions prevailed . |
| 17 | also do a compress on the file afterwards to save bandwith when sending to other unix-systems ( ie ‘ compress strach.gif.UU ’ — the new file will be called strach.gif.UU.Z ) ( do net send the compressed version to people with PC 's — they might not have programs to uncompress it ) |
| 18 | Looking her potential clients right in the eye , she would say : Women buy your products , why not have women help you publicise them — women understand women " . |
| 19 | Did he not have lawyers to advise him ? |
| 20 | The hallway was sleazy in the extreme , plaster falling from those portions of walls that did not have posters holding them together . |
| 21 | These included the H2S and Gee indicators and the IFF Transmitter/Receiver , although some of the boxes did not have connectors attached which will have to be made up . |
| 22 | Early astronomers did not have telescopes to assist their observations , but nevertheless they had a full knowledge of the skies . |
| 23 | The fact that I do not have envelopes causes me physical pain . |
| 24 | Just as you do not wish others to inflict their desires upon you , you must leave it to them to be free to follow their own direction in life . |
| 25 | ‘ Should they not take precautions to prevent themselves inhaling this dust ? ’ |
| 26 | It is important to note that a void charge still remains valid against the company and there is no reason why the chargee should not take steps to enforce it . |
| 27 | I would certainly not encourage women to have their level tested since cholesterol is not a strong predictor of coronary disease in females . |
| 28 | Payment on this basis is related to hours of attendance and does not encourage operatives to increase their productivity . |
| 29 | That is a serious situation , for which the Government must take some responsibility , because they have not introduced policies to correct it . |
| 30 | In a radio address broadcast early on May 22 President Ramaswamy Venkataraman urged people to " maintain the utmost calm " and " not to allow passions to overtake them " . |