Example sentences of "not [vb pp] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think at the moment the it 's the Scottish theory , not proven but it looks promising . |
| 2 | There was no tax invoice because the firm was not registered when it billed for the work . |
| 3 | Again , how — if at all — does a mosquito perceive its own high-pitched ping as it closes in on its prey , a sound not uttered as it dances with its fellows in gay abandon in a summer evening 's cloud . |
| 4 | Making war in the twelfth century was rather like going on strike in the twentieth : it was a method of exerting economic and financial pressure on your opponent — it was not intended that it should end in his death . |
| 5 | It may be that it may help those in business understand their own , or their trading partners ' standard terms ; however , it is not intended that it should be used by persons without legal knowledge to draft standard terms without legal advice . |
| 6 | Eric 's name was not given but it was not difficult to guess that it was him . |
| 7 | The effects of the acquisition are not given since it is treated as always having been a member of the group . |
| 8 | It is not given when it is demanded . |
| 9 | Sunlight reflected from a window among the palm trees to lance a sliver of dazzling light at our cockpit , then the reflection was gone and we were at sea level , engines screaming , and I fumbled for the camera , prayed it had not broken when it fell from the ceiling , and took another picture just before Maggot lifted the aircraft 's nose so that we swooped up and over the palm trees that edged the beach . |
| 10 | But Lokata had not realised that it was treading on a defence secret . |
| 11 | The nagging doubt remains , however , that the thing might have looked blue to me , and that I had simply not realised that it was to the thing 's colour that I was expected to respond . |
| 12 | I had not realised that it was even more complicated than I had been led to believe originally . |
| 13 | Tense is not included as it was found too difficult to test within this framework . |
| 14 | Storing the worms is not recommended unless it is done under running water . |
| 15 | Rapid social change is not recommended since it will disrupt social order . |
| 16 | * Reheating coffee is not recommended as it can develop a very bitter flavour . |
| 17 | This is not recommended as it is impersonal . |
| 18 | When fostering a new born animal toe clipping is not recommended as it may encourage cannibalism . |
| 19 | Incineration , for example , can effectively reduce the volume of rubbish but still leaves the problem of non-combustible material ; covering with rocks is not an ideal solution because the rubbish may be uncovered by scavenging yaks , herders and climbers ; incarceration in glacier crevasses is not recommended because it is likely that the rubbish will ultimately reappear . |
| 20 | This was not pursued when it was realised that quite small countries like Ireland could become significant contributors . |
| 21 | The issue of selecting an NSF candidate for the ( as yet unannounced ) presidential elections was not resolved when it emerged that any candidate would be required to endorse Roman 's programme . |
| 22 | Such permanent divergences in character have often arisen in the distinct races of a domesticated species , and in the wild they would be accompanied by an unwillingness or inability to interbreed ; for there , Darwin argues , the reproductive system , with the associated instincts , is not disrupted as it is in domesticated species . |
| 23 | She had obviously not noticed that it was her own number . |
| 24 | The majority of it is in private ownership but livestock are almost always excluded and regeneration of woodland is not prevented as it is in most of the upland woods in the UK . |
| 25 | The contents of the discussion were not revealed but it can safely be assumed Border made it clear he felt Marsh , dropped along with Mark Waugh , should have been spared , not least because of his loyal service . |
| 26 | The Tory party has not said that it would ensure that rural areas do not suffer disproportionately as a result . |
| 27 | Serbia , the only republic that has not signed the EC plan , has not said if it will accept . |
| 28 | The relationships are not named but it might be that STUDENT takes COURSE and that STUDENT has as tutor ACADEMIC STAFF . |
| 29 | To that extent , the EC does not seem to have accepted the ramifications of the post-communist years and has not decided whether it wants to consolidate itself as a rich man 's club at the western end of the continent of Europe , to which the east Europeans can apply for associate membership , or to widen its institutions , starting with freer trade . |
| 30 | I had not seen that it would would have that special resonance . ’ |