Example sentences of "not realise [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Occasionally the woman may not realise that this has happened , and so may become pregnant . |
| 2 | ‘ It may be that those involved in the sale of gilt options did not realise that they actually increased the risk to which the council was exposed rather than reducing it . ’ |
| 3 | So taken was I with this vision of perfect Iceland that I did not realise that I had walked into a skua colony , not , that is , until one fearless great skua hit me . |
| 4 | Scotland , on the other hand , open the World Cup against Costa Rica in Genoa — shades of Dortmund in 1974 when they sauntered to a 2-0 win over Zaire and did not realise that this was the game to build up a healthy balance of goals . |
| 5 | Because he or she appears to manage , the owners might not realise that old age is taking its toll and that the dog has become much more attached to them because of its sudden psychological inability to cope with the environment . |
| 6 | Many of us , however , do not realise that we unwittingly induce Pavlovian-type responses in our own dogs by establishing a rigid routine for feeding . |
| 7 | He did not realise that they had learnt to expect food from him , and were simply shouting : ‘ I want my dinner ! ’ |
| 8 | When István Széchenyi Proposed the regulation of Hungary 's rivers , he probably did not realise that his suggestion would eventually lead , later in the century , to the three little islands in the Danube , just a couple of miles upstream from central Budapest , being girdled together by a retaining wall . |
| 9 | They did not realise that the obligations they were taking on left them with no leeway to cope with worsening market conditions . |
| 10 | I imagine that the brunt of this will be borne by younger voters , many of them voting for the first time , who possibly do not realise that in addition to voting they must also pay poll tax . |
| 11 | A number of the respondents did not realise that the ATB offered such a wide range of training . |
| 12 | It is clear from thinking in Brussels and Paris that their views on international trade owe more to Friedrich List than to Adam Smith , although it is always surprising that they bemoan their countries ' so-called tutelage to the United States and at the same time attack the liberal economic policies which lie at the root of American power : why do they not realise that they should adopt economic liberalism as well ? |
| 13 | The relegating acolyte does not realise that after a certain date nearly every book is as good or as bad a case as another . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , ’ said the Guider , ‘ he might not realise that she ca n't afford to visit him ; relatives do n't always think about points like that , and Miss Miggs would never tell him . |
| 15 | This was ginger brown in colour and so badly fitting that only a blind man would not realise that it was a hairpiece . |
| 16 | The newly retired partner is often prepared to do more around the house , but may not realise that there is a difference between being helpful and fully sharing domestic responsibilities . |
| 17 | But they did not realise that they were making errors ; the subjects were convinced that hypnosis had actually helped them to remember the poem accurately . |
| 18 | She knew that Bob paid her no attention , but did not realise that his interest lay with Sarah Butler , down at Cherry Tree Farm . |
| 19 | While he was in the stable saddling up his horse , he did not realise that his mother-in-law was only now breaking the news to Sarah that she would be remaining in Leeds . |
| 20 | They say that social workers who attend seminars and lectures on the subject do not realise that these ideas are being promoted by Christian Fundamentalist extremists who believe that all abuse is demonic in origin . |
| 21 | Many people do not realise that the ancient bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey are not actually part of the United Kingdom , though they have chosen to be part of its air traffic control and aviation legislation systems . |
| 22 | It is a tribute to the smoothness of the operation that many private pilots do not realise that they have effectively moved into another country 's airspace when they enter the Jersey zone . |
| 23 | They did not realise that three years would elapse before Black 's injuries would be sufficiently stabilised to enable them to be measured by his doctors or that there are factors in the functioning of the United Kingdom judicial system which would thwart him from securing justice in the courts . |
| 24 | We all want to do a mighty work for God , but do not realise that we are living on privatised religious estates on the outskirts of the city of the world . |
| 25 | My own view is that neither Mr Baker nor Mrs Rumbold knew very much about the complex debate that has been going on at least since Rousseau about progressive education , and that they did not realise that my Group would be strongly opposed to Mrs Thatcher 's views about grammar and rote-learning . |
| 26 | I suspect they did not realise that words such as ‘ grammar ’ or ‘ progressive ’ reflect very different meanings according to context , or that the language of educational discussion had changed radically since they were at school . |
| 27 | Many people did not realise that there are different kinds of grammar , and that conventions in the use of language keep changing . |
| 28 | Because they had been told that research shows that the teaching of grammar restricts the imagination , imposing a strait-jacket of conventions , they did not realise that it all depends on what kind of grammar is taught and in what contexts . |
| 29 | I was being utterly foolish ; my duty was to stay on , do A-levels , and go on to Oxford or Cambridge ( which took an extra term ) ; the local grammar school was not good enough to fulfil this latter purpose and if I went there , I would only be throwing my education away ; and , besides , did I not realise that , in the face of difficulties , one should never give up , but struggle on and thus establish a superior strength of character ? |
| 30 | Anyone under 21 might not realise that Rod Stewart was not always a smug , smarmy middle of the road crooner . |