Example sentences of "not [verb] that it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do not think , he wrote , biting his lips in concentration , bending low over the page , blinking to keep the sweat out of his eyes , do not think that it was ever far from my mind . |
| 2 | All I can now remember of questions and answers is writing a three-hour essay on ‘ Security ’ , and I can not think that it was very good . |
| 3 | Moreover I do not think that it can be said that they succeed in righting the imbalance in the symbolism of Christianity . |
| 4 | Whether one accepts that view or not — and I do not think that it is valid in its simple form ( see Fine and Harris ( 1985 ) ) — it is a powerful one ; in that context , the fact that the proportion of foreign assets in UK pension funds ' total investments has risen is a mark of the power that the post-1979 boom in the City 's foreign investment has had . |
| 5 | I do not think that it is fanciful to suggest that public confidence in the administration of justice is undermined by such assertions from a powerful interest group . |
| 6 | I do not think that it is necessary to refer to all of those provisions because they really do not take the matter any further . |
| 7 | I find this a difficult case to understand but I do not think that it can be said to support the Woolwich principle . |
| 8 | And I do not think that it means , as counsel argued , the individuals who inhabit these islands . |
| 9 | I do not think that it was entirely the question of the ownership of Nigerian oil ; more likely they genuinely believed that the Biafrans had no chance of success . |
| 10 | Whilst I would apply that proposition completely in most cases , and particularly in cases which affect life , liberty or property , I do not think that it applies in all cases . |
| 11 | If one decides to give away £5m to encourage the arts , I do not think that it is a very sensible way to give it to my noble friend Lord Archer , who is a very rich man already , and who gets £6,000 a year out of the pockets of taxpayers who are very much poorer than he is . ’ |
| 12 | I actually understood what the Hon. and learned Gentleman said , which is unusual , although I do not think that it contributed much to the debate . |
| 13 | I do not think that it would be helpful to create an additional role for the STUCC at this stage . |
| 14 | I do not think that it matters greatly whether this kind of contract is called a sale or not . |
| 15 | The hon. Lady persists — I do not think that it is because she does not understand — in making the bogus comparison between in-patient and out-patient waits now and in 1979 . |
| 16 | I do not think that it would be proper for me to get involved in what is happening in terms of the Mirror Group pension fund . |
| 17 | Given my hon. Friend 's well-known commitment to productivity , efficiency and careful spending of money in the public sector , I am surprised by her suggestion and I do not think that it is tremendously sensible . |
| 18 | I do not think that it is right for the hon. Lady to knock the national health service in that way . |
| 19 | I do not think that it is a matter for discussion at the special Security Council meeting next week ; it is certainly a matter which remains on our agenda . |
| 20 | I do not think that it is wisdom that is required but if I can do anything , I will . |
| 21 | I well understand why Opposition Members are looking rather depressed today , but I do not think that it has anything to do with catering facilities in the House . |
| 22 | I do not think that it is necessary to provide any more parliamentary time for that . |
| 23 | I do not think that it would be a retrograde step . |
| 24 | I do not think that it would be appropriate for Ministers to get involved in those local negotiations , least of all from this Dispatch Box . |
| 25 | We are currently in discussion with the TECs about their budget and I do not think that it would be appropriate for me to comment on the particular circumstances of my hon. Friend 's local TEC . |
| 26 | The right hon. Member for Birmingham , Sparkbrook ( Mr. Hattersley ) says that it will be at £36,000 , but the right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Monklands , East ( Mr. Smith ) will not tell us and says that he does not think that it is necessary to say so . |
| 27 | I refer the hon. Gentleman to his hon. Friend the Member for Derby , South ( Mrs. Beckett ) who , if I have understood her words , made it clear that she did not think that it was a very good idea for people below the lower earnings limit to pay small amounts of national insurance . |
| 28 | I do not think that it is possible to change that definition . |
| 29 | That is an interesting literary distinction , but I do not think that it is much more than that . |
| 30 | He said that he did not think that it was a high priority to ask the Home Secretary to take £40 million out of his budget and put it on to the Secretary of State for Transport 's budget . |