Example sentences of "hesitate [verb] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Please do n't hesitate to miss out my invitation to the wedding ! ’
2 In the right context , at the right moment , they can sound to marvellous effect , and if this suits a composer 's aesthetic he should not hesitate to cultivate their occasional use ( cf.
3 The little bird is dwarfed by the giant pachyderm , but does not hesitate to perform its distraction display at close quarters .
4 ‘ Home owners should not hesitate to lodge appeals if they are in any way unhappy , ’ he said .
5 He knew that Sheldukher would not hesitate to carry out his threat , and also that he was far too intelligent to risk attempting to deceive him as he had Fakrid .
6 In those days , clergy were still quite powerful figures in the community and would not hesitate to admonish those breaking either the Sabbath or Good Friday .
7 Those international lawyers , such as Brownlie , who are sceptical about the legality of nuclear weapons use , but who at the same time take a practical view of the law and see it as closely related to what states actually do , are in something of a bind , as they do not hesitate to acknowledge .
8 Do n't hesitate to go .
9 ‘ And I tell you frankly that in my opinion one must not hesitate to go to a prostitute occasionally if there is one you can trust and feel something for … .
10 This is making people hesitate to go out and spend money .
11 He did n't believe she had a sister , and if he thought she was involved with Garry it would be a barrier he would hesitate to breach .
12 BNP 's unions have howled at Mr Pébereau 's appointment , fearing that he will not hesitate to wield the axe .
13 Now sixty years old , failing in health , and without papal backing , Winchelsey was unlikely to present the new king with the problems which he offered to the old one , but he did not hesitate to support the barons against Gaveston .
14 He did not hesitate to emphasise his authority in religious matters , which were already such an integral part of his system of government .
15 So software developers will hesitate to write for it .
16 In extreme cases do not hesitate to write formally , threatening an application for non-party person discovery .
17 I will well , therefore , that you should , as you have said , deal for me as you may , and when you summon me to conference with your own warranty , I will not hesitate to come .
18 But if you 've got any more questions , I mean do n't hesitate to come back , because at the end of the day I 'd rather you know too much than not enough
19 And although the police stress they want to educate bad drivers as much as land them in court , they say they wo n't hesitate to prosecute those who deserve it .
20 The authority has warned that it will not hesitate to prosecute persistent offenders .
21 He added he would not hesitate to prosecute anyone found harassing the whales .
22 Patrick had the measure of the car now and did not hesitate to impose the authority of the Jaguar on other road users .
23 But an irritating and inopportune appearance of honour made him hesitate to benefit from her rejection by Alfred at least for tonight .
24 Aware that any serious tightening of short-term interest rates added billions to federal debt-service costs , even the feistiest central bank might hesitate to tighten the monetary screw when inflation threatened .
25 When making an inspection of work in progress the surveyor should not hesitate to obtain the services of the contractor to satisfy himself that the work is done correctly , e.g. to check fixings by applying leverage or loading or to ascertain that screeds or pavings are correctly laid with a site level .
26 They should n't hesitate to find help .
27 George Williamson and three other men did not hesitate to launch to the aid of Ralph Pottinger , even though the coastguard had advised them not to attempt a rescue , and they cast off from Scalloway Harbour at 2138 , aboard Challenge , a steel-built 36ft salmon work boat .
28 Equally , if , in a particular case , you suspect that your costs draftsman may not have been particularly brave where care and control is concerned , or may not fully appreciate what has been involved , do not hesitate to increase the care and control element to the level you think is justified .
29 Interestingly enough , it is also a point with which all serious anthropologists and historians would now agree , although they would perhaps hesitate to spell out , as Engels and Leach have done , its implication .
30 For most of the past few months , few would hesitate to answer , the Serbs .
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