Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [conj] [verb] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I then burrowed into the cockpit to wrench the gear from its housing but in so doing I became unplugged and did not hear the pilot shouting that we were about to ditch . ’ |
| 2 | This prevents her from becoming pregnant but does not interfere with her love-life . |
| 3 | When he struck it hard against the trunk of the tree it seemed solid and did not break or splinter . |
| 4 | There was anger among them , and pity , for each in their different way had seen suffering and did not wish to see it again . |
| 5 | She thought she might find Oliver sleeping on the couch which he sometimes did if he came late and did not want to disturb her , but he had not come home . |
| 6 | I do not rightly understand how the medical men could not save him after the accident since you say the cut seemed small and did not appear to trouble him but I have heard that for the blood to be poisoned it takes only a pin-prick and that a cut where there is manure about can have this effect if not noticed . |
| 7 | At Prudential Assurance , the following terms apply to members of staff who travel daily and do not move home : |
| 8 | Sung stiffened but did not look up . |
| 9 | Mr Fractor turned red but did not have the time to answer because the basket was back beside them . |
| 10 | Make sure that the horse stays calm and does not work himself into a frenzy . |
| 11 | The man talked non-stop and did not expect me to contribute . |
| 12 | As a result their supervisors feel threatened and do not know what new skills to supervise them on . |
| 13 | Pilots are most vulnerable to all of these problems when they are out of practice or when they become blasé and do not think about the procedures regularly . |
| 14 | Nicky looked crestfallen but did not dare argue with Constance when she was in this mood . |
| 15 | Always stay calm and do not allow others to drag you in to a conflict of personalities . |
| 16 | She did not scream and weep — at least in front of him — when things went wrong and did not have a reputation for being raucous about women 's rights . |
| 17 | In the bottom of the bucket the newspaper burned steadily and undramatically ; the edges of the notes curled like live things , went brown but did not ignite . |
| 18 | These paints are extremely flexible and stretchable ; they stay soft and do not crack ; they are non toxic and can be diluted with water for fabric dye . |
| 19 | It looked hard and did not disappoint . |
| 20 | Ian looked unhappy but did not disengage his attention from her . |
| 21 | With such contrasts , soul and body stay healthy and do not produce those inevitable diseases that result from the preponderance of scholarly activity and from the excessive predominance of physical activity as well … |
| 22 | Even before the change , many of the policies , by the time they had been through the rather over-bureaucratic structures , became distorted and did not benefit the peasants to the extent that they should have done . |
| 23 | Deng Xiaoping managed to stay alive and did not wish to wait for his own death before being given any credit . |
| 24 | When Boswell , hearing his praise of it , said , perhaps enquiringly , ‘ You never ate it before , ’ Johnson replied that he had hot but did not care how soon he ate it again . |
| 25 | If one remains silent and does not speak out , it is tantamount to abdicating responsibility . |
| 26 | ‘ In the first place the complainant wished to remain anonymous and did not want formal proceedings to be taken against the shop , ’ he said . |
| 27 | As Spence ( 1975 ) says , " the firm , in large part , consists of non-market institutions whose function is to deal with resource allocation in the presence of informational constraints that markets handle poorly or do not handle at all " ( p. 164 ) . |
| 28 | Before they left , they heard the Regent declaring that if Edward Plantagenet sat tight and did not attempt any attack across Tweed , then he might lead the Scots force raiding deep into Northumberland , even as far as Bamborough where Edward 's young Queen was known to be installed . |
| 29 | If I sat still and did not do anything then nothing else could happen that I might have to cope with . |
| 30 | The Girls were aware that there was considerably less work available but did not realize that the finances of the school were causing serious concern . |