Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Connor said later that Cripps pointed out unlawful payments recorded in the books to Bromley but promised not to mention them outside the club . |
| 2 | My second point , and it refers to again er something that Barton Willmore referred to and that 's the question er an engine of growth , and it seems to me that that that such a settlement would become an en engine of growth in in the countryside , not least because of of the it would become self fulfilling , er and it would be the obvious sort of sink hole , as Mr Thomas said , for for subsequent land allocations , I think , erm this this point has been touched upon by both the representatives from Leeds City Councils and from Cleveland , Leeds City Council appear not to want it in the Leeds York corridor for just that reason , the representative from Cleveland , who unfortunately is n't here today erm does n't want it in the North of the county for for what I understand to be to be that same reason , erm and the Inspector at the Stone Basset erm enquiry in Oxfordshire , and I I do refer th to this in my evidence , he he drew a very similar conclusion about this when he said , and I quote , once destep once established the new town would generate a momentum of growth that would be difficult to contain , such growth , if allowed , could further harm the rural character of the countryside and the villages in this part of Oxfordshire , I think that conclusion can be applied to North Yorkshire , and I certainly have n't heard anything that would convince me that that such growth once it started could could be controlled , and indeed the the record of controlling growth against erm projected requirements in the structure plan to date has has not been good , witness earlier comments on the structure plan overshoot . |
| 3 | Many broadcasters felt that they were expected not to say anything on the air which was in contradiction to Government policy . |
| 4 | Jazzbeaux tried not to look him in the eye . |
| 5 | Rachel had already decided not to mention anything about the new MO at OBEX . |
| 6 | Wilson 's Cabinet — jealous of a non-political and non-party intruder — had decided not to include me in the team . |
| 7 | WE have decided not to allow anyone into the one metre gap except the jumpers . |
| 8 | Imbert has decided not to sell anything from the show because of the poor state of the art market , and with Editions du Regard is publishing a book of the exhibition which will sell , at a loss , for FFr 250 . |
| 9 | It also did something to the plumbing , and it was decided not to keep us for the month we had been promised , but to billet us out to houses nearby . |
| 10 | I say this because if you raise any objections to the contents of the report we may choose not to disclose it to the other side . |
| 11 | Moreover , it allows us to adjudicate on a matter with which the bible does not concern itself ( as it may be said not to concern itself with the question of the liberation of women ) . |
| 12 | ‘ He 's promised not to drive it in the rain . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ He 's promised not to ride it in the rain ’ |
| 14 | She joined the Garter knights for a reception and lunch before the ceremony before deciding not to join them for the service at St George 's Chapel . |
| 15 | French superstar Zafonic was pulled out of the St James 's Palace Stakes when owner Prince Khalid Abdulla decided not to risk him on the rain-softened surface . |
| 16 | And for goodness sake , let's try not to spill anything on the seat . |
| 17 | Trefusis had wished her luck , Juliet had told her to shoot straight , and the psych techs had tried not to look her in the eyes . |
| 18 | She held his , defiantly and strongly , determined not to do anything of the sort . |
| 19 | But he had determined not to exonerate himself in the course of his conversation with Mrs Mallory , and he had held grimly to that resolution . |
| 20 | In a letter to Gilbert dated 16 November , 1840 he wrote : ‘ As I find the fauna of New Holland quite distinct and that of New Zealand to belong to an entirely different group of Islands I have determined not to include it in the present work ; you will therefore not go there … ’ |
| 21 | I was absolutely determined not to expose myself to the sort of pain that love can bring . ’ |
| 22 | They had n't disappeared simply because she had chosen not to reveal them to the world . |
| 23 | You 'd be well advised not to overdo it on the old liquid refreshment , however , as the return leg beside the river involves crossing an awful lot of stiles . |