Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [conj] [verb] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had an awful pain in my chest and did not know whether it was a coronary or indigestion . |
| 2 | And for my money that does not include such activities as flipping through Who 's Who , taking a telephone directory off the shelf , or getting hold of a mate 's mate on the blower . |
| 3 | ‘ A very big ‘ oh ’ , ’ Ven murmured , and , seeming to take it favourably that she was not snatching her hands out of his clasp , ‘ What is happening to me , can I think , when I , who value my privacy and do not need an intrusive journalist in my home , find that I have done no less than invite you to my home for dinner ? ’ |
| 4 | I keep my distance and do not look at him , though from the comer of my eye I can see him so smartly attired , decked out in scarves and jumpers , set to brace the cold and the street at any hour . |
| 5 | America quickly forgot My Lai and does not like reminders — which this book will bring . |
| 6 | Whether it was because she knew she was my baby and did not like being with ward Sister , I shall not know , but she only gained two ounces the first week . |
| 7 | A defence is only as good as its defenders and do not forget that good players do not turn out in non-League football for beer money . |
| 8 | When Belegar arrived he watched the Dwarfs rebuild their citadel but did not attack at first . |
| 9 | Weber acknowledged their existence but did not discuss them . |
| 10 | This was also carried on a division ; the Government accepted their defeat and did not seek to reverse the decision . |
| 11 | The factors are keen to keep open their own channels to their clients and do not wish to become too dependent on their parent banks for referrals . |
| 12 | They drank their tea and did not talk to each other . |
| 13 | The men milked with their hats low over their eyes and did not see her . |
| 14 | Julia smiled at him and then looked across the round table at Anthony as though to persuade him to get Comfort to behave better , but either he misunderstood her signals or did not care enough , for he sat , watching his sister , laughing at her jokes and joining in her reminiscences . |
| 15 | She put back her ears but did not move . |
| 16 | I understand that about seventeen years ago your sister-in-law walked out of her home and did not return . ’ |
| 17 | This case was notified to the Black Advisory Group during the course of its investigation and does not appear in any of the analyses in its report . |
| 18 | I am afflicted today by people who prepare their supplementaries and do not bother to listen to the answers . |
| 19 | But British authorities are sceptical of its importance and do not intend to add it to their evidence to the Sizewell public inquiry ( which is now enjoying an Easter break ) . |
| 20 | She had spurned the hypocritical cant beloved of politicians and addressed herself directly to the people , showing how well she knew them , telling them what they whispered in their hearts but dared not speak , calling their bluff ! |
| 21 | Jacko does not counter the racist statements of his fellow workers : he appeals to their self-interest and does not criticise the political policies which create and manipulate the labour force . |
| 22 | It was forever seeking longer credit from its suppliers , it was never able to be paid quickly enough by its customers and did not boast adequate assets to borrow permanent capital . |
| 23 | Wilson inclined her head but did not comment though she took care not to appear sullen . |
| 24 | The little girl made a movement with her head but did not speak . |
| 25 | She clicked her tongue and shook her head but did not look up from her work when Buddie spoke again . |
| 26 | They knew a dehumidifier was the answer to their problems but did not have the funds to buy one . |
| 27 | Because pensions come in a variety of forms , even many sophisticated people fail to collect all their entitlements or do not understand all the options that are available to them . |
| 28 | On the left there is the Jacobin tradition , which draws on the Rousseauist doctrine of the general will , expressed thus by Robespierre : ‘ Wherever the people does not exercise its authority and does not manifest its power itself , but only through representatives and if the representative body is not pure and identified with the people , then liberty is extinguished . ’ |
| 29 | He obtained her signature but did not explain the document to her and she signed it without understanding it . |
| 30 | Although those who studied at Kiev University ( Vil'na 's successor ) had to know enough Russian to understand lectures , they constituted the majority of the new university 's students for the first thirty years of its life and did not need Russian to consort with their peers . |