Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] not [verb] [noun] to " in BNC.
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1 | I must not give way to it , because it is so unlike me and quite causeless . |
2 | Then school started and I could n't wear pyamas to school so I wore my trousers and tops … when they saw them they ( the other wives ) said ‘ Oh ! that wo n't do ! |
3 | ‘ I went from feeling useless because I could n't get work to feeling defiant . |
4 | There was more than one reason why I could not accompany Jean-Claude to America . |
5 | I explained to the man that I could not carry cheese to my appointment but that I would be back another day . |
6 | ‘ Even if you were the last man on earth — I would n't make love to you , ’ she added bitterly . |
7 | Erm if there was to be an exceptions policy er I would n't like Scarborough to be excluded from it . |
8 | ‘ I would n't recommend Tolby to anyone , ’ Henry said earnestly . |
9 | I would not give space to anti-arrhythmics in my bag as a GP . |
10 | I ca n't make love to you the way I want to — not here . |
11 | His green eyes pools of limpid clarity and wholly deceptive depth , but his swift grin wicked , Michele replied provocatively , ‘ I ca n't make love to a housekeeper or beat her into submission the way I could a wife , and , as I prefer my domestic arrangements to run without a hitch , I have to tread circumspectly . ’ |
12 | ‘ I do listen to contemporary music but it tends to be electronic stuff that I ca n't put names to . |
13 | K : ‘ The evenings are a very special time but I ca n't take Chloe to the park because there is a hostel for down-and-outs by it and they sit on the park benches drinking and shouting abuse . |
14 | I shall not give way to the hon. Gentleman at the moment ; not in this speech . |
15 | No , I shall not give way to the hon. Gentleman . |
16 | I shall not give way to my hon. Friend , as I believe that I have done so once already and I have only a little time left . |
17 | But I wo n't make love to you while your mind 's still closed to me , Shannon Lea . ’ |
18 | I wo n't make love to you ever again and that is giving you a fighting chance because now you know the outcome in advance . |
19 | ‘ I can not refuse entry to the owners . |
20 | I can not do justice to the disagreeable impression that this man , one Broadhurst , had upon me … |
21 | I can not give credence to the 17 per cent . |
22 | With regret , I can not give way to the hon. Gentleman on this occasion . |
23 | There was , it seemed , no peculiar distinction , however trifling or minute , which might not give value to a volume , providing the indispensable quality of scarcity , or rare occurrence , was attached to it . |
24 | Where the activity involved is one which would not give rise to insuperable planning objections if it were carried out somewhere else , then the planning authority should do all it can to help in finding suitable alternative premises before initiating enforcement action . |
25 | He is known to have favoured that , but it is rejected by the report as a ’ a crude device which can not do justice to the different abilities a pupil may show in different subjects and contexts ’ . |
26 | Occasionally it can be achieved by two very different people who may not see eye to eye on a lot of things , but who are determined to try to respect and understand each other for the sake of the man they both love . |
27 | ‘ Geese are the ones you must n't say boo to . ’ |
28 | Just because the distribution of this information may be restricted to your own staff or a close circle of customers does n't mean that you should n't pay attention to its style or presentation , far from it . |
29 | I do n't see why you should n't have access to those . ’ |
30 | Mr Browning motioned his wife to be quiet and taking Wilson 's arm conducted her to the door , saying something to the effect that she must not give way to gloomy thoughts and that doubtless she was tired with a young baby still nursing and a house to run . |