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 .
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