Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] not [verb] [noun sg] 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 | ‘ I went from feeling useless because I could n't get work to feeling defiant . |
| 3 | I explained to the man that I could not carry cheese to my appointment but that I would be back another day . |
| 4 | ‘ Even if you were the last man on earth — I would n't make love to you , ’ she added bitterly . |
| 5 | ‘ I would n't recommend Tolby to anyone , ’ Henry said earnestly . |
| 6 | I would not give space to anti-arrhythmics in my bag as a GP . |
| 7 | I ca n't make love to you the way I want to — not here . |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 9 | I shall not give way to the hon. Gentleman at the moment ; not in this speech . |
| 10 | No , I shall not give way to the hon. Gentleman . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | But I wo n't make love to you while your mind 's still closed to me , Shannon Lea . ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ I can not refuse entry to the owners . |
| 15 | I can not do justice to the disagreeable impression that this man , one Broadhurst , had upon me … |
| 16 | I can not give credence to the 17 per cent . |
| 17 | With regret , I can not give way to the hon. Gentleman on this occasion . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 ’ . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | ‘ Geese are the ones you must n't say boo to . ’ |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | I do n't see why you should n't have access to those . ’ |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | She knew she should n't cause trouble to people . |
| 27 | It was not that she could n't contemplate marriage to anyone other than Will . |
| 28 | Although she knew they were both wrong she could n't apportion blame to either of them , not yet , at any rate ; the only thing she knew at the moment was that what she had heard tied her to this house and the business as if she had signed a contract giving away her life . |
| 29 | When the season is over you need not say goodbye to all your friends . |
| 30 | ‘ You ca n't make love to me like that and then expect me to carry on as if nothing 's happened . |