Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] [pers pn] [verb] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I got to the end of the row it seemed that a hundred hands had grabbed me … my body was being assailed with blows from so many directions , whether from kicks or punches I do not know , and with stars in front of my eyes and bells ringing in my ears , I felt another strange sensation . |
| 2 | However , she could not avoid it at The Tamarisks , for although Fru Møller offered a generous choice of hors d'œuvres and puddings she did not provide a choice of main course and Elisabeth would not have dreamt of placing herself at a disadvantage by drawing attention to her disability and pleading for something easier than steak to swallow . |
| 3 | There was something in his face and eyes she did not like — a softness that seemed almost like sympathy . |
| 4 | Unlike plants and animals we do not have to go to bed with the sun or to get up at each high tide ; our man-made environment is based on a 24-hour solar day of course , but it need not be timed to coincide with sunrise or sunset . |
| 5 | As for certainties , ’ he frowned , ‘ I am a friar as you see , one who has taken vows of poverty but I am also a little of a philosopher and certainties I do not believe to exist . ’ |
| 6 | They often have expensive toys they 've grown out of or they 've records and tapes they do not listen to anymore . |
| 7 | This was followed subsequently by great interest in all the smells and scents of the roadside , even the occasional canine encounter — accompanied by the whole world of doggie communication : nose to nose , nose to tail , side by side , tail and body postures , ears up , ears down — their inward mental structure is quite clearly being expressed in a language and through sense perceptions and actions we do not share . |
| 8 | There were bowls of salad , vegetables , sauces and pickles , and things she did not recognize . |
| 9 | Every animal Endill knew was there and others he did not recognise . |
| 10 | There were racks of wet suits , dry suits , helmets , air tanks , helium , oxygen and others he did not recognise . |
| 11 | For thirty days and nights she did not sleep , and throughout she was supported by the bird , who sang to her as well to rally her spirits — and to keep her awake . |