Example sentences of "not stick " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they did not stick it out . |
| 2 | These changes , the argument runs , are not real and will not stick . |
| 3 | He did not stick out like a sore thumb — the drawback of most Englishmen , and he spoke French fluently . |
| 4 | That is nipples which are turned in like a crater , or which do not stick up by at least half a centimetre when gently pinched between thumb and forefinger from just beyond the base . |
| 5 | But the charge of a conspiracy among philosophers and theologians to take away the toys and joys of faith will not stick . |
| 6 | Rose petals are too strong ; they curl and will not stick onto the clay . |
| 7 | But at least in the midst of my misery I can own what I have instead of feeling I am a pawn in another 's game with rules that I can not stick to or change . |
| 8 | As long as gravel does not stick permanently in the mouth of your fish , I suspect it is swallowing it deliberately , and there is no cause for concern . |
| 9 | Although the filament did stain with certain acrylic colours , such as phthalo blue , the colour did not stick to the hair , as I have found with hog , or stain quite so badly . |
| 10 | This means they will not stick to each other , which could make the composite useful as a high-definition toner for colour photocopying machines . |
| 11 | The Goldsmiths settled on £40 in 1480 , but did not stick to it for long . |
| 12 | " My friend Lee would smile and tell me that I would never get real unity among seafaring men because they would not stick together . |
| 13 | I could not stick to any diet for very long because of the chocolate cravings . |
| 14 | I had been on low-calorie diets and diets out of newspapers , but I just could not stick to them . |
| 15 | In considering such arrangements , we can not stick at simple legal considerations ; we must move from questions of ‘ freedom from ’ to questions of ‘ ability to ’ . |
| 16 | Sellotape will not stick to varnish , she had discovered ; she ended up with hammer and tintacks , shrinking at the unseemly noise and violence . |
| 17 | Similar mud-slinging exercises have been tried on the Princess of Wales , but somehow the mud does not stick . |
| 18 | Tot he cynics their jangling set might seem like an hour and a half of the same song , but , if you 've got a winning formula why not stick to it ? |
| 19 | Your issue on the use of images a few months ago was excellent so why not stick to your own guidelines ? |
| 20 | It is not surprising that phrases do not stick in the mind . |
| 21 | It avoids the psychological pitfalls of some appraisal systems that do not stick to this safe ground for discussion . |
| 22 | Tot he cynics their jangling set might seem like an hour and a half of the same song , but , if you 've got a winning formula why not stick to it ? |
| 23 | The charges made against Theodore , however , did not stick . |
| 24 | Can you not stick a band on pretty soon or nothing like that ? |
| 25 | You said you could n't handle it , but you did n't stick with that . |
| 26 | We just could n't stick it . |
| 27 | I wash it every day and use plenty of light conditioner but I do n't stick to one brand . |
| 28 | I do n't stick to one particular brand but I would never be without my face powder and I usually go for the heavy Sixties-style eye make-up — lots of black kohl pencil and mascara . |
| 29 | Lower-deck language infiltrated the upper-lip middle classes at Ruhleben and a diarist had to remind himself , against his ultimate repatriation , ‘ Do n't stick your spoon in your button-hole and go to the kitchen with your plate at a restaurant with a lady ’ . |
| 30 | ‘ Well , with all the things we 've discussed , the way you 've made me see myself , I 've decided I should n't stick around here . ’ |