Example sentences of "not [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And say that their wages will not them maintain . ’ |
| 2 | Then next for the Spinner we shall ensue , We 'll make them spin three pound instead of two ; When they bring home their work unto us , they complain , And say that their wages will not them maintain ; But if that an ounce of weight they do lack , Then for to bate threepence we will not be slack . |
| 3 | And his head was spinning from walking so far ; he walked everywhere , and though he stopped to eat every day when he was on one of these journeys of his he did not I expect eat especially properly . |
| 4 | Why did not I think of it before ? |
| 5 | Now the turps will not I think dissolve this varnish because this varnish is alcohol based varnish . |
| 6 | Hilaire Belloc would not I think have liked his eponymous monastery ; it is modern and spruce , with sacred literature in showcases and a monk sitting at a reception desk . |
| 7 | Or you might not I mean might not , you might not want |
| 8 | Yet can not I have the patience to look upon your wickedness with such a … |
| 9 | Do not I fill heaven and earth ? ’ |
| 10 | Do not I fill heaven and earth , if heaven and earth are words on my page ? |
| 11 | If his will was to tantalize and bewilder , why should not she take her own gentle revenge ? |
| 12 | Can not you pay a woman to come in ? ’ |
| 13 | Do not you mean the lady Anne , little brother ? ’ |
| 14 | Can not you trust me to ensure a square deal and to ensure even justice between man and man ? |
| 15 | Can not you see him as well as myself ; Is he not sitting behind me at the bed 's head , to seize upon me for his victim , as soon as I have breathed my last ? ’ |
| 16 | Fabia was staring at him , struck dumb , when suddenly he let go one of her arms , placed an arm about her shoulders and , looking deeply into her eyes , said throatily ‘ My dear , dear , Fabia , can not you see how it is for me ? ’ |
| 17 | Did not you hear Miss Rhymer say that it was poems , my dear ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Why did not you say so then ! ’ |
| 19 | I am sure that an America would love that but it may not you know , to an English audience because er we might not be sure what they are talking about . |
| 20 | Can not you have the same faith , Wilson ? |
| 21 | Why do not we set an example in Scotland , as we did for the poll tax ? |
| 22 | In the unlikely event of our ever having a socialist Government again could not we expect to return to those appalling figures of industrial anarchy ? |
| 23 | Do not we owe it to all our children , right across the country and irrespective of their primary schools , to identify their needs , strengths and weaknesses at an early age ? |
| 24 | Why can not we worship with them as well ? |
| 25 | ‘ Oh , caro why can not we go on as we are ? ’ |
| 26 | When it comes to Opposition claims about NHS trusts , should not we bear in mind that , two years ago , the hon. Member for Livingston ( Mr. Cook ) was telling everyone that general practitioner contracts would result in less time being spent with patients ? |
| 27 | We did not we think I think we thought it would be seen merely as a gesture . |
| 28 | Can not we argue , indeed , on the basis of the usual meaning of ‘ faith ’ that involves trust in the face of intellectual un certainty , that Russell 's uncertainty as to whether or not God exists , the agnostic position , is the one the theist in fact should hold ? |
| 29 | Should not we include such a policy in our manifesto for the next general election ? |
| 30 | In view of the number of military establishments underused and basically secure , should not we use those — and , if need be , make use of military personnel , too — to enable us to stop the amazing amount of re-offending by those on non-custodial sentences ? |