Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] [pers pn] [verb] not [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 The hon. Gentleman will probably already know that we do not permit the sale of arms or other equipment that could be used internally against the people ; but I fully agree that it is necessary to see the report of the commission of inquiry .
2 If you lied so badly about yourself , how can I know that you did not lie about your innocence ?
3 In Les quatre Souhais Saint Martin : ( Through this fabliau you may know that he does not act at all wisely who trusts his wife rather than himself : often he suffers shame and grief . )
4 Ronald Chalmers 's term of office as vice-chairman had been a year only , he said , and he had made it know that he did not want to be considered for an office-bearer 's position .
5 On balance , Chamberlain would win although he did not deserve to , because Hitler had the Eyeties on his side , and the Eyeties had sent six hundred thousand men to crush Albania and almost been repulsed .
6 And then , leaning closer to him , ‘ I should know if you did not mean it , ’ she said .
7 The reason that Scotton Parish Council are opposed to a road of the type shown in the key diagram , is that they do not consider and I do not consider that a road in that position , going to the north of Knaresborough , could effectively meet that need to relieve the A fifty nine .
8 The European Athletic Association ( EAA ) have said that Jackson 's European 110-metre hurdles record of 13.06 secs , set at Crystal Palace in July , will not count because he did not have the mandatory post-race drugs test .
9 Policy-makers can not maximize because they do not have the requisite information ; instead they satisfice , that is , choose a course of action which is good enough to meet their desires .
10 Brian Horton says he does n't honestly know because he does not know how much money he 's got available
11 I do not know whether he does not understand the measure or whether he thinks that he can discredit the idea by associating it with the poll tax .
12 I would also stress that I do not claim any special archival expertise .
13 The viewers will think that you do not know the answer .
14 I found that interesting because it appears that the Minister does not know how many doctors made a claim that was above the amount of the reimbursement schedule or , if he did know , he was unwilling to tell me , so I must presume that he did not know .
15 Demand for prospectuses has been such that an Independent scribe seeking a Warburgs telephone number for publication was told the firm really would prefer that it did not appear in print .
16 I must explain that I do not like combined heater stats ; in general I find that the heater part packs up within a year , as , regrettably do modern heaters , and I would rather throw away a £5 heater than a £10 plus heater stat .
17 Parents should ensure that they do not encourage persistent disobedience by rewarding bad behaviour .
18 This means that data users , when they register , must state all the purposes for which the data are likely to be used , and they must then ensure that they do not use the data in any other ways .
19 Following a low fat diet in the long term would certainly ensure that they did not regain all they had lost so far .
20 It will ensure that we do not waste time purely trying to show the Opposition 's strength in delaying tactics , which gets nobody anywhere .
21 client acknowledgement : normally , the client should be requested to confirm the terms of engagement by signing and returning a copy of the engagement letter ; if this is the case , we must ensure that we do not commence work until the signed copy is on file .
22 Let us ensure that we do not try to make ourselves look better than we really are by humiliating others .
23 We are not , of course , and we must ensure that we do not become one .
24 The Minister for Arts , Richard Luce , speaking at the Library Association Members ' Day in 1987 , remarked , ‘ We must ensure that we do not lose sight of our main objective .
25 Thus if you go through a drill of vital actions , or check-list each time , you will ensure that you do not forget any item .
26 Airtours might not repeat last year 's extraordinary feats , but its cash pile and cautious management should ensure that it does not lend further credence to the current theory — that this year 's fastest grower is next year 's insolvency .
27 By taking into account and weighing these and any other relevant circumstances , the court will ensure that it does not seek to exercise oppressively or unreasonably the very wide jurisdiction conferred by the sections .
28 ‘ Well , we must ensure that he does not get to know .
29 Will confirm that I do not lie ,
30 Will he also confirm that he does not intend to do that ?
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