Example sentences of "[vb infin] that [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 I would also stress that I do not claim any special archival expertise .
6 The viewers will think that you do not know the answer .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 Parents should ensure that they do not encourage persistent disobedience by rewarding bad behaviour .
11 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 .
12 Following a low fat diet in the long term would certainly ensure that they did not regain all they had lost so far .
13 It will ensure that we do not waste time purely trying to show the Opposition 's strength in delaying tactics , which gets nobody anywhere .
14 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 .
15 Let us ensure that we do not try to make ourselves look better than we really are by humiliating others .
16 We are not , of course , and we must ensure that we do not become one .
17 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 .
18 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 .
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 ‘ Well , we must ensure that he does not get to know .
22 Will confirm that I do not lie ,
23 Will he also confirm that he does not intend to do that ?
24 Will he confirm that he does not stand alone in the European Community but that other countries support his firm stand ?
25 ‘ He told them to leave the house immediately and it would appear that they did not take him seriously but laughed when he said this .
26 The portly Breton was standing in the town in yesterday 's parliamentary elections but it would appear that he does not see eye to eye with local activists .
27 But , as BA president John Hitchin at the a.g.m. the following morning declared himself ‘ gobsmacked by Roy Davey 's appalling statement of policy at HarperCollins ’ , it would appear that he did not succeed .
28 The former will feel that they do not want to impose their views and problems on the others , whilst the latter will tend to see their problems or their viewpoint as essential .
29 ‘ Even my good friend Shallot could not swear that I did not slip out of my chamber to commit this dreadful act . ’
30 As we lower him into his pauper 's grave , we may safely assume that he does not feel seriously deprived at having to miss the Rumbelow 's Cup final or the Pilkington Glass European Badminton Championships .
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