Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] at the [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was tedious , but no longer alarming , and as she contrived most mornings to slip down to the shore for gulps of sea air , though she was careful now never to go beyond the rocks around the headland , she did not chafe at the confinement as once she had . |
| 2 | One can therefore presume that he was not looking at the landscape as scenery but as habitat . |
| 3 | Dexter was sure the TV reporter 's motive for leaving the room was more to check the nanny was not listening at the keyhole than a raging thirst . |
| 4 | He will not talk at the committee unless he has a genuine contribution to make to the discussion . |
| 5 | I pulled my skirt up a little but he said he 'd have to see higher than that to make sure my legs were n't bowed at the knees so I did as I was told . |
| 6 | At the 14th , the par-5 , which is now the 15th , Jacklin looked at the scoreboard and Lee says to him ‘ Tony , do n't look at the scoreboard because I can beat all of them up there . |
| 7 | He was like as close as that and he was really staring and he was n't staring at the road cos as I went on a few feet he stared at the car again . |
| 8 | They did n't arrive at the party until they 'd finished the bottle . |
| 9 | Speedy wo n't agree at the moment because he 's writhing in agony and there 's a little bit of retribution that followed that . |