Example sentences of "[not/n't] [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chile is Britain 's oldest ally in the Southern Hemisphere … and the Falcons were determined not to miss out on the celebrations to mark the 75th birthday of the Royal Air Force . |
| 2 | John had asked her not to go up to the loft . |
| 3 | Then the buyer lost money because of the Gulf crisis , and the price of land was falling so he chose not to go through with the contract . |
| 4 | But Teesside Crown Court was told both brothers changed their minds and tried to persuade McEvoy not to go through with the burglary . |
| 5 | Their parents spent three years contemplating whether or not to go through with the separation , which was at first thought impossible because of the degree to which the girls were joined . |
| 6 | I did not like the prospect of playing in front of all these people who were all older than me and would see my violin playing from a critical view , but I had come this far , and it would be stupid not to go through with the audition . |
| 7 | ‘ I said you were crazy not to go along with the Corporation 's proposals , did n't I ? |
| 8 | She decided not to go back to the bank , because they would have had to create a special job for her . |
| 9 | This is a time to go forward with conviction and confidence , not to go back to the failure and bitter controversies of the past . |
| 10 | He agreed not to go back to the house and got a friend to collect some of his belongings . |
| 11 | very often find knowing that they 've left voluntarily to have babies and have decided not to go back to the job although the job 's been kept open for them . |
| 12 | He looked at her sharply and she realized what she 'd said , but met his gaze determined not to go back on the promise to herself . |
| 13 | All the same , she wished she had been stronger in her advice to Nona not to go down by the Cutty Sark . |
| 14 | Crewe finished the first half the stronger and were possibly unlucky not to go in with a lead , the Leeds defense was looking fragile ( Fairclough was back at central def. — agghhhh ) , the midfield ( esp . |
| 15 | Jochen and Elke warn Fabian not to go out on the streets on 7 October for the 40th anniversary of the formation of East Germany , and for God 's sake not to demonstrate . |
| 16 | Police warned that the man — aged between 18 and 30 — could strike again and advised women not to go out on the moor alone after dark . |
| 17 | ‘ Lovely bit of weather , ’ said her father , and her mother remarked that she always thought it so silly of them not to go out in the country more when they lived so near to it . |
| 18 | This young Samoyed will grow up much quicker than his companion , and must be trained not to jump up from the outset . |
| 19 | He was unhappy there but , determined not to slip back into the pits where his grandfather had wielded a pick , worked hard and won scholarships both to Jesus College , Oxford , and the University College of Aberystwyth . |
| 20 | The decision whether or not to come on to the Tour is not an easy one for a young black pro to take . |
| 21 | There were visits of this kind at which institutions were told flatly not to come back to the CNAA for validation , for a variety of reasons . |
| 22 | Even President George Bush told his team not to come back to the USA if they failed to win back the Cup while one British tabloid quoted our own Peter Alliss on how the matches have moved away from the original concept of GB v USA and goodwill through golf . |
| 23 | Mr Wilson said last night that they had talked to a lot of the villagers and were determined not to give in to the vandals . |
| 24 | No other man had ever managed even to light a spark within her , yet he had set her body aflame , and it had taken every ounce of will-power she possessed not to give in to the longing he 'd unleashed . |
| 25 | As the carriage rolled down the driveway , Emily looked straight ahead , holding herself erect , determined not to give in to the tears that threatened to overflow . |
| 26 | We were determined not to start off with a mortgage round our necks if we could possibly avoid it . |
| 27 | And you 've got ta be careful as well at night not to hang on to the tail lights of the thing in from of you |
| 28 | Vincent decided not to hang about for the landlord , but head back on foot the way they had come . |
| 29 | Nevertheless , the day was wearing on and perhaps it would be a good idea — Twoflower thought — not to hang about in the open . |
| 30 | It took me all my self-control not to turn round from the job I was doing until she had stopped and was ready for applause . |