Example sentences of "was determined not to " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his recall of clearly remembered events in The Childhood Thomas was determined not to be led astray by reverie and adult speculation . |
| 2 | It would have driven every other landlady to distraction but Wilson was determined not to be bested . |
| 3 | He did n't answer and Jess felt uneasy , but having started to talk was determined not to be ignored . |
| 4 | I kept my voice friendly , for I was determined not to be drawn by his provocation . |
| 5 | Here is another of the paradoxes of anorexia nervosa : I must , in my unconscious , have wanted to grow up , but at the same time I was determined not to , because the models of potential adulthood with which I was presented were either repugnant or impossible to attain . |
| 6 | Although Constance was proud to be seen with Nicky and loved it when he took her out , she was determined not to be taken for granted . |
| 7 | But Jennifer was determined not to be overawed by this thinly severe lady . |
| 8 | But Jennifer was determined not to be drawn , and another long silence followed . |
| 9 | She was determined not to be bludgeoned into submission by lack of money and a system that seemed not to care for mothers and children . |
| 10 | She knew it was the beginning of the humiliation that would be heaped upon her , and she was determined not to be broken by it . |
| 11 | Rostov was determined not to be the first to turn away . |
| 12 | Even though her boyfriend at the time was against this , she was determined not to be persuaded to have another baby . |
| 13 | He was determined not to be done out of his bones at the end of the feast . |
| 14 | Roxie stayed silent as if she was determined not to be cozened , but she shifted uneasily in her chair . |
| 15 | Lucenzo 's dark eyes flickered in warning but Meredith was determined not to be intimidated . |
| 16 | Knowing something about his past , I was determined not to be caught easily . |
| 17 | I would prepare myself for flight later , for I was determined not to be caught again ; meanwhile , I needed warmth and food . |
| 18 | But she was determined not to be beaten . |
| 19 | The tsar still shared Nesselrode 's view that the Turkish regime should be kept alive as long as possible , but he was determined not to be caught napping if the health of the " sick man of Europe " broke down irrevocably . |
| 20 | So this time I was determined not to erm , get caught . |