Example sentences of "not [verb] [pron] [verb] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can not make myself write down the things that Jekyll , with tears in his eyes , confessed to me that night . |
| 2 | Not allowing himself to glance down the passage in the direction of Madeleine 's bedroom , Harry descended the big staircase and went out of the house . |
| 3 | During the first visit he was in such low spirits he could not bring himself to meet even the faithful Cottle ; during the second , in early April , optimism and humour had sufficiently returned for him to relish a meeting with one especially talkative woman on his homeward walk . |
| 4 | She could not bring herself to fall down the house stairs . |
| 5 | She and Jim talked together secretly about leaving the house and going off to somewhere ‘ more committed ’ , but Phoebe could not bring herself to give up the only home she knew of , could not bring herself to choose absolutely Jim 's commitments over the women 's commitments . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm not asking you to write up the interview . |
| 7 | And she said she said I am not having you putting down the value of my house and having yours higher than mine the value of my house . |
| 8 | Unfortunately space does not permit us to show here the terms , conditions and exclusions of the insurance but a cover note setting these out in full will be sent to you with your booking confirmation . |
| 9 | A person who is allowed to enter one part of a building only , will become a trespasser if he enters another part " When you invite a person into your house to use the stairs you do not invite him to slide down the bannisters " ( The Calgarth [ 1927 ] P 93 per Scrutton LJ ) . |
| 10 | Those who could not feed themselves had only the option of closing their mouths against the intruding spoon . |
| 11 | It might not be just to press philosophical objections , since it is obvious that a rhetorical question does not commit him to ignore even the most imminent of coming events . |
| 12 | You must not let them level down the University , but rather use your position to level them up . ’ |
| 13 | We must not let them forget where the Party came from . |
| 14 | When I told him I could not come he turned up the collar of his coat and walked away , looking at the pavement beside the unlit shop windows , hands deep in his pockets , and passed into the night going towards the Bridge of Three Eyes . |
| 15 | Remember to keep these screws well back , to be hidden by the frame , because although the Faithful kneeling at the altar are meant to have their minds on other things , this is professional woodwork and we do n't want them peering up the legs of our fixings . |
| 16 | And no , no , I would n't want her to end up the same way as I did . ’ |
| 17 | For some reason , he did n't want her to check out the vault . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'll be sitting at the back and I do n't want anybody showing up the firm , asking questions , telling tales , you get my meaning ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Let's hope he does n't want you to hobble up the aisle with a leg in plaster . ’ |
| 20 | We do n't want you drowning out the aroma of the food , do we ? ’ |
| 21 | And I want you to think about the question that I ask you but I do n't want you to speak out the answers . |
| 22 | I do n't want 'em mowing down the tents in the dark . ’ |
| 23 | I mean I think it 's , I mean I I have personally asked this question a number of times and pressed for everybody to be paid properly in inverted commas , I E monthly , but this is an assumption about a certain lifestyle and a certain way of budgeting which er I do n't think we have necessarily the right or , you know it 's not necessarily our |
| 24 | I do n't think I 've ever the furniture . |
| 25 | That point may seem obvious but I do n't think whoever worked out the amounts given in state benefits ever took it into account . |
| 26 | And no , I do n't think it holds up the action . |
| 27 | ‘ I do n't need you to point out the obvious . ’ |
| 28 | Fit electric air conditioning and , though we ca n't promise you control over the elements , we can promise you a more comfortable , efficient working environment . |
| 29 | ‘ You do n't expect me to give away the tricks of the trade , do you ? ’ snapped Casey Kucharyk , who was to win Amateur Class II ( up to 5ft 9in ) . |
| 30 | There is n't , you know , there is n't one thing is that we need to , with the short-term programmes we did n't do it work out the financial we need to go one stage further identify where the labour is |