Example sentences of "not [verb] [to-vb] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That being so , and the items being so basic , their lordships held that the parties had not intended to make a contract but had simply agreed to agree . |
| 2 | Whilst Alison states at the end of Chapter 11 that she would not like to have a period as it would signify that she had ‘ let up ’ control over her body , Freya feels quite differently , realising that getting her periods back would be a good sign of recovery . |
| 3 | They are not going to say a thing that can help Portland in any way whatsoever . |
| 4 | Behaviour like that is not going to save a son or daughter . |
| 5 | He was not going to get a bike because he would n't be able to reach the pedals , but I would n't have said anything even if I could have , because nobody expects people to tell the truth to women and , besides , that 's what friends are for , as they say . |
| 6 | but I mean even , even if we , if we get a date for next week Jane , we ca n't get in , cos I 'm not going to get a key and go in when she 's not there |
| 7 | But that , that is a Y equals something X to the tenth , so it 's it 's not going to have a gradient that requires Y equals something to the tenth . |
| 8 | you misinterpret me ( or my english is inconsise ( ? ) — ‘ some of us people on the list ’ should prabably be ‘ some people on the list ’ — i am — not — ‘ anti-Wilko ’ and i am not going to have a party when wilko is leaving . |
| 9 | In Couturier v. Hastie , the House of Lords said it was a matter of construing the contract and it was only after doing so , that their Lordships held that the buyer had not agreed to buy a spes and that the contract was therefore void . |
| 10 | Broadly , the expectation is that the Monarch will not have to take a decision that will then prove to be a violation of the democratic process , because it will be up to whoever agrees to form a government in these circumstances to prove that he or she has adequate parliamentary support . |
| 11 | Darlington appeal co-ordinator Michelle Le-Neveu said donations did not have to cost a lot but should be high in nutrition like tinned fish or meat . |
| 12 | He did not wish to make a desert and call it peace . |
| 13 | ( 2 ) Equally , an offeror company may not wish to launch a bid if its own results are poor . |
| 14 | This is essentially a crafts-and design-based exhibition that does not attempt to give a European or transatlantic overview . |
| 15 | It may seem unnecessary to add : if given a choice , do not attempt to answer a question that you do not understand ( unless , of course , your plight is such that there is no other you can do instead ) . |
| 16 | Do not attempt to tie a tourniquet unless you have severed an artery and blood loss is so fast that you must stop the flow quickly . |
| 17 | In selling pharmaceutical products , for example , salespeople do not try to close a sale but instead attempt to achieve ‘ action agreement ’ whereby either the salesperson or the doctor agree to do something before their next meeting . |
| 18 | His term of detention was decided by police and government authorities and he was not allowed to present a defence or to be represented by a lawyer . |
| 19 | We went along not allowed to have a drink and all that . |
| 20 | As we were still undergoing our basic training , we were not allowed to have a bar and nor would we be allowed to make a tour of the rest of the bars in the regiment , a ruling which Mike , Marius and myself were determined to do something about . |
| 21 | She can not afford to make a mistake so she must leave herself to the administrations of Lady G , June 's of Hamilton or Gina Smart in Ayr . |
| 22 | This has serious implications for people in rural areas who can not afford to run a car or are physically unable to do so . |
| 23 | As she could not afford to keep a nanny or an au pair , having permanently available a woman who had borne and reared ten children , together with a woman who had been one of them , had been to Scarlet a godsend . |
| 24 | You may depend if an opportunity should occur I will not fail to send a letter and I have to request in a [ letter torn ] fervor that you will post a letter to me at least once a week commencing from Monday next , with all particulars respecting your health etc etc directing them P. Office Launceston until called for , and when I again reach this place I will write immediately . |
| 25 | Where the original tenant is not required to provide a guarantor but the alienation provisions permit the landlord to require a guarantor on an assignment if it is reasonable to do so , some landlords and tenants prefer the form of the guarantor 's covenants not to be set out in the lease but to rely upon what is reasonable at the time of the assignment , presumably to ensure that the state of the art is employed . |
| 26 | I do n't want to sound a snob but I thought it vulgar . |
| 27 | She did n't want to hear what he had to say , did n't want to test a resistance that was already weakened . |
| 28 | I was holding off buying an away shirt , as I did n't want to wear a shirt that had never won a game . |
| 29 | I am no expert on pickups but I do n't want to get a replacement if I can fix the existing one . |
| 30 | I do n't want to make a decision that will affect my whole life while I 'm still — intoxicated . ’ |