Example sentences of "not [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It did not make him feel any cleaner .
2 It is not right to share feelings in a sentence such as ‘ You make me feel … ’ because in actuality the other person does not make us feel this way .
3 Timex boss Mohammed Saleh said union demands that 343 sacked workers be taken back ‘ not realistic … they did everything possible not to help us keep that plant going ’ .
4 Staring down , he said , ‘ We 're not letting you escape this time , you freak of nature .
5 The white missionary before you would not let us have this ceremony , said Joseph .
6 Erm the people who have problems erm I would think , because of of feeling probably the way , they feel about living in the flats or about having to live in that way , does n't make them feel any batter about erm you know any any other particular difficulties that they 're having .
7 Zach hesitated at first , but luckily someone who had n't seen him do any tap dancing egged him on .
8 " If you do n't let me go this instant I shall scream and Lizzie will come out and Bunny Chaloner "
9 Last year , after a fortnight 's holiday in California , his first for two years , he complained , ‘ My wife would n't let me take any work with me ’ .
10 and then you do n't let me put enough sage in !
11 ‘ But he does n't let me have any money , myself .
12 ‘ Shelley , do n't let me have another heart attack !
13 Then I used to feed her and I did n't let her have any water when she was hot cos that give them colic , you see , sometimes .
14 Yeah , but , but our dep our , our department our fat slob wo n't allow it wo n't let us have any overtime
15 She drank automatically when It was over , noticed only when her glass was empty and did n't let it stay that way long .
16 I ca n't let you take that risk . ’
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