Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [pron] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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1 | Gore apparently did not want his name on the cover of the book and wished for it to be published by the Canadian fascist , Arcand , so that he could not be sued . |
2 | In these circumstances the treasurer should ensure that the bank 's desire to complete the transaction does not influence its advice on the pricing of the securities . |
3 | His career record of 506 wickets and 3,882 runs does not convey his impact on the game because he was not concerned with his own performances — the team came first . |
4 | I do not need your input on the subject . |
5 | Even Margaret Thatcher in her prime could not carry her party on the question of Sundays . |
6 | Biya did not alter his position on the holding of a national conference , a central demand of the opposition , which he had refused to countenance . |
7 | Then another command : ‘ Do not lay your hand on the lad or do anything to him ; for now I know that you fear God , seeing you have not withheld your son , your only son , from me . ’ |
8 | In public , McFarlane and North often gave the impression of patient negotiation with politicians who did not take their view on the contras . |
9 | When newly awakened from lively dreams , we are so near them , still agitated by them , still in their sphere — give us one syllable , one feature , one hint , and we should repossess the whole ; hours of this strange entertainment would come trooping back to us ; but we can not get our hand on the first link or fibre , and the whole is lost . |
10 | Brazils are tenacious , and all the vibrators and air blasts in the world will not loosen their grip on the shell . |
11 | On Sept. 22 the President of the World Bank , Lewis Preston , called on donor nations to increase aid to developing countries , saying that " the international community must not turn its back on the poor " . |
12 | Unlike Mike , however , I shall not turn my back on the game I love . |
13 | And do n't throw your suitcase on the floor … now you 'll have to pick everything up . ’ |
14 | He was a callous brute , and if she did n't need his protection on the journey to Winchester she would n't care if he bled to … |
15 | I mean … you did n't finish your work on the ghost orchids ? ’ |
16 | Wilson received an injury in the third minute , but that did n't hamper his stand on the game . |
17 | Even Ken could n't keep his mind on the action . |
18 | I did n't read my newspaper on the train at all this morning . |
19 | He wo n't have his name on the door . |
20 | ‘ Your mother did n't put my grandfather on the birth certificate ? ’ |
21 | DO N'T PUT YOUR BALL-ACT ON THE STAGE |
22 | Dad 's got a Thing against acting — ‘ Do n't put your daughter on the stage Mrs Worthington ’ — he whines on about eighty-five per cent of actors being unemployed at any one time — ‘ All the travelling — the stress — actors with their massive egos … ’ |
23 | Do n't put your daughter on the stage , Mrs Worthington , send her to be trained as a computer programmer . |
24 | well you did n't put your coat on the other day when you went for the paper |
25 | Then it would be Bridewell at least , if they did n't stretch her neck on the gallows . |
26 | She crept downstairs , holding the green enamel candlestick high above her head so that she did n't lose her footing on the narrow wooden stairs . |
27 | Zednik says : ‘ Petr is still extrovert on court but the difference is now that he does n't lose his concentration on the next point as much as he used to . ’ |
28 | But what substance makes him produce answers such as this to a question about extending unemployment benefits : ‘ If a frog had wings , he would n't hit his tail on the ground — too hypothetical . ’ |
29 | ‘ Calvin , do n't turn your back on the guests . |