Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [adv] [adv] and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As she searched for them in her pocket , Oliver could not wait any longer and ran into her arms . |
| 2 | She , in whom a natural clear spring of charm flowed vigorously , who expostulated , articulated and knew her own mind with commanding grace — in private , not in public of course ( before others who were not family , such confidence in a girl would seem an outrage ) — could not speak up now and tell Rosa what she felt . |
| 3 | Some dubbed it a cosmetic exercise which did not go far enough and said too many concessions had already been made to industry . |
| 4 | In any case Kent County Council is concerned that they do not go far enough and has produced its own traffic strategy designed to reduce the pressure on smaller roads . |
| 5 | Why not drive down there and enjoy a couple of days of sun and sea ? ’ |
| 6 | She did not come back immediately and say , ‘ I do n't believe this , you 're lying , ’ but what she said was , in a very small voice , ‘ That would have to be proved . ’ |
| 7 | Pc Kelly told the jury he could not breathe very well and tried to make himself comfortable . |
| 8 | We can not turn back physically and become nomads , but we can do what is almost as good , we can become spiritual nomads . |
| 9 | At noon , Florrie could n't wait any longer and went round to Josh 's house to find out what had happened to Ebenezer . |
| 10 | We did n't give up tonight and kept plugging away and I ca n't fault the players for effort . ’ |
| 11 | You know , we do n't stand back idly and see one man penalized . |
| 12 | You know you would n't know there was houses there if you did n't go up there and see mm . |
| 13 | and the hand does n't sneak out afterwards and starts popping out and then it 's useless , then the rest of all this stuff you just get it out of the way under the arm , it 's all gone , right , this bit comes up between the two shoulder blades , do n't make the mistake of bringing it across there , a lot of people do that , that wo n't do , you have to come round the back and between these two shoulder blades to get maximum support , you 've got to hold this elbow up and then you tie it near the hand , now I recommend that you tie it and talk to your casualty , half tie it and say is that supporting you enough ? |
| 14 | ‘ If I did burgle Madge 's house , like you said , then I would n't come round here and tell you about it , would I ? ’ |
| 15 | if you get started you can , you palm , the pattern comes back and you follow it through and you get the answer , erm , need to do it every , maybe sort of about once a month or so , for each topic , do n't let a topic go for about a month without you looking at it for ten minutes or so , and it will be surprising how that little bit of effort keeps it in your mind , so when you come to the exam you do n't sit down there and go , oh , it 's two months ago , I was doing everyone right , wonderful |
| 16 | Anyway the workload gradually increased until I found I could n't continue any longer and have been off work for the last six months . |
| 17 | You ca n't blame John , he did n't want a job , he ca n't turn round now and say he 's got the wrong degree , he did n't want a job |
| 18 | I sat in the arm-chair , gazing at the bed , wondering drearily why it was that you could n't crawl away anywhere and hide , why there were always people wherever you went , new people to get involved with and to create new meshes of unhappiness and responsibility . |