Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [to-vb] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | He did not wish to make a desert and call it peace . |
| 5 | ( 2 ) Equally , an offeror company may not wish to launch a bid if its own results are poor . |
| 6 | This is essentially a crafts-and design-based exhibition that does not attempt to give a European or transatlantic overview . |
| 7 | 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 ) . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | This has serious implications for people in rural areas who can not afford to run a car or are physically unable to do so . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | I do n't want to sound a snob but I thought it vulgar . |
| 15 | She did n't want to hear what he had to say , did n't want to test a resistance that was already weakened . |
| 16 | I was holding off buying an away shirt , as I did n't want to wear a shirt that had never won a game . |
| 17 | I am no expert on pickups but I do n't want to get a replacement if I can fix the existing one . |
| 18 | I do n't want to make a decision that will affect my whole life while I 'm still — intoxicated . ’ |
| 19 | You do n't want to make a loss if you do n't have to . |
| 20 | You ca n't wait to buy a copy and read some intriguing article you glimpse over a strap-hanging shoulder . |
| 21 | So it , it is hard to say , erm and I would n't like to make a prediction except that I think the number of postgraduate students may have fallen more than the number of undergraduate students , and that we may see already even in this first year erm a substantial not altogether healthy change in the national makeup of overseas students . |
| 22 | Yes , it 's a spotlight for the guest , and yes , it 's their show to a certain extent , but you ca n't hope to have a rapport if you do n't exist . |
| 23 | ‘ You do n't happen to have a cigarette and some dry matches , Ann , do you ? ’ |
| 24 | Snooker 's a lot more fun when you do n't have to wear a tie and waistcoat — who in their right mind would want to do that ? |
| 25 | You do n't have to kill a man because he 's got more money and a nicer home than you have . ’ |
| 26 | near , well not quite seven so I mean I do n't have to do a lot but I just liked to er take my time and you know |
| 27 | It 's you do n't have to sell a lot if er you 've got a couple of full pages and a couple halves . |
| 28 | ‘ You mean because you did n't have to get a job if you did n't want to ? ’ |
| 29 | Because it reproduces inside another cell in this parasitic way , erm , it does n't have to find a mate or even bother to split in half to reproduce by asexual means . |
| 30 | But I was on medical and BUPA hospitals had special arrangements where they did n't have to have a cheque and where did n't have to have a banker 's order . |