Example sentences of "not [vb infin] go [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did not want to go to the beach because the beach meant the bikini , and spending all afternoon sucking in her gut and wondering why her skin went straight from fishbelly white to lobster red while all the other kids had golden tans . |
| 2 | ‘ You 'd have to signal in advance which issues you regarded as a matter of confidence — for instance , the Tories might have a crack at coal privatisation but might not want to go to the country on it if they failed . ’ |
| 3 | If you do not want to go to the police , ring Sunday Life on Belfast 331133 ext 4316 and your message will be passed on to the McDermotts . |
| 4 | Observers see the Royal couple no longer enjoy each other 's company and reports reveal Diana did not want to go on the trip . |
| 5 | At first Lindy did not want to go over the wall . |
| 6 | As soon as the redundancies were announced , just over half of those who retired before the pension age decided that they did not want to go through the process of trying to find work . |
| 7 | No you do not need to go in the shower . |
| 8 | Work was out of the question , she could not think about it ; she did not dare go to the tower , she felt she had damaged something : loose talk means hubris . |
| 9 | Elaine 's voice was concerned but deep inside she hoped he would not decide to go to the party . |
| 10 | The point of this stage is that it is cheap and easy , and does not necessitate going outside the building . |
| 11 | He hoped he would not have to go during the night . |
| 12 | First , as we wish to encourage carers and strengthen families — even the extended family — if a person who is caring for someone loses them to a home , the person 's home should not have to go on the market to meet the cost of fees . |
| 13 | There 's a lot of people who er do n't , who would not have gone to the bother of going into the shop and buying a one pound or two pound or four pound |
| 14 | ‘ I do not wish to go to the Jonquil with you , ’ he said . |
| 15 | WHILE Michael Foot makes it plain he does not wish to go to the House of Lords after the election , at least one senior Tory leaving the Lower House may also remain a commoner . |
| 16 | You can either raise the pH level using a buffer or , if you do not wish to go to the expense and trouble involved in this , why not choose fish which prefer acidic water . |
| 17 | Lisa 's mind , for some reason , like a dog with a bone , could not let go of the subject of Nina . |
| 18 | Doyle did not let go of the girl 's plait , but he jerked at it , to make her sit down . |
| 19 | I do not propose to go into the authorities on the matter , but in Foa 's Landlord and Tenant , 6th ed. ( 1924 ) , p. 115 , the law is stated in this way , and , in my view , correctly : ‘ The habendum in a lease must point out the period during which the enjoyment of the premises is to be had ; so that the duration , as well as the commencement of the term , must be stated . |
| 20 | Although I do not propose to go into the details of the church here , suffice to say , it struck me as a very curious place with many things strangely out of kilter . |
| 21 | I thought we could have lunch in the garden after your inspection — I 've already arranged for the fridge to be restocked — and afterwards , if you do n't fancy going to the beach , we could go out in my boat , or I 'll take you for a tour of North Zealand , through the quaint old villages with their farmhouses and gardens full of hollyhocks and the beech woods . |
| 22 | Besides , I did n't fancy going to the Chapel and having all the family looking down their noses at me . |
| 23 | ‘ I do n't want to go over the machine , ’ said Evelyn . |
| 24 | I did n't want to go through the arguments for and against . |
| 25 | My Better Half 's always maintained , and I agree with him , if they do n't want to go to the Church then we wo n't force them . |
| 26 | Well they do n't want to go to the sea , erm |
| 27 | ‘ Graham has made it perfectly clear he does n't want to go to the West Indies next winter — but he 's said those sort of things before about touring and has ended up going . ’ |
| 28 | That 's why I did n't want to go to the edge because I wanted to try and do my own . |
| 29 | I do n't want to go to the story as to why the labour party opposed the er th the entry to the city of Marks and Spencer but it 's an interest . |
| 30 | Fiona returned , pulling on a fluffy white wrap over her red silk dress , saying she really did n't want to go to the dinner and being persuaded again by her husband . |