Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv] [vb infin] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing is known of his education except that he did not lay claim to any degree . |
| 2 | But he did not admit defeat to the extent of turning the television off ; he simply left it on and went into another room . |
| 3 | He did not seek re-election to the Parliament of 1685 and supported the Revolution of 1688 , subscribing money to the new regime . |
| 4 | ‘ I forgot the hour , ’ he added , and when Fabia , glancing at her watch , saw that , incredibly , it was getting on for three , she realised that when Ven was working it must be that he did n't give thought to food . |
| 5 | ‘ You ca n't pretend he 's normal and it 's no secret that he did n't see eye to eye with Alain . ’ |
| 6 | He does not devote space to what may be the most disturbing aspect of all — namely , the failure appropriately to diagnose conditions , which inevitably leads to the denial of appropriate treatment and the reinforcement of maladaptive behaviours . |
| 7 | If this is supposed impossible for the Westerner ( assuming he is not too old ! ) it must be because , and only because , he does not have access to information allowed the Chinese as children . |
| 8 | The portly Breton was standing in the town in yesterday 's parliamentary elections but it would appear that he does not see eye to eye with local activists . |
| 9 | In such cases the relation of husband and wife and the past indebtedness may put the creditor in such a position that , if he does not take care to fully explain the transaction , he may find himself defeated by proof that the wife did not fully understand it : ’ |