Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Charman did not confront Gedge over his flirtation with Catt because he did n't want to cause a major disruption in the middle of a tour .
2 I still want to get it going but I do n't want to put a double shift onto unless I have to .
3 ‘ I am ambitious , and without any disrespect to the Vauxhall Conference , I do n't want to remain a non-League manager for ever . ’
4 I leave the safety on : when they arrive I do n't want to blast a nervous bullet through my table .
5 Probably just did n't want to lose a profitable business .
6 He did n't want to lose a regular customer .
7 I 'm trying to divorce birth from place although I do n't want to create a Communist society .
8 And it may be entirely appropriate to use any one of those for one style of enquiry depending on the preferences of the individual , that 's what we mean by flexibility and freedom of choice , we do n't want to constrain a particular individual to working in a certain way .
9 I do n't want to do a forward roll because that 's what a stuntman does .
10 When we 're in the class full of people , and we do n't have the incentive , that we do n't want to do A Level English for it 's own sake , but for another goal which is one further removed .
11 At this stage we do n't want to do a detailed study as the project may not be viable .
12 One does n't want to set a public hue and cry in train after a perfectly rational and responsible person who knows very well what he 's about . ’
13 Mind you I think if you sent it without any postage and packaging charges I 'm pretty sure that they would er , they would send you the goods because they would n't want to loose a good customer .
14 I , I do n't believe , I do n't want to impose a particular word , and if communitarianism is a difficulty then I , I accept that .
15 This is a wonderful place — but I do n't want to stay a long time .
16 Because people do n't want to buy a repossessed house .
17 I do n't want to have a working party , but I 'm wondering if we should lay down some sort of set of timetable and dates .
18 I do n't think I 'll go I do n't want to have a broken nose !
19 If your garden slope is fairly gentle , and you do n't want to build a whole flight of steps , you could always join short lengths of sloping path with just one or two steps at intervals , but the approach should always be as level as possible .
20 I do n't want to write a political summary — you get that , I 'm sure , from the papers .
21 Zeno said he liked the man well enough , but would n't want to make a close friend of him .
22 Er well I do n't want to make a long speech , ladies and gentlemen , but when you return to the States I hope you 'll take some happy memories with you and remember , we have not forgot you , especially those chaps who failed to return .
23 We get many of our beliefs by indirect observation in just this way , either because we do n't want to make a direct observation or because we ca n't .
24 I just did n't want to make a big mistake . ’
25 Anyway , I do n't want to make a big issue about this , I just want to ask .
26 ‘ I do n't want to make a big thing about holing myself up in the middle of nowhere , but people are asking me where I 've been and I ca n't really say I 've been touring the Far East or helping Bob ( we think he means Dylan — Ed ) with his album .
27 ‘ I did n't want to make a big thing of it . ’
28 Says Bartle : ‘ We demonstrated that you do n't need to spend a vast amount of money for advertising to work and be successful .
29 You can not If you 're in the the House of Commons and there 's a vacancy or something of this sort for a job , I mean we do n't need to invent a hypothetical situation .
30 You do n't need to have a personal grudge against someone to slash them .
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