Example sentences of "[prep] not going to " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Thomas White , a tippler , for keeping shuffle board play ’ came before the Court during the stern days of the Commonwealth , while in 1666 were charged , ‘ John Parson , James his son , Stephen Parker and Sidney Randall for not going to church on the Lord 's day ’ . |
2 | ‘ I get criticised for not going to the cinema to see people 's reaction — but I 'm not there to review the audience . ’ |
3 | And they would be a coward for not going to war . |
4 | Most men and women would be better off for not going to prison at all . |
5 | So , she 's not one to play on it for not going to school though , so |
6 | Have you his excuse for not going to Arsenal cos he ca n't handle the tubes . |
7 | It was also the year in which I discovered both sex and death , so I must have learned something , in spite of not going to school . |
8 | A speechwriter 's attempt to compensate for the public relations lapse in not going to the Berlin Wall , Mr Bush 's prime time statement went out on all television channels on Thanksgiving Eve . |
9 | Last night , he must have done about three grams of the white stuff , plus cognac to stop the shakes , plus not going to bed all night , plus having to behave like a serious grown-up with his trainer and make sure his homes were going to the right races in the right countries at the right time , plus a screaming anxiety attack about his father and Butler and the mess his life was in , plus the horrific combined effects of the morning and the country air . |