Example sentences of "[pers pn] not [verb] so " in BNC.
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| 1 | Have I not said so ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Did I not say so ? |
| 3 | He advised me not to do so , as , he said , the Captain was a difficult man , and he had no intention of telling him himself . |
| 4 | My friend , Doctor Volney , told me not to work so hard . |
| 5 | Up to that time Parma had not been touched , and the Parmigiani had lived in the irrational hope that the Americans would not bomb the city because Toscanini , by then living in the United States , had persuaded them not to do so . |
| 6 | It was tactful of you not to say so . |
| 7 | Do you not think so ? ’ |
| 8 | Why have you not done so ? |
| 9 | I think he 's probably the most would you not say so ? |
| 10 | acidy , you not feel so acidy , it 's like |
| 11 | A friend warns him not to do so . |
| 12 | If they order him not to do so , he will also be in an easier political position . |
| 13 | ( 6 ) It is for the person who owed any duty under subsection ( 3 ) above — ( a ) if he gave consent and the question arises whether he gave it within a reasonable time , to show that he did , ( b ) if he gave consent subject to any condition and the question arises whether the condition was a reasonable condition , to show that it was , ( c ) if he did not give consent and the question arises whether it was reasonable for him not to do so , to show that it was reasonable , and , if the question arises whether he served notice under that subsection within a reasonable time , to show that he did . |
| 14 | The tragedy is that Pilate still rejected the Lord Jesus , although his loved one appealed to him not to do so . |
| 15 | That hand is proffered for a farewell handshake , and this time I ask him not to squeeze so hard . |
| 16 | Wright was substituted against Norway , having lost his way after missing a good chance , but Taylor said : ‘ He deserves another go , but I must impress on him not to get so uptight if one gets away . |
| 17 | If the house they referred to , thought Rufus , had been Wyvis Hall , why had they not said so ? |
| 18 | Why then have they not done so ? |
| 19 | Very exciting stuff and I 've been telling her not to speak so loudly . |
| 20 | ( If government would support a veterinary school in Edinburgh , why did it not do so in London , or was it simply not asked ? ) . |
| 21 | Will the Minister confirm that the Government will take the necessary steps — if necessary through Her Majesty 's inspectorate of pollution — to ensure that PowerGen complies with its commitment to retrofit 4 GW of coal burn should it not do so voluntarily ? |
| 22 | SEGA brought Night Trap before the Board voluntarily , but had it not done so the game would have been made a test case . |
| 23 | ‘ I would have trained it not to do so , ’ said Lydia . |
| 24 | If he meant to take her , why did he not do so ? |
| 25 | On that basis , then , we have a reason to be glad that Clive Lloyd adapted his strategy of all-out pace , for had he not done so perhaps we would have seen less of one of the most watchable of all bowlers . |
| 26 | Had he not done so I could not have gone to Eton , and should have been deprived of one of the most formative influences in my life . |
| 27 | Had he not done so , another hon. Member would have obliged , and we would have had the chance to debate the matter and to make the points which have been made with such eloquence and fervour on both sides of the House . |
| 28 | Had he not done so , the probability is the probation order would have run for six months and no one would have been any the wiser . ’ |