Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] at [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let us be worthy of that lesson , and not flinch at deaths which are needful to protect a thousand billion other mortals . |
| 2 | For the latter , the additional time spent on reading words occurring at clause boundaries ( in comparison with words not occurring at boundaries ) was 73 milliseconds . |
| 3 | As we examine the dominant beliefs of the two alliances , it must be stressed that we are not looking at beliefs possessed by each and every person who identifies to a greater or lesser extent with either set of traditions . |
| 4 | ‘ Leavis demands moral earnestness : I prefer morality , ’ he once told Kingsley Amis in a characteristically Johnsonian antithesis , adding that he would sooner live among people who did not cheat at cards than among the sort who are earnest about not cheating . |
| 5 | You do not look at motivations , feelings or even attitudes . |
| 6 | Though we can not look at things from all points of view at once , we can at least learn not to pretend that we are doing so . |
| 7 | ‘ Not to play at soldiers with your men , or let them play in the band in the park on a Sunday afternoon . |
| 8 | She had trained herself not to look at men , a restraint that was n't difficult to practise in this case . |
| 9 | He is the kind of snobby arsehole that is not needed at gigs . |
| 10 | He is the kind of snobby arsehole that is not needed at gigs . |
| 11 | Or perhaps police press officers did not work at weekends ? |
| 12 | Thus , though our parents tell us not to stare at strangers , not to speak with our mouths full , etc. , they unintentionally teach us much more besides . |
| 13 | She was so constantly braced , her will so stiff from desire , that she could not sleep at nights ; she feared that if she fell asleep she might lose her determination and her faith , might wake up alone in her narrow bed , in the small back bedroom , overlooking the small square garden , backing onto the next small square garden , where for so many years she had lain and dreamed her subversive dreams . |
| 14 | Also until such time as a creditor has lodged a proof of debt , he can not vote at meetings of creditors . |
| 15 | Ipswich had not played at Roots Hall since the 1950s , although Southend were , in fact , their first opponents in the Football League . |
| 16 | However , as you can see from Figure 9.5 , the adiabatic lapse-rate , which indicates heat transfer by thermal convection , is not followed at altitudes above about 30 km , which is below the altitudes from which most of the radiation to space ( at planetary wavelengths ) originates . |
| 17 | Membership : 50 states ; Nauru and Tuvalu are special members ; they have the right to participate in functional activities but are not represented at Meetings of Heads of Government . |
| 18 | We should not aim at levels of US poverty as goals for our society . |
| 19 | Meals are not delivered at weekends . |
| 20 | Attempts to prove that canals were safer than railways , and , ‘ a man could not live at speeds greater than 30 miles an hour ’ , were doomed to failure . |
| 21 | The two girls were accustomed to not talking at meals . |
| 22 | Extras are diving , most of the excursions and all drinks not taken at mealtimes , so it 's a good idea to keep a check on how your bill is running up . |
| 23 | But I could not play at Wolves without knowing I could do a reasonable job . ’ |
| 24 | That text is not aimed at architects or socialist town councils , but at all of us . |
| 25 | She 's still not sleeping at nights . |
| 26 | Indeed , more than 30 per cent of clients are women who are generally more successful as they are better listeners and tend not to rush at obstacles . |
| 27 | But we could go up even if we do n't win at Wolves , depending upon on other results . ’ |
| 28 | FRENCH magazines love telling their women readers that while French lovers may be romantic , French husbands are scruffy , barely domesticated louts who do n't clean their teeth , do n't shave at weekends and wo n't use deodorants . |
| 29 | AS I TOLD YOUR MUM , PREGNANT WOMEN SHOULD N'T SWEAR AT GYPSIES |
| 30 | ‘ I do n't scoff at matters of the spirit , ’ she said as she threaded her needle with gold to start embroidering the unicorn 's eye . |