Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You will not stay to watch me skate ? ’ |
| 2 | I must not stay to tell you his sweet sayings , save one . |
| 3 | In the developed countries of the world , the UK and the USA represent the ‘ flexible ’ view of financial reporting : accounting standards exist to narrow the areas of difference ; they do not exist to eliminate them . |
| 4 | ‘ And she may easily choose not to continue to do it . |
| 5 | The Allied politicians lacked understanding , and yet they did not hesitate to place a barrier to Germany 's growth , and having placed that barrier , did not think to support it effectively in the years to come . |
| 6 | They naturally did not think to apply it to their own empires . |
| 7 | He never was — which was just as well since fate brought him a series of posts whose functions were not calculated to endear him to the public or the party . |
| 8 | Being subjected to volleys of ‘ Cheer up , grandad , it may never happen , ’ was not calculated to endear me to them . |
| 9 | Rourke 's hostility had unnerved her , and working with his girlfriend was not calculated to make her feel remotely cheerful . |
| 10 | It is in my mind that they did not want to kill me , but Isay was left to face them alone . |
| 11 | ‘ Sometimes you are so nice I do not want to kill you , Mr Wilson ! ’ he said . |
| 12 | Karen did not want to miss it , any more . |
| 13 | I would also like to know how critical the timing of the distributor pump is , as I have tried adjusting it ( by trial and error ) about a couple of degrees , with some improvement in performance , but do not want to take it too far . |
| 14 | The shy ten-year-old did not want to take it because she had her new skirt on and a clean blouse and was intent on the fair . |
| 15 | I did not want to let her go . |
| 16 | The Minister has told us today that he does not want to let us know what his proposals will be when he goes into negotiations . |
| 17 | The banks are businesses too and we do not want to see them closed down . ’ |
| 18 | He did not want to see them simply crushed , not only because he respected their opinion , but because he would have to go on working with them after the Council . |
| 19 | it 's like the , cos I keep saying if you must do those F's you do it at school I said , but do not do them for me , I said if you do I do not want to see them , but again you 've got a conflict there between home and school |
| 20 | The German and French leaders told the Prime Minister they did not want to see him in the run up to the Edinburgh summit , which begins on Friday . |
| 21 | She did not want to see him , and did so as little as possible . |
| 22 | She did not want to see him or speak to him . |
| 23 | She was angry enough to go into his room and accuse him ; but she thought better of it , for he was shifty and quick and , besides , she did not want to see him . |
| 24 | I did not want to see him . |
| 25 | He began last night and he knows I do not want to see him again until he is sober . |
| 26 | But after he had left them Rain wondered whether Shildon might not want to see her about his MacQuillan inquiry , a matter other events had put out of her mind . |
| 27 | He did not want to see her again , and be faced with his own guilt . |
| 28 | She was afraid to make much noise , for fear of being overheard by her employer next door , for she did not want to see her until after Benedict 's promised visit . |
| 29 | You only saw the f oh now oh right so , hands up who saw it all the way through and would not want to see it again as part of the seminar . |
| 30 | ‘ But he may not want to see you , ’ warned Mary , as we sat together in the kitchen . |