Example sentences of "[not/n't] [v-ing] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or that girl with the Esquimau nose ? ) and not daring to spend the time she used to in study lest she be dangerously good , she now had hours and hours in which to brood and her old pains came back to life . |
| 2 | Frankie had hovered in the background , eager to cuddle the puppy but not daring to approach the bigger dogs . |
| 3 | ‘ Not goin' to bite the half-crown , are you ? ’ |
| 4 | Because of his inexperience and the firing of the two previous directors , he asked to do it under another name , not wanting to take the rap for a flop . |
| 5 | The theatre management urged him to take a holiday , but he refused , not wanting to disappoint the audiences who were still rushing to get seats at each performance . |
| 6 | I touched his back , wanting to comfort him , wanting his company , yet not wanting to touch the ugly shaven head . |
| 7 | Ricky Ross from Deacon Blue talks about not wanting to seduce the audience : ‘ I do n't like the idea of people throwing themselves over to our music … abandonment is a great idea but it worries me because it 's all so power-orientated . ’ |
| 8 | Not wanting to give the impression that Leo might confide in her , she left it at that . |
| 9 | Luke 's voice was soft , in keeping with the peace of the night , and she responded just as softly , not wanting to disturb the magic of the moment . |
| 10 | I ca n't , ’ Isabel stammered , not wanting to leave the hall while Guy was there . |
| 11 | Terrified that it would try to escape or fly away , and not wanting to risk the Corporal 's anger , I pinned it to the ground by leaning a large stone against it . |
| 12 | He lay still , not wanting to break the spell , attempting to work out what was different . |
| 13 | ‘ On the authority of which king ? ’ asked Huy carefully , not wanting to break the fragile atmosphere . |
| 14 | Men not wanting to marry the girls is a consequence of a dreadful action ( and a social stigma ) , not the reason for fighting rape . |
| 15 | But Labour councillors rebutted the Conservative group 's allegation by accusing them of not wanting to face the truth . |
| 16 | They may be dazed and talk as if delirious , incoherent , stupid , forgetful ; worse ( < ) for mental exertions and is averse to speaking or even having company present ; too tired to communicate and not wanting to make the effort . |
| 17 | He held his breath , not wanting to make the slightest sound that might betray his presence . |
| 18 | His order was not seeking to determine the rights of those represented by Crossman Block should there be any challenge to them . |
| 19 | So whilst I 'm not seeking to change the the the Greater York I E within the greenbelt requirement as we now define it , the the supply side of the equation is bound to change because the commitments figures will be different given the revised area of analysis . |
| 20 | Now it seems to me with erm with great respect from the view of the taxing officer , that er it 's quite clear that er both parties were holding han were holding their hands in relation to a question of taxation because negotiations were going on between the parties and indeed the defendants were being requested er not to proceed with taxation but to see if they could obtain an overall assessment and the point was met to the defendants barrister , telling quite frankly there would n't be much advantage in the defendants pushing on with erm taxation because they 'd only , they would have to look to his interest in the property to get payment , it seems to me in those circumstances that it can not be said that erm the plaintiffs were in any way acting improperly and not seeking to have the costs taxed during the period while the negotiations were being carried on er because effectively and |
| 21 | 574 , a judge 's decision to call a witness at a late stage of the trial was upheld because he was ‘ not seeking to supplement the prosecution . ’ |
| 22 | We are not seeking to catch the innocent taxpayer . " |
| 23 | ‘ We are not looking to undercut the market . |
| 24 | I am not writing to discuss the subject of inflation although give a soap-box to stand on I could go on for ever . |
| 25 | Unlike his mother and Rose-Ann he did n't object to burnt toast , so he buttered it as it was , not pausing to toast the other side of it . |
| 26 | She was not hurrying to fetch the ribbons for Miss Phoebe 's new cap which was being made especially for the Frolic . |
| 27 | We 're not rushing to sell the pictures ’ . |
| 28 | We are not going to see the likes of Philip Hardman again . ’ |
| 29 | It was against my will but I felt there was no use fighting it , because the social worker had many things against me , like my not going to see the baby , and my being in prison — there were many things against me . |
| 30 | On July 23 Bush signalled US willingness partially to relax the ban on Iraqi oil exports , saying that the USA was " not going to see the suffering of innocent women or children " . |