Example sentences of "[vb past] not [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government finally agreed to fresh negotiations and promised not to proceed with legislation on banning strikes for two years . |
| 2 | They promised not to speak to their wives of what the fairy had said . |
| 3 | Sets of spaces found not to conform to their specified relationships can be redefined or repositioned in order to reestablish those relationships . |
| 4 | As she hurried upstairs to the bedroom , which still seemed to hold Leo 's presence , she tried not to indulge in daydreams that would in all probability prove to be no more substantial than the rainbows she 'd witnessed earlier . |
| 5 | She tried not to lie to the child , as she had been lied to . |
| 6 | But she came to the kitchen when summoned to help , and she tried not to grumble at the repetitive nature of the work and the talk . |
| 7 | She tried not to dwell on why it was that she had n't . |
| 8 | She tried not to listen to Mr Skinner . |
| 9 | ‘ I tried not to listen to all that dirty talk , but the truth is a couple of suggestions left me wondering … ’ |
| 10 | As soon as the cold fingers let go for a moment , I pulled my hand quickly back , put a pile of books in front of the broken window , and tried not to listen to the desperate cries outside . |
| 11 | Dot fingered her victory badge and tried not to listen in case it seemed like prying . |
| 12 | Hard tried not to giggle with triumph , Elizabeth leaned tremulously on Bridhe 's shoulder , and let the old lady comfort her . |
| 13 | Alyssia tried not to sound like one of those sceptics , but how she wished that she had decided to go into Nice instead and do some shopping . |
| 14 | Gans tried not to act like a formal researcher : |
| 15 | Luce made a sweeping gesture with one arm and tried not to wince at the pain . |
| 16 | She tried not to smile at the wording , and then she handed it back . |
| 17 | The fellow shrugged and Athelstan tried not to concentrate on the great yellowing ulcer on the right side of his face , the pus now suppurating , bubbling out , staining his -cheek . |
| 18 | Dot tried not to think of Hitler , nor of Dick Barton Special Agent , nor of the Fifth Columnists , nor of those giant nuns with rifles and huge booted feet beneath their long black skirts who were enemy soldiers in disguise . |
| 19 | Frankie stared at the floor and tried not to think of all the things he might have done , or failed to do , to cause this latest upset . |
| 20 | Zambia tried not to think of the future . |
| 21 | He tried not to think of the shock his sister had expressed so strongly when he had told her of his intentions . |
| 22 | " I tried not to think of you either , " she said . |
| 23 | I tried not to think of her in the feathery nightdress under the influence of the aphrodisiac . |
| 24 | He tried not to think of that other night , more than five years ago , when he and Ebenezer had walked this same path , on their way — or so they thought — to release Izzy Kleiber . |
| 25 | She tried not to think of her overdrawn bank account and the credit cards she must n't use . |
| 26 | Guy leaned back against the hut door , dragging the cold night air into his lungs , and tried not to think of the anguish in Isabel 's white face , of the tears drowning her luminous grey eyes . |
| 27 | Every now and then Nora took such opportunities to remind Sarah of her fortune ; she tried not to think of it as a kind of hudsoning . |
| 28 | These days he tried not to think of his son too much . |
| 29 | The sky was aflame and though she tried not to think of the sunsets from Fernando 's cliff-top it was virtually impossible . |
| 30 | I tried not to think about it , which is the only thing to do in such a situation . ’ |