Example sentences of "[vb past] not [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the local elections in May 1976 , the Conservatives won control of the council and on 7 June told the Secretary of State that they proposed not to implement the plans for the conversion of the five grammar schools into comprehensives and sixth-form colleges . |
| 2 | Although he did not specify how this was to be achieved , he promised not to increase the unpopular goods and services consumption tax ( GST ) . |
| 3 | The group 's chairman , Sir Simon Hornby , promised not to break the agreement first , but pledged a strong response if someone else did so . |
| 4 | She pretended not to notice the mocking drawl behind his words and instead concentrated on the scenery . |
| 5 | She pretended not to see the look of dismay on Martin 's face and continued with her explanation . |
| 6 | She pretended not to see the light in his eyes ; she pretended it was the wind going up her skirt that made her suddenly shiver with apprehension . |
| 7 | He blushed , raised his cap and pretended not to hear the compliment , as he dashed off to the baker 's shop . |
| 8 | ‘ Good , ’ said Caspar , meaning it , and Fenella , still curled into her uncomfortable corner , crossed her fingers and tried not to disturb the shining folds of the Robes all about her . |
| 9 | Sally held her breath as Louise fastened the multitude of little hooks and eyes and tried not to notice the little roll of fat that squeezed out above and below it . |
| 10 | Mrs Harvey tried not to let the attack spoil her family Christmas . |
| 11 | For her part , Rachaela tried not to curb the child , but let her go her own wild , silent way . |
| 12 | They vividly illustrate the skill with which each executive tried not to upset the other and to persuade them to change their position . |
| 13 | Benny tried not to feel the rough wool of the jumper at her neck . |
| 14 | She took a deep , steadying breath and tried not to picture the way he had looked , hear the scathing tone of his voice . |
| 15 | The duty of broadcasting and journalism in the world struggle became not to reflect the truth but to choose what should be true , in the interest of public policy . |
| 16 | We feigned not to grasp the reference , though Durham City readers may understand it very well . |
| 17 | The Russians for their part promised to recognize the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria-Hungary when it seemed appropriate and Austria agreed not to oppose the union of Bulgaria and eastern Roumelia , if circumstances brought it about . |
| 18 | Allen said he agreed not to bring the children to his house and abided by her rules , including only visiting the children in the hallway of Farrow 's flat . |
| 19 | I agreed not to tell the police , and said goodbye . |
| 20 | In return for the government 's concession , the leader of the BRA delegation — Joseph Kabui , provincial Premier of Bougainville — agreed not to hinder the return of central government personnel ( but not security forces ) to the island . |
| 21 | To crush their rivals , therefore , they sought not to limit the power of the Grand Prince but to gain influence over him by identifying themselves with the elevation of his personal authority . |
| 22 | The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities ' education committee opted not to continue the support it gave when the Government withdrew funding for Scotland 's only adult residential college in 1988 . |
| 23 | Thousands of school children , all of them well over sixteen , were crammed there into a large tall gilt room , and told not to insult the French , not to talk to Arabs , and not to go to Montmartre : then an English lady stood up and said that Paris had always been for her a source inépuisable de something , and everyone clapped , and then they were all turned out again , rather quickly , for the room was clearly needed for something else . |
| 24 | My feet seemed not to touch the ground . |
| 25 | seemed not to notice the bumblebee |
| 26 | The stones seemed not to weigh the room towards the earth but to be ready to lift it into the sky . |
| 27 | Again , the Leader of the Opposition seemed not to grasp the fact that , in article 118B , the social chapter provided for circumstances in which , if European businesses and trade unions agreed , they could take Europe-wide action through the Council without reference to the European Parliament , let alone this one . |
| 28 | The younger enthusiasts of revolution , those who fervently accepted the ideals of The Green Book , seemed not to recognize the hard political work of the administrators nor to pay much attention to such discrepancies between ideology and practice as forced themselves into the consciousness of Libyans with wider experience of the ways of government . |
| 29 | I also found ‘ lanisticola ’ more aggressive — that being relative , as my real ‘ livingstonii ’ seemed not to know the meaning of the word . |
| 30 | The old woman seemed not to hear the children , yet on leaving The Courts to pass through another narrow alleyway , she bitterly emitted one word : ‘ Scum ! ’ |