Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] not [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I tried not to listen to all that dirty talk , but the truth is a couple of suggestions left me wondering … ’ |
| 2 | I learnt not to talk to strangers and I thought it was funny . |
| 3 | I begged not to go to school the next day , but Mama said that I was over my cold and that I would be safer at school in case her trick should fail . |
| 4 | So I decided not to go to the Literary Club but to stay at home . |
| 5 | ‘ I decided not to go to my room after all . |
| 6 | ‘ Then all your family worries descended on your lovely shoulders and I decided not to add to that burden . |
| 7 | I decided not to rise to the bait . |
| 8 | I dared not go to his house , fearing that it might cause further trouble for him . |
| 9 | I did not cleave to their affectation that man 's essential role is to endure the sufferings of a senseless existence until death provides the bounty of eternal life . |
| 10 | After all the doubts and uncertainties , wrote Harsnet , most of which I did not admit to myself , or else tried to pretend were an integral part of the project , sense now that it is on its way . |
| 11 | Still — ‘ I did not see him again and I did not want to ’ . |
| 12 | For native English speakers I would give a quite different kind of lecture , and I did not want to be judged by the standards of my lectures to the Japanese , which were nearly always basic and very simple in expression . |
| 13 | I did not want to ‘ talk about it ’ . |
| 14 | And then it got to the stage when I did not want to , ’ she is alleged to have said . |
| 15 | I was very unhappy after this because I did not want to be apart from my Momma . |
| 16 | Mike , 47 , said : ‘ I did not want to be accepted on my fame as a comic . ’ |
| 17 | I was happy with the arrangement because I did not want to be tied to a nine-to-five existence , and my employer remained happy , especially when I made regular appearances as his partner at various golf days — all good for business , of course . |
| 18 | I did not want to be drawn away , not now . |
| 19 | He put his arm round me but I did not want to be caressed . |
| 20 | However , if what I had seen take place between him and Otto was to be a habit , I did not want to be a spectator to it . |
| 21 | I did not want to be isolated . |
| 22 | I could see that if the others achieved their work ambitions they would not be in the house all day , and I did not want to be at home on my own . |
| 23 | I did not want to be left on my own . |
| 24 | I was now in my twenty-seventh year on the island , and I did not want to be there for another year . |
| 25 | At that point , I did not want to . |
| 26 | I was so bruised and exhausted that I did not feel strong enough to walk home , and although I did not want to , I had to spend the night at Wuthering Heights . |
| 27 | We were not going fast , but I did not want to . |
| 28 | I realise this is not to everyone 's taste , but I did not expect to be turned away from the bar . |
| 29 | ‘ I did not mean to be unkind . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I did not mean to be selfish . |