Example sentences of "[be] not [verb] [pron] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We are not taking you to an uncivilised place , Jenna , ’ he murmured . |
| 2 | But once we do so , once we see that by calling God ‘ transcendent ’ we are not banishing Him to some distant celestial isle from which to look down on us , then it becomes easier and not harder to understand His presence . |
| 3 | Opposition forwards are not committing themselves to the ruck or maul . |
| 4 | We are not confining ourselves to small-animal work . |
| 5 | You are not to show it to him ! ’ |
| 6 | You 're not taking it to my house ! |
| 7 | ‘ We 're not asking him to . |
| 8 | You 're not asking me to and there therefore therefore |
| 9 | Oh sorry Carrie , I hope we 're not putting you to too much trouble are we here ? |
| 10 | such as this year 's figures you know they 're not paying you to somebody over the phone and expect to remember of course they ca n't so I 've got the detail that I need to keep looking at , and there about that 's about it . |
| 11 | She said and I 'm not leaving her to you see ! |
| 12 | Oh well I I 'm not expecting it to be a , a miracle . |
| 13 | I 'm not attaching it to you this time at all |
| 14 | I 'm not forcing them to be anything because we have other bands and artists who we can force and push to success . |
| 15 | well I , well that 's why I 'm not putting it to the vote |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm not asking you to , ’ he said coldly . |
| 17 | I 'm not asking you to . |
| 18 | It costs thirteen shillings instead of twelve-and-six for the standard brands , so I 'm not giving it to heathens who spoil its flavour with ice . ’ |
| 19 | I 'm not giving it to you out of charity , I 'm giving it as a present to my son . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm not doing anything to you , ’ he breathed into her ear , ‘ we 're doing it to each other . ’ |
| 21 | You , I 'm not doing anything to you and I 'll flatten you if you do that again ! |
| 22 | I 'm not tying you to a specific month , but about January nineteen eighty five you would give the figures for the printing of the first brochure |
| 23 | eighty obviously I 'm not tying you to a figure we just want to get some idea , so seventy , eighty or ninety as maybe , about eighty schemes over five years you 've given estimates for |
| 24 | ‘ People are n't allowing us to just get on with the job . |
| 25 | Are you sure you are n't treating yourself to easy self-congratulation , seeking approval , making certain you 're on the right side ? |
| 26 | This simile of the mustard seed is not to call us to some great Cecil B Demille-like ambition . |
| 27 | Free feed in this instance is not to attract them to our swim , for if we have chosen wisely we will already be fishing on the patrol route which they follow regardless of groundbait being present or not . |
| 28 | Paul is not asking us to be passive . |
| 29 | The answer … is not to resign ourselves to our women 's role — in a woman 's place — and demand payment for staying put , but to collectivise childcare , to share the responsibility for bringing up children within the community . |
| 30 | ‘ Yeah — Mum , I told you , did n't I — ’ Cal suddenly got excited — ‘ it 's because Bina 's not allowing herself to be what she ought to be ! |