Example sentences of "decide not to " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Conran had decided not to soft-pedal in the US and had made up his mind to make a big splash immediately , which required large investments which it took years to recoup . |
| 2 | For example , we know that some people eventually decided not to be recorded because of painful secrets in their lives , while there were others who for just this reason found it helpful to talk : but how far these two groups balance out can only be guessed . |
| 3 | However , in order that the scheme could , if successful , be relatively easily incorporated by local authorities into existing patterns of service provision it was decided not to substitute but to see whether it was possible to work alongside other services . |
| 4 | The odds are that the NZRFU will be happier now that Wyllie has decided not to stand . |
| 5 | Because we could row for ever and a day , so we 've decided not to . |
| 6 | However she has decided not to attended the integrated sessions until after her baby is born — sometime at the end of June . |
| 7 | The man had her address and was going to write , but by the time he 'd got home had decided not to . |
| 8 | The two species treated each other with the distant friendliness of creatures who could , at a pinch , eat one another but had decided not to . |
| 9 | I 'll I think at least four particular areas where the United Kingdom has decided not to , as it were , take the full specification . |
| 10 | somewhere like that she said , but I 've er decided not to , she said I 'll give you the money on Saturday if that 's alright ? |
| 11 | Decided not to your little help . |
| 12 | Suddenly decided not to page properly |
| 13 | they might have decided not to . |
| 14 | Omi sat quietly crocheting , Erika conscientiously worked on her sightseeing list for the next morning , writing out appropriate comments from the official guide to the city , Herr Nordern , guilt-free , smoked and drank brandy and Frau Nordern sat by him , having a drink , too , wondering whether she might have a cigarette — but deciding not to , preferring to keep that secret to herself . |
| 15 | If your Dream is to own your own business , then picture yourself playing with a toy sweetshop at the age of seven , or deciding not to be wage-slaves like your parents , or managing the household budget as an adult . ) |
| 16 | Think of feeling a sensation in one 's knee-or noticing a cup , having the usual inattentive visual experience of a room , feeling good or depressed about nothing specific , being struck by the fact of a recent death , wanting to go to bed , deciding not to , momentarily intending to watch the news on television , picturing a face , thinking a question or a sentence , writing one , having a dream . |
| 17 | Why not decide not to be ? |
| 18 | He toyed with the idea of telling her she was n't woman enough for him , but decided not to . |
| 19 | She was about to offer him one of her sandwiches , then decided not to . |
| 20 | He remembered that he had intended to telephone , but decided not to . |
| 21 | Marcus then undid Patrick 's pyjama jacket and started to try to pull it off , then decided not to . |
| 22 | Gildas , smiling his crooked smile across the table and reading his friend 's thoughts , said , ‘ Do n't worry , she said very little , virtually nothing , as soon as she started to speak she decided not to . |
| 23 | ‘ He decided not to . ’ |
| 24 | She decided not to . |
| 25 | Constantly at war with my vertigo , I decided not to be pathetic and strode off on the flat , step-like slabs that top the crest of the ridge . |
| 26 | Industry watchdog Lautro could have banned the company from selling investment products altogether , but decided not to because it had been co-operative and had acted promptly to beef up its sales methods . |
| 27 | Horrified by the obstructionism of his superiors and unable to make progress , Schiller leaked information to the press and helped fortify the outside criticism , though his superiors decided not to discipline him for this . |
| 28 | ‘ When the government decided not to ringfence the money , the future was still uncertain during the period of the judicial review . |
| 29 | She wondered if she should have Lee teach the girl a lesson , but decided not to — for the moment . |
| 30 | I decided not to , when you seemed against the idea . |