Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] not [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , I agreed not to speak more than half an hour , but I see that I have been speaking for a little longer than forty-five minutes . |
| 2 | I tried not to let this interfere with les très riches heures de James Kirkup , but the wretchedness and misery were overwhelming . |
| 3 | In the last six articles I tried not to describe any canoeing technique as right or wrong . |
| 4 | I tried not to give any extra weight to the explanations or justifications made by one individual rather than another . |
| 5 | I felt like deciding then and there never to get drunk again , but being so young I decided that this was probably a little unrealistic , so I determined not to get that drunk again . |
| 6 | I said not to spend any money , I said just get a little box of chocolates , that was all , finish . |
| 7 | When she promised not to attend any more meetings without his permission , they were reconciled , but he died the same night , probably of a heart attack , with only Agnes in the house . |
| 8 | He took her hand , then when she seemed not to mind this , put his arms round her . |
| 9 | She decided not to finish that sentence . |
| 10 | She decided not to eat any more of the long squishy , chocolate-coated tube she had ordered . |
| 11 | She decided not to pursue this avenue of discussion , since , as she recalled the situation , it was not his morals but her own that had collapsed under the pressure of forced companionship with him . |
| 12 | She decided not to probe any more deeply for the moment . |
| 13 | Later she knew not to make any sound , otherwise the nurse said , ‘ Do n't you want to get better ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ In fact , I think it might be better if we tried not to have any more contact with each other , do n't you ? ’ |
| 15 | Luckily for Chris , since we decided not to do this song at all on this tour , Otis disappears from the tour overnight . |
| 16 | Erm was it only you that he phoned not to bring any scripts . |
| 17 | Yet when I placed the first hot pad on to the boy 's twisted left leg he seemed not to feel any pain ; I supposed the pain of the spasms had made him impervious to a lesser pain . |
| 18 | A report on the shooting was sent to the Crown Prosecution Service , but it decided not to take any action against Miss Hobson . |