Example sentences of "[vb past] [not/n't] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The group 's chairman , Sir Simon Hornby , promised not to break the agreement first , but pledged a strong response if someone else did so . |
| 2 | She pretended not to see the look of dismay on Martin 's face and continued with her explanation . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | He blushed , raised his cap and pretended not to hear the compliment , as he dashed off to the baker 's shop . |
| 5 | It helped not having the accompaniment . |
| 6 | Mrs Harvey tried not to let the attack spoil her family Christmas . |
| 7 | For her part , Rachaela tried not to curb the child , but let her go her own wild , silent way . |
| 8 | She took a deep , steadying breath and tried not to picture the way he had looked , hear the scathing tone of his voice . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | We feigned not to grasp the reference , though Durham City readers may understand it very well . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The footplatemen had nothing to gain by lying about the position of the distant signal when they admitted not seeing the home signal at all . |
| 14 | Many police and prosecutors admitted not understanding the law . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | My feet seemed not to touch the ground . |
| 19 | seemed not to notice the bumblebee |
| 20 | The stones seemed not to weigh the room towards the earth but to be ready to lift it into the sky . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | I also found ‘ lanisticola ’ more aggressive — that being relative , as my real ‘ livingstonii ’ seemed not to know the meaning of the word . |
| 23 | Reception was in many places extremely poor , but the new audience was enthusiastic and seemed not to mind the difficulty involved in tuning to Dar es Salaam . |
| 24 | Around A.D. 44 , Peter , then John , then all the others were arrested , flogged and ordered not to speak the name of Jesus . |
| 25 | ITV 's Chart Show decided not to screen the video of George 's charity disc Too Funky while Kiss FM DJ Steve Jackson refused to play it on his show because he did n't like it . |
| 26 | A few months later he decided not to publish the book but with tremendous generosity said that I could use whatever I wanted from it . |
| 27 | Facing considerable opposition , the Bush adminstration decided not to submit the convention to the Senate for ratification . |
| 28 | She decided not to push the point any further , could see he had switched off . |
| 29 | Mungo decided not to mention the coincidence of the bird 's head found by Rose McGarry 's body . |
| 30 | However , on Jan. 13 , 1990 , Ankara University decided not to withdraw the ban on headscarves for fear that it might provoke unrest on campus . |