Example sentences of "[vb past] [not/n't] [verb] to [adj] " 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 | ‘ Then all your family worries descended on your lovely shoulders and I decided not to add to that burden . |
| 3 | Much later , in 1975 , the Lebanese chose not to refer to this period . |
| 4 | She had n't told her grandmother about Buzz 's accident ; she did not want to further distress Elinor . |
| 5 | So Edward , almost alone among his fellow unfortunates who sailed that particular August , did not go to one of the great English educational establishments , but to a small academy near Dumfries . |
| 6 | He then reminisced about a house-party at which someone had suggested that Mr Eliot ( who did not go to many such parties ) should be invited to read some of his poems . |
| 7 | All company data obtained were screened to make sure they were Scotch Whisky specific , and did not relate to other spirits related sales and production costs . |
| 8 | I went on to say to him that I wished to make it clear that my disquiet did not relate to any particular name , but if in fact the names that I had heard turned out to be a correct report , and he published the List , the List would support legitimate criticism . |
| 9 | He had dogged determination and was of undeviating rectitude , although this did not relate to any well-defined religious beliefs . |
| 10 | In Cadbury v. Halliday ( 1975 D.C. ) it was decided that the words ‘ Extra value ’ written on the wrapper of chocolate bar did not relate to any of the items listed in section 2 and neither could they reasonably be taken to do so . |
| 11 | In Cadbury Ltd v Halliday [ 1975 ] 1 WLR 649 , it was decided that the words " Extra value " written on the wrapper of a bar of chocolate , did not relate to any of the items listed in s2 so that no offence was committed . |
| 12 | If the council did not react to that notice , then would be the time for the tenant to exercise the right to prosecute . |
| 13 | Ruth did not react to this alien influx . |
| 14 | In the emergency room he appeared deeply comatose : his eyes were closed and he did not react to noxious stimuli . |
| 15 | They drank their tea and did not talk to each other . |
| 16 | Michael did not reply to this but the Leader said : ‘ What if it is true ? ’ |
| 17 | Paul walked away , determination in his gait ; if she did not reply to this note , he would send others until she did . |
| 18 | Bathsheba did not reply to this . |
| 19 | CCa did not return to normal in 2 patients after 3 treatments . |
| 20 | Opening the debate , Mr Smith did not return to this theme but dwelt on ‘ the pathways out of poverty ’ proposed in the review , notably the introduction of a statutory minimum wage and the restoration of a link between pensions and average earnings . |
| 21 | And so in memory of all those men who did not return to this base , we dedicate them to the keeping of Almighty God we read these verses together . |
| 22 | graces could be an embarrassment , for he had no polite small-talk and did not pretend to any ; his visits to Windsor were an ordeal for guest and hosts alike , to him because he disliked formality and to his hosts because he was so difficult to entertain and because he did not mince words with the King . |
| 23 | He did not settle to this life and had a number of activities , including travel to France and Belgium . |
| 24 | Treaty did not of itself prevent a member state from imposing an ownership residence requirement as a condition for exemption from the compulsory acquisition of land , could not be followed in the present case for three reasons : ( a ) in the Fearon case , the owners ' residence requirement was not coupled with any nationality requirement and the court indicated in paragraph 10 of the judgment , at pp. 3685–3686 , that its decision would have been different if it had been ; ( b ) in the Fearon case , the residence requirement was limited to legal owners of the land and did not extend to peripheral persons , such as those who had lent the owners money in order to buy the land ; and ( c ) from the point of view of its geographical scope , the residence requirement at issue in the Fearon case was framed in local rather than national terms . |
| 25 | A widow of fifty-eight , Dorothy Hardisty had the great quality of adoring children , though her generosity of spirit did not extend to all adults . |
| 26 | The Court of Appeal held that the power of the Secretary of State to give guidance to the Authority did not extend to such a discretion . |
| 27 | Marryat was not avoiding actuality : his authentic plots did not extend to emotional exploration . |
| 28 | It is more probable that they were cited soon after deposit , but that the coverage of SCI at this time did not extend to those journals in which the citations occurred . |
| 29 | So far as wasted costs orders were concerned , cover was already provided by the BMIF for the benefit of those who had been made subject to such orders ; but that cover did not extend to related costs . |
| 30 | James Kilpatrick and William Dunlop did not speak to each other for 22 years , until a mutual friend arranged a reconciliation meeting in 1935 . |