Example sentences of "[vb past] [not/n't] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government finally agreed to fresh negotiations and promised not to proceed with legislation on banning strikes for two years . |
| 2 | Dot fingered her victory badge and tried not to listen in case it seemed like prying . |
| 3 | Hard tried not to giggle with triumph , Elizabeth leaned tremulously on Bridhe 's shoulder , and let the old lady comfort her . |
| 4 | She tried not to think about Finn because then she felt weak and hopeless . |
| 5 | pregnant women are , therefore , advised not to participate in exercise that involves Valsalva 's manoeuvre by both the ACOG and the British College of Obstetricians . |
| 6 | More than eight out of 10 consumers , out of a sample of about 1,500 , said their consumption of meat and fish was unaffected by health considerations and 60% did not care about calories , while more than half claimed not to worry about calories , while more than half claimed not to worry about salt , sugar or caffeine . |
| 7 | I begged not to go to school the next day , but Mama said that I was over my cold and that I would be safer at school in case her trick should fail . |
| 8 | If the UK decided not to join in stage three of Economic and Monetary Union ( EMU ) under the ‘ opt-out ’ protocol negotiated , then in effect the UK would be outside the European Central Bank ( ECB ) . |
| 9 | He decided not to appeal in order to highlight what he regards as the absurdity of the law in light of the increasing acceptability of direct and indirect contacts between Israelis and the PLO . |
| 10 | At half-past eleven the house was so quiet they decided not to wait until midnight . |
| 11 | ‘ We decided not to go into debt to take part but it was still hard just to be a spectator , ’ said Steve . |
| 12 | She decided not to go to communion . |
| 13 | He decided not to go for repair grants . |
| 14 | Apple , however , had decided to reduce its reliance on external technologies and , after some considerable debate , decided not to continue with Adobe 's PostScript alone but to further develop its own system software so that it could better control both type and graphics . |
| 15 | In spite of the fact that Leese 's charges were much more blatant than in the original offence the authorities decided not to prosecute in case an acquittal might be misunderstood by the general public . |
| 16 | The PCCh and the MIR on Jan. 27 , 1990 , undertook not to resort to violence during the term of office of the Aylwin administration . |
| 17 | I understood only too well why Jean-Claude chose not to deal with M. Chaillot himself . |
| 18 | However , it must be emphasised that all the women who chose not to register for work actually did want paid employment and took up any employment opportunities which arose ( Callender , 1986a ) . |
| 19 | So , like Berton , Rey was compositionally able , but preferred not to concentrate on composition . |
| 20 | He added that valuations so far appeared not to take into consideration the question of tied cottages leading to an enormous jump in the bills that estates and individuals were likely to face . |
| 21 | The WRC said not to worry as copper was not particularly toxic . |
| 22 | In January 1978 , the Lord Chancellor announced that Judge Neil McKinnon had said that he wished not to preside in future over cases involving racial questions ; and that this wish would be given effect to . |