Example sentences of "[vb past] not [verb] [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We decided not to go down this road last September , as we had considerable doubts about the financial arrangements . |
| 2 | Much later , in 1975 , the Lebanese chose not to refer to this period . |
| 3 | Adam did not want at this point to speculate , it made hi– feel sick . |
| 4 | It is important to point out that the department did not go into this exercise " cold " . |
| 5 | Ruth did not react to this alien influx . |
| 6 | Binding was observed between antibody KG9 and rice and millet prolamins ; maize prolains displayed very weak bands and sorghum did not react in this system . |
| 7 | He did not talk like this with anyone else , but his father would not laugh at talk of the Holy-Place-From-Over-the-Great-Water or the Yellowlegs Who Has Lost Much . |
| 8 | Those things she knew about Gus Hambro which did not fit into this picture , such as his manipulations over the room at the inn , she did not care to mention to anyone until she herself understood them better . |
| 9 | McFarlane did not think of this as war management : it was a matter of encouragement , ‘ smoke and mirrors . |
| 10 | ‘ How strange you did not think of this yesterday , ’ he commented . |
| 11 | Oddly enough , I found that I could keep the port wing up for a considerable time and , as I lost flying speed and I came nearer and nearer to the Engineering Wing area , the port wing happily stayed in the air until my speed was very low indeed and then gradually — and I did not think of this — one ( and only one ) of the prop blades gently ploughed into the rather soft earth , My port wing was still in the air , and ever so gently we made a beautiful semi-turn to port . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , the Minister did not think at this time that it was necessary to end the corporate status of Tanzania 's radio service . |
| 13 | Michael did not reply to this but the Leader said : ‘ What if it is true ? ’ |
| 14 | Paul walked away , determination in his gait ; if she did not reply to this note , he would send others until she did . |
| 15 | Bathsheba did not reply to this . |
| 16 | ‘ We have reason to believe that this man Chant did not originate in this Dominion . ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | One of the attendants offered him a cup : he did not drink from this but threw out the contents and ran off with it . |
| 20 | He did not settle to this life and had a number of activities , including travel to France and Belgium . |
| 21 | It was reported that he had said the Government ‘ had fallen flat on its face in dealing with the situation ’ , adding that law and order did not exist in this country at the moment ; that there could be up to five million illegal immigrants in Britain ; and that judges should be able to impose the death sentence on anyone convicted of an offence carrying more than a fifteen year sentence . |
| 22 | Catherine did not speak of this matter again , but I am sure Heathcliff often thought about it . |
| 23 | Perhaps you would rather I did not speak like this . " |
| 24 | She did not remark on this . |
| 25 | But he did not stop with this . |
| 26 | ( One of the teachers whom I interviewed , and who did not comment on this question , has since told me that she used it with a class . |
| 27 | ( 4 ) That the relationship of banker and customer which existed between Mr. Williams and the wife was properly observed and that Mr. Williams did not step outside this relationship . |
| 28 | Emerson found that the youngest group of subjects ( 5 ; 8 to 6 ; 7 ) did not succeed on this task , but that the older groups of subjects ( 7 ; 6 to 8 ; 6 and 9 ; 7 to 10 ; 11 ) did . |
| 29 | It did not succeed in this objective . |
| 30 | You were always a late riser , quite unlike me , so we did not start on this little adventure until after lunch . |