Example sentences of "[vb past] not [verb] to [det] " 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | He had dogged determination and was of undeviating rectitude , although this did not relate to any well-defined religious beliefs . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | If the council did not react to that notice , then would be the time for the tenant to exercise the right to prosecute . |
| 10 | Ruth did not react to this alien influx . |
| 11 | They drank their tea and did not talk to each other . |
| 12 | Michael did not reply to this but the Leader said : ‘ What if it is true ? ’ |
| 13 | Paul walked away , determination in his gait ; if she did not reply to this note , he would send others until she did . |
| 14 | Bathsheba did not reply to this . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He did not settle to this life and had a number of activities , including travel to France and Belgium . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | James Kilpatrick and William Dunlop did not speak to each other for 22 years , until a mutual friend arranged a reconciliation meeting in 1935 . |
| 23 | At first they did not speak to each other . |
| 24 | Whether it was a pagan god , or a Christian saint , or some superstitious ceremony that brought rain , did not matter to most people provided the rain came . |
| 25 | The fact that these memories are often associated with emotional situations is interesting but dangerous to interpret given that there is no easy way to estimate the number of similar emotional situations which did not lead to such memories . |
| 26 | These changes did not lead to any change in popular perceptions of the police , partially because there were still few Sinhalese officers . |
| 27 | The change in the political complexion of the Government after the Election did not lead to any sharp change of direction in the thrust of criminal policy . |
| 28 | The decline in profitability may have resulted in an unwillingness of British business to invest in industry in this country , but it did not lead to any scarcity of capital for investment . |
| 29 | Lucy did not refer to that evening or to the story . |
| 30 | Ewbank J. did not refer to that evidence in the course of his judgment . |