Example sentences of "[vb -s] not [verb] me [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has not created me for nothing . |
| 2 | Yet it has not prevented me from having a very attractive family and being successful in my work . |
| 3 | The right hon. and learned Gentleman has not told me about it yet . |
| 4 | I hope this has not inhibited me from sharing some of their struggle . |
| 5 | In 1930 Nizan noted " I dislike the philosophy of oppressors because I feel that I have been the victim of oppression ; reconciliation with oppression does not strike me as a victory for freedom , but rather as a death sentence . " |
| 6 | I seem to remember being told that the latest policy is to turn water cannon on the nurses ; that does not strike me as the most helpful approach . |
| 7 | I think it would be better if she does not meet me on this occasion . ’ |
| 8 | It does not embarrass me at all to say that I did not approve of the principle of the community charge . |
| 9 | This does not stop me from wishing , sometimes , for a sight of you all , or for the feel of the cold , wet winds of Edinburgh ! |
| 10 | I do not see much to encourage me at all , but this does not worry me for it could be much later when they arrive , after I have left for home . |
| 11 | Although this fact does not worry me in the early stages of a work , it is not desirable when painting details . |
| 12 | The mere fact that I have set myself the end X , with Y as a necessary means to it , and without conflict with other prudential or moral considerations , does not guarantee me from being mistaken in doing Y ( Anyone who supposed that it did would indeed be guilty of the Naturalistic Fallacy without appeal . ) |
| 13 | David Ware , president of the National Association of Estate Agents , said : ‘ It does not surprise me at all to hear estate agents are having problems . |
| 14 | Businessman Paul Watson , 42 , of Brighton , East Sussex , said : ‘ This does not surprise me in the least . |
| 15 | That is why it does not surprise me in the least to hear from my hon. and learned Friend about the letter that he received yesterday from Mr. Beck 's erstwhile cellmate . |
| 16 | I am not going out of my mind , she thought , and if , at the moment , the outside world does not recognise me for what I am , my sister knows she has only to speak a word here and there , to take a decision , and who will listen to me ? |