Example sentences of "[not/n't] [v-ing] [pron] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For though princes might now punish delinquent vassals or officials ( see pp. 360 , 286 ) , there was solid political sense in not subjecting them to the same penalties as lesser men . |
| 2 | I was not accompanying her to the home but was treating her to a taxi all the way . |
| 3 | Volvo , the European Tour 's main benefactor , had accused the leading money winners of disloyalty by not committing themselves to the end-of-season showpiece , the Volvo Masters in Spain . |
| 4 | Opposition forwards are not committing themselves to the ruck or maul . |
| 5 | This definition suggests that public law in a broad sense ( not confining ourselves to the law of judicial review ) concerns the activities of governmental bodies , by which we mean the legislature , the departments of central government and the very large number of bodies and agencies which can be described as offshoots of these departments ( these are often called ‘ fringe bodies ’ ) , courts and tribunals , local government , and , perhaps , the police . |
| 6 | Many apologies , Mark , for not making it to the pub as agreed . |
| 7 | well I , well that 's why I 'm not putting it to the vote |
| 8 | ‘ We should be encouraging more shoppers into the town not luring them to the edges . ’ |
| 9 | Indeed its formulation provided the theological undergirding for having a Council at all and not leaving everything to the pope to decide alone . |
| 10 | — not resigning oneself to the ‘ hard facts ’ |