Example sentences of "[not/n't] [to-vb] [pron] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | His aim in this and other speeches was not to indicate his solution to the crisis ( although that was often how his words were heard ) but to make an emotional connection with each of the major parties to the conflict ( the settlers , the Muslims , and the army ) as well as with the population at home . |
| 2 | He told me not to open my mouth to either of you and Una until such time when he would tell all three of you himself . |
| 3 | Furthermore , it gave him an excellent excuse not to apply his mind to the dismal subjects rearmament , the war in Spain , relations with Hitler , the distressed areas the weight of which had built up during his absence . |
| 4 | These are people who instead of waiting passively to see what life will bring , have decided not to leave their happiness to chance . |
| 5 | ‘ The same gentleman ’ persuaded her not to put her name to the pamphlet for fear of the ‘ Malice ’ of men who ‘ greedily … suck in anything to the prejudice of A Woman ’ . |
| 6 | Nor , said Thomas Gisborne in 1795 , must he himself disdain to borrow money at the appropriate moment if he is not to put his credit to real and serious hazard . |
| 7 | The quality of items is decidedly variable and the author 's aim is clearly not to draw our attention to this , but this is an interesting book both for the illustrations and for the details of the private lives of the collectors featured . |
| 8 | To her surprise Broom-Parker had phoned shortly after she 'd returned home , pleading with her not to mention his name to the police . |
| 9 | Yet many of them come to terms with it magnificently , trying so hard not to add their pain to that of their children , in a situation that sometimes neither of them can alter . |
| 10 | She is an extraordinary young woman who dares her difficulties with great fortitude and makes every effort not to show her unhappiness to those around her . |