Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] [to-vb] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The boat was too small for a long journey , and I did not want to die at sea . |
| 2 | We can not expect to arrive at consensus easily — there are a lot of things which may not seem to fit at all — but we can at least want to find out what is in common before worrying about what appears to contradict . |
| 3 | It is quicker too , as I can knit the 60 rows in one go and do not have to stop at row 30 . |
| 4 | If they use this formula and then get a report they do not like and on which they do not intend to rely at trial , then they are not committed to disclose it . |
| 5 | I do not intend to rehearse at length — the opportunity for that will come tomorrow — the powerful arguments , financial and practical , which would support the abolition of this rule at the earliest possible date . |
| 6 | • If you can not get to sleep at night , stay in bed and rest . |
| 7 | The girl said she still thinks fondly of her time in England — but could not bear to stay at University College any longer . |
| 8 | I can see his point in a way ; he likes a full social life … and he does n't want to sit at home with a wife who is depressed and can only talk about babies . ’ |
| 9 | I wanted to go to work , I I did n't want to stay at school . |
| 10 | I did n't want to stay at home I wanted to get back into education and I did n't know how to the easiest way I suppose . |
| 11 | It does n't have to stop at Easter . |
| 12 | Mrs Glews : Well you just got used to it really ; you did n't have to go at night if you did n't want to . |