Example sentences of "not wish [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most sellers will not wish to contract out of the right to sub-contract , since this gives them a very necessary flexibility in times of high demand , or if their own facilities can not produce the required goods for some reason . |
| 2 | C.C. She [ Valerie ] did not wish to replace the pastoral team or visit homes . |
| 3 | She found she was talking in as low a voice as Finn , feeling there was something which she did not wish to disturb . |
| 4 | Oil producers found themselves with large dollar surpluses which they did not wish to deposit in the USA , partly as we have seen because of the prevailing regulations but also for political reasons . |
| 5 | No , I do not wish to give any sort of name to it because I do not yet grasp the true meaning of this ‘ presence' : all that I sense , however vaguely , is that it or he or He is not hostile . |
| 6 | Firm statements about the importance of grammar would be taken by many teachers and members of the general public to mean a return to Latinate grammar , and we did not wish to give this false impression . |
| 7 | While we do not wish to give the impression that the Minor Project is insignificant , the Major Project is clearly recognised as the most powerful thrust of the ESSE/L Project . |
| 8 | They saw a European Assembly as a way to mobilise public opinion behind European co-operation in general , and did not wish to give the new body any sovereign authority over governments . |
| 9 | I do not accept the intervener 's argument that it is in some way undignified for the decision of a visitor on the basis of advice from an eminent judge to be subject to judicial review and that if certiorari is held to be available senior judges will not wish to give such advice . |
| 10 | Lydia spoke carefully because she did not wish to give the impression that she was attempting to divert Betty from Beuno for nefarious reasons of her own . |
| 11 | Moreover , we do not wish to give the impression that the cello and bass always work in double harness : on the contrary , they can be used independently to a quite large extent , though discretion and careful thought are very necessary in this matter , since the basses when used alone tend to sound rather dry , and if their part lies low and is far removed in pitch from the rest of the harmony it is too indeterminate in pitch to give satisfactory support unless it consists of a sustained or better ( since the bow is short ) a reiterated pedal note . |
| 12 | However , a written consent is not needed in the case of a customer outside the UK if the firm reasonably believes that he does not wish to give written consent ; the firm must keep a record of its reasons . |
| 13 | The government of the day will often let it be known to one of its aspiring party members that it would greatly welcome his ballot victory to promote a particular piece of legislation which it , the Government , does not wish to devote its own time to , either because of its controversial nature or simply because it has better things to do . |
| 14 | Private individuals might not be able to afford to sue , and society might not wish to devote a large quantity of resources to court cases . |
| 15 | Perhaps the most controversial question concerning English intonation is what its function is ; pedagogically speaking , this is a very important question , since one would not wish to devote time to teaching something without knowing what its value was likely to be . |
| 16 | reported that he had attended a meeting and emphasised that the Institute did not wish to opt out . |
| 17 | Dr Lyons said Moore may have used the phrase ‘ the people I love ’ because he did not wish to name those involved as his parents might see the note . |
| 18 | ‘ Listen to this bit , ’ she urged , ‘ I do not wish to treat you like a good-time girl . |
| 19 | For example , while the newcomers may fail to understand the skill and local status of the farm worker , they do not wish to treat him as a social outcast — this would run counter to the notion of community with which many newcomers strongly identify . |
| 20 | We do not wish to harm you , or your state . |
| 21 | Unless you are snipping soft growth where there is little space between stems you wish to prune and those that you do not wish to harm , always cut with the object wood well back in the blades to reduce stressing the blades and their pivot . |
| 22 | ‘ We did not wish to create conditions which led to possible violence . ’ |
| 23 | Then tell your subconscious that you do not wish to create that negative reality . |
| 24 | L coming back to your other point I mean your saying you could not physically , or you would not wish to accommodate , let me put it that way , you would not wish to accommodate anything more than is now you 're you 're making provision for within the South Ryedale local plan |
| 25 | L coming back to your other point I mean your saying you could not physically , or you would not wish to accommodate , let me put it that way , you would not wish to accommodate anything more than is now you 're you 're making provision for within the South Ryedale local plan |
| 26 | On the one hand , he does not wish to say that numerical identity reduces to qualitative identity ; on the other , he does not wish to abandon the principles of indiscernibles . |
| 27 | Their government did not wish to foreclose other options , provoke the USSR , or antagonize its own left-wing . |
| 28 | The tenant will not wish to restrict himself to too narrow a use , for while this might be satisfactory in the short term , if the lease is for 25 years much can happen to the tenant 's business , eg expansion or contraction resulting in the necessity for the tenant to assign or sublet the premises , in which case the assignee or subtenant may wish to carry on a different use . |
| 29 | If you do not wish to base the current DC on an existing one , this field should contain the current DC identifier . |
| 30 | It may be because people are not aware that these benefits exist ; they do not wish to ask for help while they can manage on what they have ; or they may be too proud to claim , thinking that it is like asking for charity . |