Example sentences of "determined not to " in BNC.

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1 Dawn came and he , determined not to be taken prisoner , removed his brevet , stipes and badges , plus his battledress pockets , using his escape-kit knife .
2 And she 's determined not to be held back by her condition .
3 But that will not settle the trickiest question : whether those republics which are determined not to be part of the Soviet Union will be allowed their independence , or whether they will be kept in by force .
4 In his recall of clearly remembered events in The Childhood Thomas was determined not to be led astray by reverie and adult speculation .
5 But as she heads into the ‘ 90s as one of THE global superstars , she 's determined not to lost her foothold on reality .
6 It would have driven every other landlady to distraction but Wilson was determined not to be bested .
7 If she is determined not to be interviewed she could even write back and say quite clearly ‘ keep away ’ , in which case no earnest explanation by the interviewer is possible .
8 Determined not to be taken unawares by an attack under cover of darkness , Cope 's men , on his orders , ‘ stood all night under arms ’ only to find , as dawn broke through the morning mist , that the Jacobites were attacking from a totally unexpected direction , the east , to his rear , instead of the west , to his front .
9 He did n't answer and Jess felt uneasy , but having started to talk was determined not to be ignored .
10 Determined not to be beaten , my Strat and I ventured back , whacked the Drive channel 's Gain right up and the channel Volume on full and tried again .
11 I intend to start alterations in spring and am determined not to be thwarted by cancer ( far less , the mere lack of money ) .
12 But Dalglish is determined not to be left behind for want of class and numbers when the going gets tough .
13 But Dalglish is determined not to be left behind for want of class and numbers when the going gets tough .
14 I kept my voice friendly , for I was determined not to be drawn by his provocation .
15 Determined not to be outdone , Roth delivers a list of the only Spanish words he knows .
16 ‘ Oh , no ! ’ she drawled , determined not to be outdone , as she moved towards her front door .
17 The Sheikha settled herself in the dressing room , determined not to be too far away from her son at any time .
18 Here is another of the paradoxes of anorexia nervosa : I must , in my unconscious , have wanted to grow up , but at the same time I was determined not to , because the models of potential adulthood with which I was presented were either repugnant or impossible to attain .
19 Nancy Reagan , determined not to be caught in the same trap , created controversy instead by over-attention to the trivia of office .
20 Principal Stuart Evans said staff and students were determined not to be forced out .
21 Although Constance was proud to be seen with Nicky and loved it when he took her out , she was determined not to be taken for granted .
22 The French expedition guides were determined not to be defeated by the River Coruh , rated as one of the ten best white water rafting rivers in the world , and I was determined to stay in a raft for more than 20 seconds .
23 Anna , determined not to be able to reproach herself for not trying , took on the women and children .
24 And Informix Software Inc is also determined not to be left behind should any rush to NT develop — it says it will first make available Informix-SE , its mid-range relational database management system , under the Windows NT Advanced Server operating environment — just as soon as Microsoft can start shipping the operating environment ; no price given .
25 And Informix Software Inc is also determined not to be left behind should any rush to NT develop — it says it will first make available Informix-SE , its mid-range relational database management system , under the Windows NT Advanced Server operating environment — just as soon as Microsoft ships .
26 Determined not to be viewed as another Wang , Groupe Bull SA took the time to clarify to journalists its position regarding IBM and the RS/6000 last week at its Les Clayes-sous-Bois research and development centre in Paris .
27 Determined not to be left behind as things begin to hot up in the Sparcstation 10 clone market , South Korean giant Hyundai Electronic has announced plans to release its first Sparc 10 effort in October , along with other Sparc-compatible products .
28 He moved in against his young brother , slowly this time , determined not to be made a fool of twice .
29 But Jennifer was determined not to be overawed by this thinly severe lady .
30 But Jennifer was determined not to be drawn , and another long silence followed .
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