Example sentences of "not [verb] [verb] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We should not want to go slower than 1/200th second because of camera movement and , for a bright day , f8 at 1/200th with ASA 200 rated film will give a result . |
| 2 | The sufferer has to want to seek help and will not want to do so if other people cover up the consequences of addictive disease . |
| 3 | It was then , though , that she realised that , having wanted to come to London , having made the break from Hazelbury — as lovely as Hazelbury was — she did not want to return there unless it was absolutely necessary . |
| 4 | I would not want to change even if I were offered a British-sounding voice . |
| 5 | Bradshaw and Millar found that about two-thirds ( 62 per cent ) of lone mothers on income support said that they did not want to work immediately although they would want to work in the future . |
| 6 | Mr Knight , who was a county councillor for Harwich for 12 years , said he was very upset at the latest snub but did not want to comment further until he had considered his next move . |
| 7 | They do not want to operate independently because they are unable to do so . ’ |
| 8 | She stared , hypnotised , not daring to move again as he resumed his task , and she fought her physical responses , rigidly blocking out the sensual touch of each curling finger as it hooked up the criss-crossing lace . |
| 9 | They would wait five miles ahead , not daring to go further because of my leg . |
| 10 | We may tend to assume that other companies and cultures operate with the same sorts of motivations and criteria of success as we do , despite the fact that Japanese companies , for instance , turn in a very low rate of profit compared to those in the United Kingdom , and indeed do not need to do so because of the low interest charges and ready availability of capital in their country . |
| 11 | IF you were looking for a local Pillar of Society , you did not need to seek further than Brian Courtenay . |
| 12 | Mr O'Hara Labour MP for Knowsley South was unhappy over the ‘ insensitive ’ wording which made it clear the payments were for people not expected to live longer than six months . |
| 13 | Tears starting into her own eyes , Julia waited , not wanting to walk away while they were both silent . |
| 14 | And even the most optimistic TEC directors do not expect to raise more than 5% of their income from private sources . |
| 15 | ‘ This is one of the biggest road construction contracts ever undertaken in Northern Ireland and we have not had to go overseas because we have the local skills to do it . ’ |
| 16 | Maxton led the opposition to this view , claiming not that the Party should disaffiliate immediately , but that it should not hesitate to do so if its freedom to advocate the Socialism in Our Time policy were limited . |
| 17 | These areas provided havens for gambling schools , and the police did not dare to venture there except in strength — when attempts to break up street-gambling , or to douse the high spirits of Bonfire Night could lead to violent eruptions . |
| 18 | ‘ No , it seems evident that it 's not going to happen tonight unless your mood undergoes a drastic change . ’ |
| 19 | As I say I 'm not going to respond immediately cos I think other people ought to . |
| 20 | Now , if you did n't feel healthy to start with , and if you feel lethargic and bloated most of the time , your body is not going to notice easily when you overeat . |
| 21 | I mean I honestly think she 's not going to pass even though she 's going to have another go . |
| 22 | But we are not going to condemn merely because we do n't understand . |
| 23 | It 's not going to end there if I say yes either . |
| 24 | I can not hope to think clearly when you are near me . |
| 25 | In employment systems , after all , people are not mustered to play together as their manager beats time . |
| 26 | They did not have to wait long before Shildon emerged and told them . |
| 27 | Modern scientists tell us that Bartley could not have survived more than a few minutes in the whale 's belly , let alone the half-day or more it took the unwitting sailors on the mother ship to release this modern Jonah . |
| 28 | Peterborough manager Chris Turner said : ‘ We could not have played better than we did tonight . |
| 29 | Like Cadbury 's chocolate , the recipe and packaging of the Mills and Boon volume may not have altered much since its inception , but the methods of marketing and distribution have changed dramatically since the early days of the twopenny library . |
| 30 | Oblivious should not have tacked here since he loses out to Smart . |