Example sentences of "not [verb] to [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Left , like most people in Britain , had been brought up to regard Britain as a world power and had not adjusted to Britain 's real weakness . |
| 2 | They took a farrier with them , not trusting to strangers en route . |
| 3 | Quite recently the King of France and the King 's own sister , Queen Margaret of Scotland , had been obliged in this way ; but now Queen Catherine 's uncle , the German Emperor Charles V , held the Pope virtually prisoner in Rome and had compelled him not to agree to Henry 's divorce . |
| 4 | Unlike many disagreements within bands , it did not relate to Charman 's actual playing and there was none of the usual ‘ musical differences ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ I sort of pride myself on being a normal human being and not a rock caricature , not pandering to people 's expectations of being psychopaths or cray-ZEE ! people … ’ |
| 6 | Dunegal of Nithsdale had not come to Thorfinn 's standard , nor had any of the men of Dumfries and the western lands of St Cuthbert . |
| 7 | While the church dominated governing body of King 's College , London , did not object to Lyell 's geology , it sacked the theologian F. D. Maurice for suggesting that the indescribable torture of the damned might not go on for ever . |
| 8 | She , for her part , was of the opinion that she did not object to Ivan 's insults at all . |
| 9 | Edward indicated that he was not committed to Balliol 's cause , and the arrival of Balliol at Carlisle as a fugitive must have made both king and parliament have second thoughts about his value as an ally . |
| 10 | Grains have a calcium-phosphorus imbalance , and if calcium is not added to horses ' food , it is leached from their bones instead . |
| 11 | Zenith did not refer to Acme 's program further than this and Zenith developed its own methods of performing the purpose . |
| 12 | Therefore the Japanese switched tactics and attacked together with fighters and dive bombers which was not according to Genda 's careful plan . |
| 13 | The Democrats did not accede to Bush 's demand , and he returned to Washington from his holiday home in Kennebunkport , Maine , on Aug. 14 in order to hold meetings not only with the Pentagon ( Defence Department ) over the Gulf crisis [ see pp. 37631-41 ] , but also with budgetary advisers . |
| 14 | Branson did not warm to Fields 's initial concept of a 100-per-cent business-class service between London and New York ; that , he felt , was ‘ not the right image from Virgin 's point of view ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ You 're not going to Pepe 's ? ’ |
| 16 | Possibly , as someone new to The Smiths and their legacy , I simply am not used to Moz 's sense of humour but , really , that joke 's not funny anymore . |
| 17 | The levy in mass against the Gauls is still mentioned in the charter granted to the " colonia Genetiva Julia " in Spain in 44 B.C. , when it was presumably a simple piece of antiquarianism , if it did not allude to Caesar 's recent wars . |
| 18 | Whilst many strip wood floors do require in-situ sealing and regular polishing thereafter , this does not apply to Junckers ' floors , such as the one shown in your step-by-step guide . |
| 19 | Furthermore , if schools could or would not respond to society 's needs , it might be necessary to impose a national core curriculum . |
| 20 | It hurt even more that friends like Tolkien , to whom he had dedicated The Screwtape Letters , could not respond to Lewis 's effusions as ‘ Everyman 's Theologian ’ . |
| 21 | This was a building of secrets , a part of British Military Intelligence , but not linked to Cheltenham 's GCHQ , and a place for only the most covert communications . |
| 22 | The use of the microcomputer is to be shown to be directly related to the curriculum and to enhance pupils ' learning , thus the project must be curriculum-based and not restricted to pupils ' use of the library for general work . |
| 23 | I am sorry that he is disappointed that the order did not go to Swan 's , but I can assure him that there was fair play and it has gone to Yarrow . |
| 24 | He better not go to Cheryl 's again ! |
| 25 | Apart from this reference , and despite all the subsequent exchanges between AFHQ and subordinate commands on both Cossacks and Yugoslavs which were to follow in succeeding days , AFHQ was not to refer to Robertson 's order again . |
| 26 | If Scathach had wanted her to stay she would have stayed , but he remained distant , not responding to Tallis 's touch . |
| 27 | If you can afford one , a good plugger can benefit both the artist and the radio station by acting as a fixer for guest appearances , or providing news and creative ideas ; but like everything , some pluggers are better than others , and radio producers usually prefer to exercise their own musical judgement and not to pander to pluggers ' suggestions . |
| 28 | It is certainly easy for those who did not belong to Lewis 's group of friends , and who merely come upon the record of it in after days , to see its faults . |
| 29 | Although not referring to Linton 's earlier ( 1965 ) article published in the same journal , Simmons did trace the relevance of the Lindeman model of ecosystems and its development in a book by H.T. and E.C . |
| 30 | Melody did not reply to Seb 's question , but her face gave her away . |