Example sentences of "not [verb] it [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The conventional way would be to see this movie as the rise and fall of a rock star ; I have chosen not to see it that way . |
| 2 | Indeed she had not given it another thought since last seeing it in Matthew 's sitting-room . |
| 3 | Did we not brief it last month ? |
| 4 | If we started with a clean sheet of paper we would not plan it that way . |
| 5 | I chose not to buy it that day , so I was interested to see whether a longer look at it would change those initial impressions . |
| 6 | In Red Rhino 's terms , it was a fantastically expensive record to make but Korda Marshall at RCA did not see it that way . |
| 7 | ‘ I do not see it that way , but it 's all been built up now . |
| 8 | A further disincentive — although Mr Lawrence did not see it that way — was that the Prudential had never previously had a finance director , let alone strict internal financial controls . |
| 9 | Henry James did not see it that way . |
| 10 | In some senses the VSO system had failed me — but I did not see it that way at the time . |
| 11 | John does not see it that way . |
| 12 | Unhappily , he will not celebrate it this year . |
| 13 | Although they receive notification from education of the intention to assess a child , they are uncertain of their role , and so , with other pressing priorities , they tend not to give it high priority . |
| 14 | ‘ It suited me not to deny it last night , ’ Ruth blurted and stared beyond him to a young palm swaying gently in the breeze . |
| 15 | but I 'm not doing it that way , cos you have to join it at the back |
| 16 | I 'm not doing it next year , I said that . |
| 17 | And I 'm not working next year anyway cos I 've done it for two years on the run and I 'm not doing it next year . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm so bloody glad we 're not doing it this time , ’ he said . |
| 19 | With the possible exception of Mrs Major , who has to struggle not to look cheerful at the mention of leaving 10 Downing Street , and Sir Denis Thatcher ( ’ I 'm so bloody glad we 're not doing it this time ’ ) , every good political consort must learn how to be a good loser . |
| 20 | She could not stand it another minute . |
| 21 | And we have it on the authority of those sitting near her that she did not drink it that evening . ’ |
| 22 | And try not to drop it this time , please . |
| 23 | ‘ He did not appreciate that his colleague had not taken it that way , ’ she added . |
| 24 | The point , though Hurd did not put it this way , is that Labour 's amendment 27 , seeking to scupper Major 's triumph in excluding Britain from the social chapter , was a complete red herring . |
| 25 | However , I do not play it this way but allow each person ‘ goosed ’ to be the next catcher . |
| 26 | Could I point out to members that we did have er written replies to try and speed up the question process , could I ask members both in asking the question and especially in answering , not to make it another speech occasion because otherwise it destroys the whole purpose of having the written replies . |
| 27 | Yet this lone , beautiful , and sensitive actress who openly espoused Ibsen and portrayed his bold , modern women did not find it easy living in late Victorian Britain . |
| 28 | George did not find it easy shooting Lennie and he hesitated to think before pulling the trigger , when the ranchmen emerged out of the bush . |
| 29 | Even though it was billed as a friendly , Tottenham did n't treat it that way . ’ |
| 30 | As for a job , Wilson says : ‘ I have n't given it any thought . |