Example sentences of "not [verb] his [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though Premier John Major has said he will not sack his chancellor before the Spring Budget its is very likely he will be forced to dismiss him soon after . |
| 2 | Nigel was paid for his work , but he hated not seeing his piece in print . |
| 3 | Instead of threatening Cumani , the punter with the violent rather than lucky streak should be kicking himself for not biding his time before backing Shellac . |
| 4 | He castigated the illustrator of Time Wasted Away for not bringing his work in line with that of Miss [ sic ] Vanessa Bell and , among other things , for depicting the sun as an eight-pointed starfish in the sky . |
| 5 | It is possible , too , that in striking the rock as he was told to do in Exodus 17 Moses this time has further infringed the divine command , though nothing was said explicitly about him not using his rod in that way . |
| 6 | Now what the Capitulary of Thionville actually says is : ‘ When famine or plague occurs , men should not wait for our edict but should straightway pray to God for his mercy ; as to scarcity of food in this present year , let each man help his own people as best he can , and not sell his corn at too high a price . ’ |
| 7 | It might perhaps have done so had Franco not delayed his assault in order to make a detour eastwards to Toledo . |
| 8 | Why then did Anselm not make his support of Henry conditional on concessions for the liberty of the Church comparable to the charter of liberties which the baronage had obtained ? |
| 9 | He was gelded and given time to mature a little before being asked to race , and he did not make his debut until 23 February 1929 . |
| 10 | Evidently Anselm judged that he could not make his excommunication of the king effective if he stayed in Lyons , and he must move nearer to the scene of action . |
| 11 | She was about his age , and in the chronic torpid state that overcame him daily as he faced work , he could not make his embarrassment at her gesture connect with his limbs . |
| 12 | Gore apparently did not want his name on the cover of the book and wished for it to be published by the Canadian fascist , Arcand , so that he could not be sued . |
| 13 | Sugar said Venables was still empowered to return as a non-executive director , but was adamant he did not want his opponent at the club . |
| 14 | It was very hard not to compare his situation with ours . |
| 15 | No mean combatant , Mr Holdsworth dismissed two solicitors for not pursuing his case with sufficient vigour . |
| 16 | In any case , Chapman considered that a player should not regard his position as fixed , believing that ‘ adaptability should be the aim of every footballer ’ . |
| 17 | Manville did not regard his surveillance as a betrayal of trust , either . |
| 18 | He had not given his name in Russian and the bunk that was allocated to him was against the wall at the furthest stretch from the narrow band of heat that the boiler might service . |
| 19 | Reddy 's assertion that ‘ no harm ’ comes to donors who part with a kidney is disengenuous , but does not weaken his plea for the ethical objections to organ sale to be reassessed . |
| 20 | The intention at that time had been for Ian and myself to return to Uist by the ferry in the afternoon but the weather was so bad that the ferryman decided not to chance his luck in the storm . |
| 21 | His career record of 506 wickets and 3,882 runs does not convey his impact on the game because he was not concerned with his own performances — the team came first . |
| 22 | Midwinter does not restrict his discussion of domestic help to private householders . |
| 23 | As a forensic argument , of course , it has been successful ; but I sometimes fed a residual bitterness that one of these defence counsel , when speaking for a true work of literature , did not build his act on simple defiance . |
| 24 | Even so , it took all his self-control not to lose his temper with Madge Grimsilk , for Therese , in the dark sapphire Rosa Ponselle gown , studded all over with flashing blue stones and with the huge peacock train spreading out behind her , was outstanding , so outstanding that the rest of the cast , pleased with their own designs but quick to recognize a ‘ star ’ outfit , burst into a little patter of applause . |
| 25 | W. H. Whyte ( 1956 ) appealed for the leader not to lose his identity inside his organization . |
| 26 | And he accused Mr Clarke of being ‘ cruel ’ in not revealing his decision to the family before holding a Press conference . |
| 27 | His aim in this and other speeches was not to indicate his solution to the crisis ( although that was often how his words were heard ) but to make an emotional connection with each of the major parties to the conflict ( the settlers , the Muslims , and the army ) as well as with the population at home . |
| 28 | Mr Mortimer does not confine his message to high politics . |
| 29 | In The Periodic Table he mentions a woman ‘ dear to my heart ’ who was murdered at Auschwitz : but the book on Auschwitz does not discuss his relationship with her . |
| 30 | He did not discuss his ordeal with Ranulf or the Prior , although he told them time and again that all was well and let them order his life , content to drift , think and reflect . |