Example sentences of "not [verb] to just [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We do not want to just duplicate the work of other organisations , such as the Regular Forces Employment Agency , which has started to operate in the area . ’ |
| 2 | This is not confined to just making the applications do what they are supposed to but the whole concept of the Macintosh is that anyone can look after it . |
| 3 | But he 's not going to just sit there for long . |
| 4 | I 'm not going to just give up my — ’ |
| 5 | ‘ He 's not going to just co-ordinate and consolidate any longer , ’ Muldoon said , with increasing nervousness . |
| 6 | Er we have n't used very much of it this year I mean I think er I mentioned a few weeks ago the , the question of trips out perhaps in the spring to do fish and that , we could consider er we do n't want to just go er accumulating money for the sake of it erm , we want to get some benefit out of the money we 've got . |
| 7 | On the other hand , I would n't want to just copy someone . |
| 8 | If you do n't want to just leave it and I just |
| 9 | I did n't want to just sit and |
| 10 | ‘ They did n't want to just kill me … |
| 11 | ‘ I mean , Delia , we 've had such a long association and a successful one , I 'd like to think , well , I do n't want to just lose touch . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I scored 20 goals in each of the last three seasons , but teams like Wimbledon ca n't afford to just go out and replace their top scorer at the drop of a hat . |