Example sentences of "not [verb] it [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like Ulysses , I had , by my standards then , made un beau voyage , but I did not think it would result in my being content to stay at home thereafter . |
| 2 | They hope to sell the house as soon as possible but did not think it would go to a Vic Reeves fan . |
| 3 | The band could probably have signed to IRS but Hallin does not think it would have been the right move . |
| 4 | And no , she did not think it would jeopardise the marriage although he would , no doubt , be miffed at missing out on the latest freebie to the investing classes . |
| 5 | ‘ … I did not think it would come so quickly , ’ he told Tom Jones on 4 November . |
| 6 | ‘ I will send to him , though I do not think it will please him . ’ |
| 7 | Though its technology , which makes chips , has won much praise , Perkin-Elmer did not think it could profit in the face of Japanese competition . |
| 8 | Winston Churchill ( C , Davyhulme ) said : ‘ If it was nothing other than a short-term political fix I do not believe it would get through the House of Commons . |
| 9 | Freer use of the telephone is being extended to prisons with a lesser security category ; men in Maidstone can not believe it would jeopardize security there if it were available . |
| 10 | But she did not believe it could become a reality unless much more money was forthcoming . |
| 11 | The Chinese , like most people in Hong Kong , do not believe it will happen . |
| 12 | But he does not believe it will get to that stage . |
| 13 | Whilst training was no guarantee that losses would not occur it might help to identify health disorders at a stage early enough to allow successful treatment . |
| 14 | First of all , It 's a dog does not entail It can bark ( since a dog may have a congenital malformation of the larynx , or some such ) ; hence , ‘ can bark ’ is not a criterial trait . |
| 15 | I 'm not saying it 'll come out right , but that 's what I 'm saying I would do it . |
| 16 | No man.who has not experienced it can have an idea of the fantastic rage and force of the German attack … ’ adding , with a characteristic note of compassion , ‘ the poor horses ! ’ |
| 17 | But breach of a contract not to revoke it will subject his estate to a claim for damages . |
| 18 | The fact that the share price had been 60p did not mean it would return to that level . |
| 19 | The fact that it is the same organisation does not mean it can fulfil Mr Reagan 's technically impossible goal . |
| 20 | Condensation is a big problem in many homes : if it 's not cured it can lead to serious health problems , and cause damage to the structure of your home . |
| 21 | If he did not agree it would mean the end of his mission . |
| 22 | If they can not agree it will have to go to a public inquiry . |
| 23 | ‘ I do not say it will happen , I am just telling you . ’ |
| 24 | " A day may come — I do not say it will come , but that it may — when bands of Englishmen from the Tweed to the Tamar , sickened by the prevarications of the capitalists and by the continued infiltration of Celtic elements into English life , will arise with guns in their hands . |
| 25 | A spokesperson for Mogul said , ‘ I would not say it could form a cyanide mixture — I would n't say the material was poisonous , although it is not something I would want to drink myself ’ . |
| 26 | I felt an almost unbearably painful sense of beauty and order — painful because I could not imagine it would prevail . |
| 27 | She had n't guessed it would land her in the thick of a family feud . |
| 28 | She knew she was overdressed for the occasion but had n't realised it would make her look both predatory and incom-petently so , since one of the main adult sports at Chris 's school was trying to get that nice Major Maxim remarried . |
| 29 | The Swindon company does n't think it 'll do anything so dramatic in Britain , but managers believe they are in a market with a huge potential . |
| 30 | Cos I do n't think it 'll reach three pallets high . |