Example sentences of "not [pron] [adv] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cleo asked impulsively , unsure whether or not she really wanted to . |
| 2 | I mean perhaps it 's not something there used to doing too much , but is it not possible to get them to amuse themselves ? |
| 3 | decide whether or not they really need to be on that site for fourteen hours or can they do what they need to do in four ? |
| 4 | As I have emphasised above , what we think of as ‘ scientific ’ endeavour takes place in a social context , within institutions and ideologies which are not themselves necessarily committed to ‘ scientific ’ thought or logic . |
| 5 | I am not myself wholeheartedly committed to any of them but they deserve our attention . |
| 6 | Have n't I just proven to you that I lie ? ’ |
| 7 | Fabian grumbles : ‘ Ah , why did n't I just go to Hungary as well … |
| 8 | Did n't I always say to you that you had your uses ? |
| 9 | Had n't she already acknowledged to herself that it was better that they did n't touch — or do anything to aggravate a volatile situation ? |
| 10 | Why ca n't you even speak to me ? " |
| 11 | ‘ Why are n't you just writing to those called Mcduff ? ’ |
| 12 | So why do n't you just settle to knowing your place and doing your job , and just maybe I wo n't let him tear you in shreds the way he 's aching to do ? |
| 13 | Did n't you just agree to a truce ? |
| 14 | ‘ Had n't you better see to him ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Did n't you ever go to school , Joe , when you were young ? ’ |
| 16 | Do n't you ever speak to me like that again , I have n't , I rang , no , no , I the landlord either , I waited until the next morning . |
| 17 | do n't you ever speak to me like that again , and do n't ever push me again , I said balls you old cunt . |
| 18 | Do n't you ever talk to your mother like that again , you revolting little bitch , ’ he howled . |
| 19 | ‘ Do n't you ever listen to a word I say to you ? ’ he bit out thickly . |
| 20 | Do n't you ever listen to the radio , you know ? |
| 21 | Look I know we said we would n't talk about it and maybe it 's not fair cos I do n't know what state you 'll be in when you get this , but why do n't we just move to the country and have babies ? |
| 22 | Why do n't we just go to the airport and get on a plane ? ’ |
| 23 | She said : ‘ This is very grand , Barbara , but should n't we just go to the rooms that you use ? ’ |
| 24 | Why do n't we just go to Keith 's and let him do something ? |
| 25 | So we 're looking to there are n't we only relate to inferior women . |
| 26 | Did n't he ever write to your mother at some time or other ? ’ and she said , ‘ I … |
| 27 | Is n't it just coming to something when one has to try to keep up with one 's daughter ? ’ |
| 28 | If you did n't think of mentioning this caller to your wife , did n't it even occur to you to mention it to us when you heard what had happened ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Has n't it ever occurred to you that I find you repulsive — that I 'd rather be kissed by a lizard than you ? ’ |
| 30 | Fatherhood is n't what instantly springs to mind when you think of Nigel . |