Example sentences of "not [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later she wondered if he was counting on her not sticking to her resolution . |
| 2 | Develop good habits like keeping records : cheque book stubs , credit card dockets , receipts , and a proper filing system so that you can see your outgoings at a glance — and take corrective action early by spending less if you find you 're not sticking to your budget . |
| 3 | And there 's Master Tristram pretending he 's not listening to his father , who might 've been sitting in the Fowey stocks by now if it was n't for that same father 's efforts . " |
| 4 | The hon. Gentleman obviously was not listening to my answer . |
| 5 | When it became clear t to you that the bo the new bonus scheme was not operating to your advantage , how did you go about representing your feelings to the quarry owners ? |
| 6 | In a grammatical gender language , nouns are placed in classes not according to their meaning but according to their form — for example , the patterning of their inflectional endings — and the way they behave when it comes to the agreement of adjectives , articles and pronouns ( the technical term for this is ‘ concord ’ ) . |
| 7 | On 5 July Charles himself declared , ‘ I have bounded the Forests , not according to my right , but according to late customs ’ . |
| 8 | You do not think like a civilised man , although your behaviour has become civilised , and so he can not ascribe to your actions motives which are suspect — or not according to his understanding . ’ |
| 9 | In Europe terrorist groups were bombing capitalist targets ; in London psychologists were saying you had to live your own life in your own way and not according to your family , or you 'd go mad . |
| 10 | So so the money you 're paying is not going to your son , it 's going to the Treasury is that right ? |
| 11 | You 're not going to your wedding . |
| 12 | In addition , all parameters remained abnormal in patients not adhering to their gluten free diet , or in whom villous atrophy had not resolved . |
| 13 | ‘ How do you think Dad looks ? ’ she asked in a low voice , not replying to his offer . |
| 14 | By this time Mrs R. was not speaking to her daughter so the social worker aimed to improve this relationship . |
| 15 | I 'm not speaking to my sister-in-law no more . |
| 16 | The truth is I am not speaking to your father . ’ |
| 17 | This Act enabled LEAs to recover the costs of providing primary and secondary education for pupils not belonging to their area ( repealed in the 1980 Education Act ) ; and allowed LEAs to provide clothing grants . |
| 18 | This Act authorised LEAs to pay for pupils to attend independent schools , and enabled LEAs to recover the costs of providing further education for students not belonging to their area ( repealed in the 1980 Education Act ) . |
| 19 | It restricted the rights of LEAs to refuse to provide primary , secondary or further education for pupils or students not belonging to their area , and their powers to recover the costs of providing it . |
| 20 | He was an ungallant swine for deliberately not coming to her aid , but in truth he really wanted to see which of the likely lads , would dash forward . |
| 21 | Of how Luke and Sonny were brought by cart to the infirmary in Castlebar ; of the ‘ roasting ’ they would get from Father Devlin for not coming to their aid ; of what Bull O'Malley would do when he arrived home from Dublin . |
| 22 | ‘ I am not coming to your room ! ’ |
| 23 | He is not conforming to their pattern by ‘ miraculous accident ’ . |
| 24 | She chided him for not responding to her Christmas cards . |
| 25 | ‘ The premises are freehold , ’ he continued , not responding to my comment , but at least no longer leaning on the counter . |
| 26 | She 's not talking to me mind , but she 's took it well ! |
| 27 | ‘ All right , ’ her father conceded , but not referring to her apology . |
| 28 | As there is no possibility of any Government in the Community , certainly no British Government and certainly no Labour Government , not referring to their Parliament for a mandate before taking a step into entering monetary union , the opt-out clause simply codifies what will happen in any case , I believe , in every single one of the European Community democracies . |
| 29 | ( In speaking of what a thing is like in this sense , one is not referring to its relation of resemblance to other things , only of that in it which could be the basis of such resemblance . ) |
| 30 | ‘ Prentice , there are a lot of better reasons for not talkin to your dad , believe me . ’ |