Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was afraid you might not think him the right friend for me , ’ said Mrs Ames . |
| 2 | It is argued here , that economics can not show us the correct policy choice ( as some economists would appear to claim ) ; yet it may help us to avoid a wrong , or overly costly , policy choice . |
| 3 | Microsoft may have decided not to bundle SQL Server directly in order maintain good relations with other database suppliers , ‘ but why not do it the other way around ? ’ asks Schuster . |
| 4 | Microsoft may have decided not to bundle SQL Server directly in order maintain good relations with other database suppliers , ‘ but why not do it the other way around ? ’ asks Schuster . |
| 5 | In looking back at my records I notice that I did not send you the enclosed form which I have now completed . |
| 6 | He explained that children came to Cedars when their own school could not give them the individual help with basic skills which they needed . |
| 7 | If he can do what he 's done with Everton 's rejects , why not give him the whole lot ? |
| 8 | I have a Roland U220 which would give me the sounds I want although I know it would not give me the great note-sequence loops which McLaughlin uses so beautifully . |
| 9 | However , this does not give you the automatic right to go overdrawn . |
| 10 | I can not give you the exact quantities you should use , for it will vary from one water to another according to the carp population . |
| 11 | Is the hon. Gentleman saying that he would not give it the limited powers of disposal available in clause 4(4) ( b ) ? |
| 12 | Because the first one was quite small I did not give it the full ‘ advance ’ treatment that I usually do . |
| 13 | It is a reminder that Chaucer and Langland do not give us the total picture . |
| 14 | But despite the undeniable tendency in financial markets towards a more laissez-faire environment , the term deregulation does not give us the full flavour of events . |
| 15 | However , although we can keep this association in mind , it does not give us the whole picture . |
| 16 | Both of them realised that he had abandoned all pretence that Sally-Anne was an ordinary young woman come to work in Vetch Street , but neither of them pursued the matter , Dr Neil from delicacy , and Sally-Anne because she could not tell him the real truth about herself — he would undoubtedly immediately send her back to the embassy , and she did not want that at all — it would be failure . |
| 17 | Aye you see I can not tell you the right story , but when Mary Queen of Scots |
| 18 | I d I know that , there 's that phrase you know , we will never see his like again , I think we probably will , but it will be a very long time , and I can not tell you the infinite feeling of sadness erm , that I felt when I heard of his passing . |
| 19 | Plus , of course , he admitted to himself wryly , the fact that the hours and the work do n't make me the ideal boy-friend , let alone husband . |
| 20 | I do n't know I the other day . |
| 21 | ‘ Money buys you certain things , but it ca n't buy you the simple pleasures in life like going around the corner into a bar and having a drink , ’ he says |
| 22 | Sorry , I should n't do it the other side cos it wobbled . |
| 23 | How would you , if you had to do that if you do it the easy way , do n't do it the hard way , how would you do that ? |
| 24 | They do n't do it the hard way . |
| 25 | you 've used a triangular bandage to cover a wound in the scalp , it 's not a chopping block wound right , it 's not the chopper in its wound right , it 's just a minor wound in the scalp , yes , and that came round and tied at the front , tucked at the back , you used these roller bandages to cover a graze or a wound on the end of an elbow or a knee or the hand , foot and then a straight one up the arm okay , so a lot of your bandaging is using these little roller bandages with the lint pad and do n't forget when you get into the exam do it , do n't do it the wrong way round , remember that you look at your bandage and you put the lint onto the wound , not the other way round right , yeah , you put the lint face down onto the wound , okay ? |
| 26 | He used the same line with his mother ; for once he did n't give her the real reason . |
| 27 | ‘ There 's always this fear she wo n't be able to cope , so you do n't give her the difficult jobs ’ . |
| 28 | I 'm not saying they would , but what I 'm saying is if say we 're four per cent behind and Ken wo n't give me the exact price |
| 29 | It was the part of Sabbo in Rope ; mind you , I had been offered two leading roles at other reps that could n't give me the vital Equity card — so Sabbo it was . |
| 30 | I mean erm and sometimes of course you ca n't give them the practical help they need , you know , |