Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [pers pn] that [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She would not give him that pleasure , she thought savagely . |
| 2 | Studies based on states ‘ can not give us that understanding we seek of world society ’ either within or between states ( 1972 , pp.19 , 20 ) . |
| 3 | Tom Dreaper could not convince him that racing was a business to be taken seriously , and Foinavon had been sold for 2,000 guineas . |
| 4 | If we started with a clean sheet of paper we would not plan it that way . |
| 5 | In Red Rhino 's terms , it was a fantastically expensive record to make but Korda Marshall at RCA did not see it that way . |
| 6 | ‘ I do not see it that way , but it 's all been built up now . |
| 7 | A further disincentive — although Mr Lawrence did not see it that way — was that the Prudential had never previously had a finance director , let alone strict internal financial controls . |
| 8 | Henry James did not see it that way . |
| 9 | In some senses the VSO system had failed me — but I did not see it that way at the time . |
| 10 | John does not see it that way . |
| 11 | It should not surprise us that misery turns to protest when the temptation of the ballot box invites . ’ |
| 12 | Because of the existence of such prejudice among the early believers , it should not surprise us that prejudice will , and does , exist in churches today . |
| 13 | I suppose I 'd better not tell him that thing you said about his face looking as if it was carved out of corned beef . |
| 14 | Unless we make it trivially true that gold is malleable , by explicitly including malleability in our idea of it , we can perceive no connection between the ideas of gold and malleability ; our observation and experiment do not tell us that gold must be malleable ; we have no knowledge that it is . |
| 15 | And we have it on the authority of those sitting near her that she did not drink it that evening . ’ |
| 16 | Even though it was billed as a friendly , Tottenham did n't treat it that way . ’ |
| 17 | If it worked , which it would n't , I would n't want it that way . |
| 18 | ‘ You did n't hurt me that day , ’ she said softly , her voice breathless with the pounding of her heart . |
| 19 | I 'm beginning to think you did n't enjoy it that time we did it properly , that you wish you had n't ! ’ |
| 20 | Right , if we do n't do it that way how will we pass that information , which a a as I understand it you want passed to the form tutor ? |
| 21 | Ideally we might have preferred a juvenile actress , but with the restrictions on the hours children can work in Television we knew we could n't do it that way . ’ |
| 22 | If if I say well let's try and add up a sixth and a twelfth and most people want to add the six and the twelve together and things like that but you ca n't do it that way you 'll have to change them both into something that 's the same . |
| 23 | Promise you wo n't do it that way . |
| 24 | ‘ Oh no , you could n't do it that way otherwise the horse would be certain to win . ’ |
| 25 | Er , I sorry , , just clearing my throat , er , I did , I did delegate if somebody put it on the end of somebody 's assignment , then I to it , but I tend to find I underestimate what people can do for me all the time , and do n't identify just how much those people can give me back , and I did , or I do have a tendency at times to give people like before , to hold on too much , try and do too much myself , and er , you ca n't do it that way in case . |
| 26 | Sometimes you ca n't do it that way though can you ? |
| 27 | you ca n't do it that way , you just slide the pack out |
| 28 | I would n't do it that way personally but then |
| 29 | Sorry to start that way up , but still that 's the way , should n't do it that way I get confused whether I 'm putting the right word down . |
| 30 | Because if we do n't do it that way , then our forecasts are of no use to anybody . |