Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [adv] [to-vb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such opportunities are obviously present in Kenya and Zambia though they do not appear always to work out in practice , one reason in Kenya being that centre personnel are continually called on to perform routine professional jobs such as practical examinations for final year college students . |
| 2 | This means they can enjoy a higher standard of living even though they themselves do not work harder to produce more . |
| 3 | I did not live far from the school so it did not take long to get there . |
| 4 | I will not attempt here to develop further the complicated arguments about God as Trinity . |
| 5 | ‘ I did not come here to rake up old scores . ’ |
| 6 | But he did n't want just to go back to Hereford Road and drink it on his own . |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't want just to tag along , Mum , and anyway , I told you , I 'm not their sort . |
| 8 | But people who knew the man say they think the council did n't do enough to find out if he was in need of help . |
| 9 | It did n't take long to track down Kimberly . |
| 10 | She looks permanently worried , and it does n't take long to find why . |
| 11 | It did n't take long to find out Nicola had told them that she was in line to take over my job . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Christ , ’ grumbled Yanto , ‘ that did n't take long to get around . |
| 13 | This as well , right did n't take long to get down the tip ? |
| 14 | It does n't take long to get there . |
| 15 | ‘ You 're talking about something I 've never been told about , and I did n't come here to find out . |