Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [to-vb] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Something similar to this can happen in discussion if a speaker does not want to let another interrupt . |
| 2 | Obviously one would not want to see that scene again . ’ |
| 3 | Redmond , Washington-based Microsoft Corp does not want to see any part of the digital automation process that is not touched by Windows , and the company has developed a specification for computer integrated telephony for the MS-DOS personal computer , with which , needless to say , it is aiming to set the industry-standard . |
| 4 | erm One of our buyers , Spain , er was not in favour of that solution because they were not a member of the tornado team and they did not want to see some kind of old boys club er running this project which was very important to them . |
| 5 | We do not want to see more knife carrying by people who are mentally ill , although that clearly affects a minority of community care cases . |
| 6 | Coun Philip Stamford Bewlay ( Con ) said he did not want to see another pub in the town centre but officers said that was not an issue the planning committee is entitled to discuss . |
| 7 | Migrants who said they did not want to do another course or were unsure , generally said that they wanted to finish the current course before considering anything else . |
| 8 | He did not want to spend another night on his seat in Madison Square . |
| 9 | If the user does not want to generate another report of this type , he should leave the default of N ( No ) and press RETURN . |
| 10 | Firstly , said the Government , it did not want to stifle all criticism of the way its policies were carried out . |
| 11 | He reminded the Treasury that in 1856 he had made it a policy that all public buildings in London should be open to competition and not given as a matter of course to one of his officers , and if their Lordships did not want to hold another competition , they could well appoint the winner of the Foreign Office design , as the judges had selected the prize-winning schemes ‘ not only in regard to their external appearance , but more especially on account of the excellence of their internal arrangements ’ . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , the strategy is placing renewed pressure on LAG : ‘ Lignite Action 's position has always been that they do not want to allow any form of boreholing or test-drilling by the company because this will give them a foothold into the area and once in , it will prove more difficult for them to be ousted again ’ . |
| 13 | Staff are being kept informed ; we do not want to prolong any period of uncertainty . ’ |
| 14 | I did not want to show any sign of life . ’ |
| 15 | I did not want to show any sign of life . ’ |
| 16 | And I did not want to rush this hour , not with Machu Picchu behind me ; the rainforest ahead : two great wings that would beat in my memory . |
| 17 | Students did not want to suffer such humiliation even though the new policies were implemented by their government for the betterment of the nation . |
| 18 | I do not want to enter that dispute . |
| 19 | As she walked uphill she heard footsteps behind her , and , turning , saw that it was the one person in the whole world she did not want to meet this side of the grave . |
| 20 | Naturally you will not want to make any commitment until you are certain that there is no chance he will change his mind and discover that it is after all you he loves . |
| 21 | We did not want to impose this restriction here but wanted to let the data reveal individual preferences . |
| 22 | He said that even if voters did not want to help any candidate , they should still go to the polling station to register their grievances . |
| 23 | They did not want to pull another track from the album for their next single and recorded four brand new ones with ‘ Nobody 's Twisting Your Arm ’ as the key song . |
| 24 | ‘ I do not presume to make any claim , who am I to read such riddles ? |
| 25 | People arguing about whether black swans exist , for instance , do not need to spend much time agreeing first what a black swan is . |
| 26 | As the Secretary of State has now ordered 13 type 23 frigates and has only two AOR vessels , does he not need to order another AOR vessel ? |
| 27 | NEXT loops you will not need to use many GOTO statements . |
| 28 | ‘ We shall not need to use that formation again , ’ Thorfinn said , and saw that the forest was quiet and the scouts had nothing to disturb them before turning to walk to his men . |
| 29 | As the lines were alternately pulled so the pulley actuated a semi-circular rudder hinged across the diagonal of the rearmost box.One does not need to have much imagination to see how the rudder deflection might send the Box kite into limited stunts , given a strong wind ; but we doubt if the rigid stability of a Box kite could be persuaded to perform over a wide range of movement . |
| 30 | The employer of wage labour , by contrast , did not need to have this concern with the welfare of his workers . |