Example sentences of "do not [vb infin] [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Things did not go according to Mr Takeshita 's plan . |
| 2 | But , from the start , the event did not go according to plan . |
| 3 | One expedition , however , did not go according to plan . |
| 4 | He lost his job and did not go begging to the DSS and when he earned a massive salary he paid massive taxes , he reasons . |
| 5 | I had to concede it had made compelling reading , from an historical point of view , but I did not anticipate referring to its pages again , not in present circumstances . |
| 6 | But life , as Harry had learned , did not function according to the principles of wish-fulfilment . |
| 7 | But they loved me and did not stop writing to me . |
| 8 | Obviously this did not happen according to plan . |
| 9 | These biochemical parameters did not differ according to tumour stage or degree of differentiation . |
| 10 | Shall I tell her that you did not come running to me , that instead you melted in my arms after looking at me since I came today with large , yearning eyes ? |
| 11 | Erm and I do not detect talking to colleagues say on the right of the party , any great enthusiasm for this measure in the way it 's presently er designed . |
| 12 | Even though things do not go according to plan , Elmer 's idea offers lots of amusing possibilities . |
| 13 | Do not keep saying to yourself ‘ But how can it be like that ? ’ because you will get … into a blind alley from which no-one has yet escaped . ’ |
| 14 | I did n't bother going to school again , I just did n't . |
| 15 | I have n't got it , you did n't give me your money this morning so I did n't bother going to the building society |
| 16 | Now she did n't regret agreeing to a meeting . |
| 17 | However , we managed between us to make sure things did n't go according to plan — or to script . ’ |
| 18 | But as Ken Goodwin reports , his scheme to destroy the evidence did n't go according to plan . |
| 19 | ‘ I did n't go begging to the DSS , ’ said Mr Deaves , 39 . |
| 20 | Lloyd did n't knock , in fact he did n't stop talking to Tel . |
| 21 | Besides , I did n't fancy going to the Chapel and having all the family looking down their noses at me . |
| 22 | Just because I said I did n't like talking to old ladies and children ! |
| 23 | He did n't like lying to her but thought it inadvisable to tell her that there was no rescue ship hurrying to the scene and that , as far as he knew , the only other people who knew of the disaster were the NATO HQ in Italy . |
| 24 | She did n't mind talking to the doctor for a few minutes , if that was what he wanted . |
| 25 | I can honestly say he 's the sort of bloke I would sort of try not to get lumbered with at a party or somewhere like that I mean I do n't mind I did n't mind talking to her but I find her |
| 26 | However , we were not hungry for once , so we did n't mind going to bed . |
| 27 | He did n't mind responding to a panic call at such a late hour , especially not when it meant transporting three microwave ovens up to the Hall and so getting an advance peek at the preparations . |
| 28 | Seems a good idea on the whole , but whatever you do , do n't go writing to that ruddy man at the tax office any more or you 'll get his back up . ’ |
| 29 | I thought we could have lunch in the garden after your inspection — I 've already arranged for the fridge to be restocked — and afterwards , if you do n't fancy going to the beach , we could go out in my boat , or I 'll take you for a tour of North Zealand , through the quaint old villages with their farmhouses and gardens full of hollyhocks and the beech woods . |
| 30 | No I do n't fancy going to a party I do n't think . |