Example sentences of "not [verb] [pron] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I should think it probably would , but I do n't think that 's any reason for not starting it and for not seeing it as a major goal , because after all erm the travel market , as we 've heard , is extremely competitive erm people really do vote with their feet and if we do n't then people wo n't come here , and now we really have got a fight on our hands to encourage people to come here , particularly from North America . |
| 2 | Death is always a failure in hospital , and the business and routine of life in the medical and surgical wards do not lend themselves to a personal death ( Sudnow 1967 ) . |
| 3 | One of the important things is to enjoy the preparation and not make it into a chore . |
| 4 | I 'm not using him as an excuse or anything , but I do feel he 's got a lot to do with the way my life 's been . |
| 5 | It is suggested that we should develop in co-operation , or at least in parallel , with similar organizations , so that we do not paint ourselves into a corner with incompatible technologies . |
| 6 | While you are confused , why not prepare yourself for a chat with your bank manager ? |
| 7 | Franco 's immobility in 1942 – 43 , his smiles first to one side , then to the other , were not the sign of an astute politician , but of the conservative strategist , determined not to risk anything by an impulsive action . |
| 8 | But you can not make yourself into a cricketer . |
| 9 | But he was n't very good , and even to please her ( which was his only motive for practising ) he could not make himself into a musician . |
| 10 | They might not make 'em on a Sunday |
| 11 | It seems better not to include it as a criterion of value , once it is clearly distinguished from probability . |
| 12 | She wrote back to him careful little letters to which no one could object , fearing to display too much emotion in case it called attention to the boy 's over-regard for her but she managed all the same to make her affection felt , telling him : — Pilade looks for you everywhere and will not believe I have not hidden you in a box . |
| 13 | I 'm sure some of you last year or least last week or even last month , read about the black sack that had all the wonderful jewels in it that came into a charity shop and I think it 's a lesson for us all is n't it , not not to miss anything in a black sack , Jacqui . |
| 14 | ‘ I no longer want full government funding from a government that is going to be dictatorial as hell , which is not to say I would not prefer it under a government of a different kind . ’ |
| 15 | Devon Malcolm was not sparing himself on a pitch which was offering help to all the bowlers but Waugh seemed to have a ridiculous amount of time to ease him through the leg field twice in an over for two of his 10 boundaries . |
| 16 | You never miss an issue with our brilliant 15-for-12 subscription offer , so why not treat yourself to a specially-priced binder to keep them in , too ? |
| 17 | So this year why not treat yourself to a weekend away from it all — you 'd be surprised at how affordable it can be ! |
| 18 | ‘ You did not treat yourself to a snack in an ABC or Lyons , then , ’ said Neil , gratefully drinking his own fresh cup of tea . |
| 19 | It 's Britain 's best-loved family theme park , so why not treat yourselves to a fun-filled , great value day out . |
| 20 | Unlike the other more senior competitors for the approval of the leader , she did not treat him as a fellow professional or even a well-informed client . |
| 21 | I 'm grateful that you listen to him , and do not treat him like a fool just because he is old . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ You need not treat me like a half-witted child ! ’ |
| 23 | Do not treat me like an idiot . ’ |
| 24 | In Ball , above , the court mentioned the " aimed at " doctrine but did not treat it as a separate element . |
| 25 | I neither would nor could have murdered him , but I do not regard him as a loss . ’ |
| 26 | Ludens was a historian , but certainly did not regard himself as a Jewish historian . |
| 27 | Robin Smith does not regard himself as an automatic selection for this summer 's campaign against Pakistan , despite winning the Cornhill player of the year award . |
| 28 | I do not regard myself as a Euro-sceptic . |
| 29 | Having grown up a northerner , I make no apologies for saying that I do not regard myself as a southerner who happens to live a few miles up the road . |
| 30 | The courts recognise these limitations , which are inherent in any system of taking evidence abroad ahead of the trial , but can not regard them as a sufficient objection to the making of the order . |