Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had said ‘ we ’ , which heartened McAllister enormously but also meant that she must try to justify his confidence , and not let him down ; he must not think her a fine lady only playing at life — she meant to do her share , and yet try not to hinder him . |
| 2 | ‘ I was afraid you might not think him the right friend for me , ’ said Mrs Ames . |
| 3 | I did not think it a good book , but I shall always be grateful to it . |
| 4 | I know and you know that Hardy did not think it a sad poem — just a comment and a summing up . |
| 5 | This birth was so quick and easy , Wilson could not think it the same process as Oreste 's . |
| 6 | Because they put 3 passes together 4 years ago does not make them a footballing side and they are only making friends now cos they are an easy touch . |
| 7 | Feeling guilty does not make me a better person . |
| 8 | Being restricted here does not make me a special case , though . |
| 9 | And by , becoming religious and observing religious , er , practices does not make us a better person . |
| 10 | Even this thing you say you did — even that does not make you a bad man . |
| 11 | Personally , I reject the Oxford claim that English Literature begins with Anglo-Saxon , and would not make it a required subject . |
| 12 | She mentions Chodorow 's socialization theory of the transfer of concerns with care and responsibility from mothers to daughters , but she does not make it an integral part of her own account . |
| 13 | But a spokesman from Berne said : ‘ We did not consider it a serious incident . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've since had quite a number of first division chairmen clearly indicating they did not consider it a final offer and that they want this thing settled , ’ said Taylor . |
| 15 | As the following sections show , however , case load problems were not as great as predicted ; and although the development officers continued to feel some lack of back-up services they did not consider it a severe impediment to their implementation of the project . |
| 16 | But he has been very loving this summer and much cast down by the failure of the Italian cause and I will not grudge him a livelier time of it in Rome . |
| 17 | September 26 is also Grandparents Day — so while you are in Woolworths why not buy them a special card or gift ? |
| 18 | Basically , the methods we used , although tried and tested by other organisations did not bring us the 4,000 members we hoped to see by the end of 1992 . |
| 19 | It is argued here , that economics can not show us the correct policy choice ( as some economists would appear to claim ) ; yet it may help us to avoid a wrong , or overly costly , policy choice . |
| 20 | Microsoft may have decided not to bundle SQL Server directly in order maintain good relations with other database suppliers , ‘ but why not do it the other way around ? ’ asks Schuster . |
| 21 | Microsoft may have decided not to bundle SQL Server directly in order maintain good relations with other database suppliers , ‘ but why not do it the other way around ? ’ asks Schuster . |
| 22 | In looking back at my records I notice that I did not send you the enclosed form which I have now completed . |
| 23 | Admittedly the referee was a foolish fellow who kept re-penalising Swansea for failing to retreat 10 yards when he did not give them the remotest chance to do so . |
| 24 | He explained that children came to Cedars when their own school could not give them the individual help with basic skills which they needed . |
| 25 | He always understood that the papal decree imposed on himself an absolute personal obligation of obedience , but it did not give him a general responsibility for promoting the principle , or for enforcing the obedience of others . |
| 26 | Faced with growing hostility or boredom over Europe , M Mitterrand threatened at the weekend to hold a referendum if the two parliamentary chambers do not give him a two-thirds majority for constitutional changes . |
| 27 | Moreover , the incentive to the departmental manager will completely disappear when he/she realises that there is no virement : Thus , even if he can reduce his capital charge by £500 per month , this will not give him an extra £300 to spend on other items . |
| 28 | If he can do what he 's done with Everton 's rejects , why not give him the whole lot ? |
| 29 | They do not give me a carved wooden cup though , something we all covet . |
| 30 | I have a Roland U220 which would give me the sounds I want although I know it would not give me the great note-sequence loops which McLaughlin uses so beautifully . |