Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [to-vb] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nemeth said of Hungary 's transition to multiparty democracy that " the revolution happened not only because people did not want to live in that way , but also because the government did not want to govern in that way " . |
| 2 | At the other extreme to the shy child is the unruly one who does not want to join in any activity , has seen every trick the magician performs and ‘ knows ’ how to do them . |
| 3 | Er I do n't think it probably that it does decide help you decide where the location ought to be , but that having said that , I would not want to minimize in any way er the views of my authority er as to the importance erm of the look of contributions from the private sector . |
| 4 | Nemeth said of Hungary 's transition to multiparty democracy that " the revolution happened not only because people did not want to live in that way , but also because the government did not want to govern in that way " . |
| 5 | Because Irina did not want to travel in one of the carts , Jehan had taken her up in front of him . |
| 6 | You do not need to type in all the dates for yourself — the spreadsheet will do it for you . |
| 7 | However , you do not need to invest in expensive gadgets in order to find if you are fat around the middle : sit down on a seat , relax , do not pull your tummy in , and pinch the fat just above your waist . |
| 8 | Unless otherwise indicated , therefore , this questionnaire is asking for information about courses which aim to improve teachers ' or trainee teachers ' understanding and awareness of the nature of human ability-orientated courses , either in teaching methods for language teaching or in communication for all teachers — but information given should not refer to work in these areas unless it has been specifically asked for . |
| 9 | They were advised in 1743 : You can not expect to marry in such a manner as neither of you shall have occasion to work , and none but a fool will take a wife whose bread must be earned solely by his labour and who will contribute nothing towards it herself . |
| 10 | Control over prices and incomes is something which the government may or may not choose to implement in any period . |
| 11 | It was all around me and I did not dare to go in any direction . |
| 12 | If the reader is invited to be suspicious , and is nudged towards a defamatory explanation which the writer " did not care or did not dare to express in direct terms " the publication will be capable of carrying a defamatory imputation . |
| 13 | Smaller bands could not hope to act in planned campaigns . |
| 14 | Whites need to recognise that blacks can not hope to prosper in any numbers while they are confined to ghettos of crime , poverty and lousy schools , and that it is society 's duty to do something about it . |
| 15 | Ricardo reportedly stated that the government did not have to participate in any type of negotiation on the matter and defined repatriation as a sovereign act of any government over the status of illegal aliens residing in its territories . |
| 16 | They did not have to qualify in any other way , and neither will their successors who , like them , will be peers until they die . |
| 17 | Unlike Poland and Hungary , East Germany will not have to coax in private capital : the stuff will flood in from West Germany . |
| 18 | Each miner in the team was an all-rounder and did not have to specialise in any single activity within the overall task of the group . |
| 19 | Often people who share your compartment wish to relax and do not wish to indulge in polite conversation , they may just want to read a newspaper or magazine so we must respect their wishes . |
| 20 | You may not wish to say in open session . |
| 21 | This is connected to questions about why some people are born with poor health and touches on some very deep aspects of philosophy which I will not attempt to discuss in this book . |
| 22 | Non-standard grammatical forms such as ‘ we was ’ do not tend to appear in written form ( except in literature when trying to convey speech ) . |
| 23 | Pro-democracy campaigners had claimed that many eligible voters did not bother to register in 1987 prior to the 1988 one-party elections . |
| 24 | It would not escape to space in appreciable quantities , and so combination with surface materials provides the only repository . |
| 25 | I am sure that everyone in this room satisfies the Rabbinic condition for discussing the chariot of Ezechiel ( ma'ase merkava ) — namely to be wise and able to deduce knowledge through wisdom of his own — but I do not propose to indulge in this subject . |
| 26 | Ascarids , or large roundworms , are very common in young horses , but do not seem to appear in those over five years old . |
| 27 | Even children who were bombed out of their homes did not seem to suffer in any way … |
| 28 | The one thing that does not seem to work in these situations is to use a large pop-up fished over the bed of baits . |
| 29 | The companies that were indigenized did not cease to be transnational , and did not cease to engage in transnational practices . |
| 30 | At a meeting in Glasgow city halls , he said : ‘ The party can not afford to indulge in internal bickering and name-calling . |