Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [adv prt] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then the walls will stand firm , tile stones will cling together , and the buildings will not fall down at night . " |
| 2 | She did not look back at Ursula or down into the valley , but trained her eyes forward , fixing them on the interior of the Mercedes and the dark shape of its occupant as , with every step , clarity threatened to break upon her vision . |
| 3 | It did not look back at Alice , but said , ‘ One side will make you taller , and the other side will make you shorter . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You can not go out at night without one of them making an obscene remark or getting his tackle out . |
| 5 | I am sure that hon. Members have talked to constituents , many of them young women with children , who say bitterly that they feel trapped in their environment and dare not go out at night , even to have a cup of tea with a friend . |
| 6 | Did they not say that these buses did not pick up at Norwood Gardens did n't they ? |
| 7 | But they did say I think distinctly that they did not pick up at Norwood Gardens . |
| 8 | It had various elements : detention upon arrest should only continue if the person was unwilling to identify himself or herself ; or if there was a likelihood that he or she would not turn up at court ; or if there was a need to prevent the continuation or repetition of the offence ; or if the arrest was essential to protect the arrested person or other persons or property or to secure evidence by questioning or other means . |
| 9 | The next morning she did not turn up at school . |
| 10 | By then his eyes and hands were swelling , he was feeling nauseous and could not lie down at night because of the pain in his back . |
| 11 | By then his eyes and hands were swelling , he was feeling nauseous and could not lie down at night because of the pain in his back . |