Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] [art] thought [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That might not rob the thoughts of value . |
| 2 | I do not like the thoughts in my head . |
| 3 | Once home — and although she had eaten nothing for several hours — Annette found that she could not face the thought of a meal , even though her husband offered to prepare one for her . |
| 4 | Whether she could not face the thought of having a stepson foisted on her . ’ |
| 5 | But the banks do not cherish the thought of being distressed sellers in a declining stockmarket . |
| 6 | We can certainly take this point : on David Frost 's programme the right hon. and learned Member for Monklands , East did not have a thought in his head about the phasing in of any of those changes . |
| 7 | Many owners can not stand the thought of their animal going without sustenance for two or three days at a time , but the dog will inevitably eat when it is hungry enough . |
| 8 | She could not stand the thought of having a she-cat which would one day give birth to a large litter in her nice clean home and she did not wait to find out whether or not she-cats could be neutered . |
| 9 | ‘ Churchill can not stand the thought of peace , that 's understood . |
| 10 | But she could not stand the thought of doing nothing for two months . |
| 11 | I can not endure the thought of marriage , even with a person of equal or superior degree to myself , and have declined several proposals of that kind . |
| 12 | I may not have much to bequeath , but I can not endure the thought of my loved ones squabbling over my best earrings . |
| 13 | Lucien could not endure the thought of appearing barefaced in front of a stranger , especially a person of great status . |
| 14 | Huy could not tell the thoughts behind the words . |
| 15 | He did not relish the thought of joining the opposition one bit . |
| 16 | Either he did not wish me to get into trouble or , more probable , he did not relish the thought of giving me so much gelt — sixpence . |
| 17 | As it was very nearly dark , he did not relish the thought of trying to catch panic stricken young bullocks on a railway line . |
| 18 | The American defence chiefs were alarmed at the threat from the Soviet Union and China and did not relish the thought of their participating in a treaty . |
| 19 | The popular Scot might not relish the thought of another 10 months on the road , but at least he departs his home in the West of Scotland secure in the knowledge that he has overcome the chronic putting problems which at one time threatened to end his career . |
| 20 | I do not relish the thought of leaving her here with him while I drive you for many miles and wait for you to linger by shop windows . ’ |
| 21 | Such arrangements can be frustrating for salespeople and buyers alike , because they deter free competition ; the buyer does not like to be told from where he or she must purchase , just the same as the salesperson does not relish the thought of having a large part of his or her potential market permanently excluded because of a reciprocal trading arrangement . |
| 22 | Those daily walks with her helped to calm my mind a little , but I could not bear the thought of writing poems again , not without Dana . |
| 23 | Elaine can not bear the thought of her husband using her handkerchief . |
| 24 | Now , Nell could not conceive of love between a man and a woman , could not bear the thought of ageing . |
| 25 | For some time she had done all that was possible to avoid going out in the rain as she could not bear the thought of the water touching her skin . |
| 26 | She could not bear the thought of returning to the street , going to the shop , to get the tin of dog food for her chihuahua 's midday meal . |
| 27 | Aggie had mice , Nellie recalled , but the woman could not bear the thought of getting a good mouser . |
| 28 | He could not bear the thought of it being thrown down the well , however dangerous the alternative . |
| 29 | Glancing once more at the figure in the bed , she could not bear the thought of climbing in beside it . |
| 30 | Having seen herself properly dressed again , she could not bear the thought of confronting him in the skimpy , shabby , ready-made clothes of wartime London . |