Example sentences of "not [vb infin] to [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The story , in brief , is that in colonial times the British banks would not lend to Sri Lankans , except to the very wealthy or very influential . |
| 2 | I can not explain to Elsbeth where the People go . |
| 3 | I could not explain to Wemmick how I felt about Magwitch 's money , so I said nothing . |
| 4 | If we do this we shall not claim as the teaching of the Spirit what does not relate to Jesus . |
| 5 | Unlike many disagreements within bands , it did not relate to Charman 's actual playing and there was none of the usual ‘ musical differences ’ . |
| 6 | This kind of life — secure ( so long as the patron was kept happy ) but strictly limited — did not appeal to Mozart . |
| 7 | As an advertisement for the quality of the food , it did not appeal to Hilda . |
| 8 | It took a little bit of deft footwork to satisfy themselves that the first firm would not object to Rank using ‘ Carry On ’ in the title . |
| 9 | The ABD does not object to Gatsos where they will contribute to safety on the roads . |
| 10 | As Fisher pressed Coggan for Canterbury he could not object to Coggan going to the see of York . |
| 11 | While the church dominated governing body of King 's College , London , did not object to Lyell 's geology , it sacked the theologian F. D. Maurice for suggesting that the indescribable torture of the damned might not go on for ever . |
| 12 | She , for her part , was of the opinion that she did not object to Ivan 's insults at all . |
| 13 | Conservative Peter Foster , ward councillor for Hurworth , told the meeting it should not fall to Mr Drury to chase after parents for parking . |
| 14 | reference to KPMG ( the face sheet should not refer to KPMG other than in the introductory disclaimers and , as required , to explain its role ) . |
| 15 | Zenith did not refer to Acme 's program further than this and Zenith developed its own methods of performing the purpose . |
| 16 | Importantly , this document does not refer to Louis Hotteterre , the brother of Nicolas ( dit Colin ) , who lived on the rue Marmousets in the parish of Ste Marie Magdelaine , but to the Louis whom I first identified in an earlier article : a letter written in 1712 by the French oboist Louis Rousselet mentions that he had left a musette for repair with Louis Hotteterre , who lived ‘ proche le Pon [ sic ] Marie ’ . |
| 17 | As an editorial in the British Journal of Religious Education put it , " It could equally be claimed that the syllabus is defective because it did not refer to Krishna , Allah and the Guru Granth Sahib anywhere . " |
| 18 | ‘ The money did not matter to Mrs Green , ’ said Mr Donn . |
| 19 | It does not matter to Hobbes whether men were ever actually in such a ‘ state of nature ’ , but he suggests that the American Indians are in one somewhat like it . |
| 20 | Fred was a good husband to her and the difference in their ages did not matter to Carrie . |
| 21 | ‘ Why do you not speak to Chambers ? ’ |
| 22 | I can not speak to Ipuky myself , though no doubt Merymose will . ’ |
| 23 | She knew it was nothing — that she would probably not speak to Miguelito again . |
| 24 | All the children were pleased to see her again , but she did not speak to Gilbert Blythe . |
| 25 | I did not speak to Harold Wilson or to Lady Falkender about the matter , since I was sure that strenuous efforts would be made to prevent disclosure , but I was equally sure from Denis Hamilton 's attitude that this would not succeed and it was therefore better not to try . |
| 26 | He would not speak to Claudia ; in despair she sent a message to Tom Fairfax in Nairobi . |
| 27 | The Democrats did not accede to Bush 's demand , and he returned to Washington from his holiday home in Kennebunkport , Maine , on Aug. 14 in order to hold meetings not only with the Pentagon ( Defence Department ) over the Gulf crisis [ see pp. 37631-41 ] , but also with budgetary advisers . |
| 28 | I should add that I shall not accede to Mr. Philipson 's invitation to qualify the variation by debarring the Bank of England from communicating the documents to the Federal Reserve Board , since in my view that would frustrate the purposes of section 84(6) , and would also impede the proper co-ordination of supervision between the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve Board , in relation to the international activities of the defendants . |
| 29 | Branson did not warm to Fields 's initial concept of a 100-per-cent business-class service between London and New York ; that , he felt , was ‘ not the right image from Virgin 's point of view ’ . |
| 30 | " You ca n't expect me to agree with you on every single thing , Papa , " he said , keeping his voice low so that it did not carry to Senator Sherman and his sons , who were strung out in single file on their ponies behind them . |