Example sentences of "not [vb infin] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Why not stay to lunch ? |
| 2 | They can not exist to society as a whole ’ . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | And , unlike Mrs Thatcher , he did not rush to conclusions . |
| 5 | It has also been widely assumed that members do not want to involvement in the policy-making process and that they join the party primarily for personal or social reasons . |
| 6 | Negative , do not want to under-achievers . |
| 7 | ‘ I would not want to slave-drive you as early as this actual moment . ’ |
| 8 | I can not explain to Elsbeth where the People go . |
| 9 | I could not explain to Wemmick how I felt about Magwitch 's money , so I said nothing . |
| 10 | Pension funds must gain approval from the Superannuation Funds Office ( SFO ) — part of the Inland Revenue — to gain the tax advantages relevant to pension funds ( although this does not relate to protection for pension scheme members ) . |
| 11 | Dickinson argues for a change in the organisation of the industry as chronologically earlier pairs show less variation than later examples ; this may only be a change in ability and need not relate to changes in the medium used to make models . |
| 12 | They do not relate to assessment arrangements , although these are covered in the Working Group 's Report . |
| 13 | If we do this we shall not claim as the teaching of the Spirit what does not relate to Jesus . |
| 14 | On the other hand , it could be said that this type of objection does not relate to reasonableness but is concerned with breach . |
| 15 | Unfortunately , all these learning activities tend to take place in the abstract , they do not relate to publications you actually produce as part of your job . |
| 16 | Suppose , now , that the shed was clearly ban of everything and A's suspicions did not relate to theft in the shed . |
| 17 | Unlike many disagreements within bands , it did not relate to Charman 's actual playing and there was none of the usual ‘ musical differences ’ . |
| 18 | The major one is that the Act 's accountancy regulations will not relate to charities that are limited companies . |
| 19 | companies as defined in companies legislation to account for finance costs which do not relate to revenue in the statement of total recognised gains and losses . |
| 20 | Warner v. Browne ( 1807 ) 8 East 165 there was an agreement to lease at a rent of £40 per annum and it was agreed that the landlord , W. Warner , should not raise the rent nor turn out the tenant ‘ so long as the rent is duly paid quarterly , and he does not expose to sale or sell any article that may be injurious to W. Warner in his business . ’ |
| 21 | So , if the owner of goods merely allows another person to have possession of them , ( e.g. at a left luggage office ) that act will not raise an estoppel for it does not convey to others that he considers the person in possession to have the right to dispose of them . |
| 22 | The Profitboss does not pander to fashions . |
| 23 | This kind of life — secure ( so long as the patron was kept happy ) but strictly limited — did not appeal to Mozart . |
| 24 | Condition is relatively immaterial , as those that do not appeal to collectors are often bought by visitors who can not afford the full price of an up to date guide . |
| 25 | As an advertisement for the quality of the food , it did not appeal to Hilda . |
| 26 | This kind of talk does not appeal to developers . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Personally , I would not object to payment but it would be interesting to see if all users would contribute . |
| 29 | We do not object to women working the keyboards , so long as they are paid the same wages as men . |
| 30 | The ABD does not object to Gatsos where they will contribute to safety on the roads . |