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Example sentences of "not [vb infin] me [prep] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	It will not cover me for the hearing .
2	This , of course , did not affect me at the time !
3	I 'm going to die , but they do not want me to , and so I try to stay cheerful for them . ’
4	‘ Because you do not want me to .
5	Silas would not want me to be in a room where somebody such as yourself could have an ear pressed to the wall .
6	If you do not want me to cons y'know if you put , this is a load of effing sh or whatever and then suddenly you suddenly realise that you might actually pass so you then I mean cross it out , I 'll pretend it 's not there , ok ?
7	do you not want me in the house .
8	‘ You need not treat me like a half-witted child ! ’
9	Do not treat me like an idiot . ’
10	She has always been kindness itself to me , but I have a feeling in my bones that she would not regard me as a wholly reliable supporter .
11	Do not regard me from ( the standpoint of ) your infirmity ; to you 't is night , to me that same night is morningtide .
12	Please do not ply me with biscuits ; I have no desire to set you a bad example by pigging myself . ’
13	I am not going out of my mind , she thought , and if , at the moment , the outside world does not recognise me for what I am , my sister knows she has only to speak a word here and there , to take a decision , and who will listen to me ?
14	Wessex region would not recognise me as a senior registrar until the college 's approval had been received .
15	The mere fact that I have set myself the end X , with Y as a necessary means to it , and without conflict with other prudential or moral considerations , does not guarantee me from being mistaken in doing Y ( Anyone who supposed that it did would indeed be guilty of the Naturalistic Fallacy without appeal . )
16	It was an art which did not excite me at all , but there was no way out .
17	‘ The fact that in saying that you clearly mean to reassure me , ’ said Lydia , ‘ shows that you do not know me at all well .
18	‘ Nor you 'll not beat me into it neither ! ’
19	By the same token , he would not expect me to be found playing with his Gameboy .
20	But do not expect me in your bed , Prince Yuan .
21	Which did not prevent me from obtaining very good marks despite not handing in my theory works and the lack of studying before exams .
22	‘ It 's a sad death , but it will not prevent me from returning to London tomorrow . ’
23	You will be angry I know and accuse me of all manner of evil things but one thing you can not accuse me of Lily is not caring for your son upon whose life I swear I love him truly and want only what is best for him .
24	I hope that the right hon. Gentleman will not accuse me of ranting and raving as I am always the sweet face of reason .
25	‘ We have both learnt our dialectic in the academic arena where knocks that would frighten the London literary coteries are given and taken in good part ; and even where you think me sometimes too pert you will not suspect me of malice .
26	She could not convince me at the time that anything bad could happen , now that I had finally ‘ solved ’ my eating problems , and for a short time I felt jubilant , relieved and ecstatic .
27	The most important duty that I owe you , the reader , is that I be absolutely honest and candid , and therefore , although I have no doubt that the growers will not like me for saying so , I suggest that unless you aspire to the show bench , or base your gardening on taking chances , you should not heed the blandishments but look instead for the shortcomings .
28	You may not like me for it but I will have to drive you hard if you are to learn all you will need to survive what you will face .
29	Existentially , they did not touch me at that moment .
30	She was facing the window , but did not see me beyond its screen because she was staring at Matthew McIllvanney who seemed to fill the whole room with his malevolence .