Example sentences of "not [verb] i [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eventually Mrs Webster explained that she had had an evacuee before me , who had ‘ breathed on the wall ’ , and she did not want me to do likewise . |
| 2 | ‘ But you do not want me to do an article for the City Press ? ’ |
| 3 | When I first came my husband did not want me to go out to work . |
| 4 | Leslie did not want me to go with him to the station , and so I watched him from the hotel-room window , his jaunty walk bravely exaggerated . |
| 5 | My father and Elizabeth did not want me to go to England alone , because I had been so ill . |
| 6 | Felipe did not want me to go but my father listened to no one . |
| 7 | They did not want me to stop work to write or to see them . |
| 8 | No ! he would shout , and make it clear that we would not discuss it … he used an expletive that I have not used , indicating that he did not want me to raise that subject with him . ’ |
| 9 | I told myself that I had to face up to things ; John might have forgotten me , he might have been changed beyond recognition by his experiences ; he would not want me to mope . |
| 10 | The woman was simply his mistress , whom for some reason he did not want me to meet ; or who perhaps did not want to meet me . |
| 11 | The obligation of the bath Mrs Webster never failed to observe , though she did not trust me to keep to the statutory four inches , but ran the water in for me , adding , in spite of my protests , a most nauseous soap powder . |
| 12 | Norman Fowler who , as is customary , devoted the first part of his reply to saying something nice about the speakers ( ‘ Amaranth Wilikins does not need me to gild her lily . |
| 13 | It must surely be the case that the cat is competent to act as observer of its own survival or demise and does not need me to settle the issue for it . |
| 14 | But I have just explained , surely you do not need me to tell you . |
| 15 | He had not expected me to ask about his 1936 visit to Nazi Germany . |
| 16 | Francis added : ‘ The chairman 's main concern is not wanting me to receive a serious injury which might prevent me from managing properly . ’ |
| 17 | I did n't really blame you for not wanting me to come near you , but it was n't a particularly pleasant experience to realise that I 'd put someone I 'd loved through such an appalling time . |
| 18 | However , the hon. Gentleman can not expect me to agree with his preface , in which he said that his right hon. Friend the Prime Minister had negotiated brilliantly . |
| 19 | I , I er , you would not expect me to continue with the euphoria which you were trying to create earlier , and er , I have to say that I suppose that you would n't er , be proposing any different budget to this would you , in the circumstances that you 've got . |
| 20 | When I move against them do not expect me to treat you differently from the way I treat them . |
| 21 | The House would not expect me to give any assurances about the timing of construction and the extent to which the investment appraisal test will be met . |
| 22 | You can not expect me to allow my house to be turned into a dressmaking establishment . ’ |
| 23 | The hon. Gentleman is right to refer to security , although he will not expect me to spell out what is happening in the city at present . |
| 24 | I am enclosing tickets for the new play and as they are in the front stalls , I may see you as I come on , ; but do not expect me to salute you , you understand , as I shall be taken up with my part . |
| 25 | I am naturally extremely sorry to hear of the personal circumstances that the hon. Gentleman very properly brings to the attention of the House , but he will not expect me to prejudge any issue of criminality that may arise . |
| 26 | Do not expect me to congratulate you , madam , I am too busy congratulating myself that I am not the father-in-law of a man who can speak so demeaningly of any young girl in public . |
| 27 | But do not expect me to understand , let alone share , your views . |
| 28 | Order , or or or order , order , the honourable lady would not expect me to comment on something that has been on television , er in something that I I have no er I I did n't even see last night , it 's up to the minister whether he wishes to come and make a statement it is really not at all a point of order for me . |
| 29 | The man talked non-stop and did not expect me to contribute . |
| 30 | Sir : I am surprised that Mr Prescott did not contact me to air his concerns on the independence of the Channel Tunnel Safety Authority ( 12 October ) . |